Developmental Psych Foundations
This branch of psychology studies how people change physically, cognitively, and socially throughout the lifespan.
What is developmental psychology?
At conception, each parent contributes 23 of these.
What are chromosomes?
The reflex that makes a baby turn toward a touch on the cheek
What is the rooting reflex?
In Piaget’s liquid conservation task, a five-year-old typically says this container has more water.
What is the tall, thin container
The stage marking the transition from late childhood to early adulthood
What is adolescence?
This neurotransmitter is associated with pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
Tamara studies how language changes through childhood; Andrea studies cognitive change in late adulthood. Both study this branch of psychology
What is developmental psychology?
A normal human genotype contains this many pairs of chromosomes.
What are 23 pairs?
The reflex that causes a newborn to tightly hold an adult’s finger.
What is the grasping reflex?
Renée Baillargeon’s carrot study showed that infants develop this concept earlier than Piaget believed.
What is object permanence?
The stage when an individual becomes sexually mature and capable of reproduction
What is puberty?
This neurotransmitter helps regulate mood, sleep, and appetite.
What is serotonin?
The underlying genetic makeup of an individual.
What is genotype?
Males have this combination on their 23rd chromosome pair.
What is XY?
The inborn predisposition to behave or react in a particular way.
What is temperament?
Rory follows speed limits simply because laws should be obeyed. He is at this level of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning
What is the conventional level?
On average, girls experience puberty about this many years earlier than boys.
What is two years earlier?
The small gap between neurons where communication occurs.
What is the synapse?
These structures are found in the cell’s nucleus and contain genetic material.
What are chromosomes?
The three regions of the brain that develop from the neural tube.
What are the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain?
Ismail is calm in familiar settings but struggles to adjust to new ones. His temperament is classified as what?
What is slow-to-warm-up?
According to Carol Gilligan, both men and women use a mix of these two ethics when reasoning morally.
What are justice and care?
A stressful or father-absent home increases the likelihood of this developmental outcome for girls.
What is early menarche (early onset of menstruation)?
Chemical messengers that transmit signals between neurons.
What are neurotransmitters?
The greatest vulnerability to teratogens occurs during this stage of prenatal development.
What is the embryonic period?
Harmful substances such as drugs, chemicals, or viruses that can cause birth defects.
What are teratogens?
The emotional bond that forms between an infant and caregiver.
What is attachment?
According to Erikson, Morgan—who struggles with closeness and feels isolated—faces this psychosocial conflict
What is intimacy vs. isolation?
Parents who are demanding but unresponsive to their children’s needs use this style of parenting.
What is authoritarian parenting?
This neurotransmitter is involved in muscle movement and memory.
What is acetylcholine?