Heredity & Prenatal
In this type of pregnancy, the zygote attaches to fallopian tube before getting to uterus.
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
The increase in dendrites and synaptogenesis observed during this time is referred to as this.
What is synaptic blooming?
This brain area develops between ages 3-6, leading to improved coordination between hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
This occurs over the lifespan, most notably in middle/late childhood, and results in more efficient information processing.
What is myelination?
Physical changes in adolescence are prompted by this biological change.
What is puberty?
This is the most common and preventable teratogen.
What is alcohol consumption?
The ability for the brain to change physically and chemically over time is called this.
What is neuroplasticity?
During early childhood, kids are most likely to use this type of motor skill, which includes activities like running, skipping, and jumping.
What are locomotive skills?
During the concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory, this ability is developed, which allows children to order things based on quantitative dimensions.
What is seriation?
What is dopamine?
What is the germinal period?
There are several types of food to avoid feeding infants and toddlers. This one is because they are likely to contain botulism spores.
What is honey or corn syrup?
During the preoperational stage, Piaget posited that kids develop this, which allows them to visualize objects that are not present.
What is symbolic function?
During middle and late childhood, kids are better at transitioning their focus from one task or stimulus to another. This is because of improvements in this type of attention.
What is shifting attention?
In Piaget's formal operational stage, adolescents move from only concrete reasoning to this type of reasoning.
What is abstract?
Humans are born with _____ chromosome pairs.
What is 23?
This is the stage of cognitive development observed in infancy and toddlerhood, according to Piaget.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This is the idea that children develop theories to explain the world around them.
What is Theory-Theory?
To resolve Erikson's proposed conflict in middle/late childhood, children must actively contribute at a level commensurate with their peers.
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
Adolescents may believe others are just as concerned about their appearance and actions as they are. This is called _______.
What is the imaginary audience?
This term means life outside the womb is possible.
What is viability?
Erikson's theory of psychosocial development includes two stages during infancy and toddlerhood. This stage refers to toddlers' need to exert some level of independence.
What is Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt?
Erikson's theory includes this conflict in early childhood, which can be helped if adults to encourage kids to try out new skills.
What is Initiative vs. Guilt?
During this stage of moral development, a person is most worried about social norms and how other might judge their actions.
What is conventional morality?
Erikson proposed adolescents are focused on resolving the identity vs. role confusion conflict. Marcia expanded on this by identifying statuses across this development. During this status, a person is actively exploring options but has not yet chosen an identity.
What is identity moratorium?