Baby Steps
This is the word for a baby before it's born.
What is a fetus?
These hormones increase during puberty and cause many of the physical changes seen in teenagers.
What are estrogen and testosterone?
This famous psychologist is known for developing psychoanalysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
What is classical conditioning?
Adding something pleasant to increase a behavior, like giving a dog a treat for sitting, is called this.
What is positive reinforcement?
This term describes the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen.
What is object permanence?
This psychologist described the teenage stage as "identity vs. role confusion."
Who is Erik Erikson?
True or False: Sigmund Freud believed that dreams were meaningless and had no connection to the unconscious mind.
What is false?
This psychologist made dogs drool at the sound of a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Removing something unpleasant to increase a behavior, like turning off a loud alarm when you get out of bed, is called this.
What is negative reinforcement?
This term describes anything that can harm a developing baby.
What is a teratogen?
Parents who combine warmth with reasonable rules and expectations use this style of parenting.
What is authoritative parenting?
This specialized cell transmits information through neurotransmitters.
What is the neuron?
This phenomenon occurs when the person learns to respond ONLY to the conditioned stimulus, not similar stimuli.
What is discrimination?
Giving a consequence to decrease behavior is called this.
What is punishment?
This stage of prenatal development lasts from about weeks 3-8 and is when major organs begin to form.
What is the embryonic stage?
This term refers to the myth of a period in middle adulthood when people look back on their lives and question their purpose or accomplishments.
What is midlife crisis?
Freud believed that most of our thoughts and feelings are hidden in this part of the mind, which influences behavior without our awareness.
What is the unconscious?
This phenomenon occurs when the person learns to respond to similar stimuli as the conditioned stimulus.
What is generalization?
This occurs when a learned behavior stops happening after reinforcement is removed.
What is extinction?
According to Piaget, babies in this stage learn through their senses and actions, discovering object permanence along the way.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This aspect of an older adult's life is most predictive of their mood or mood-related disorders.
What is their social wellbeing?
This part of the brain, often referred to as the "little brain", is responsible for balance, coordination, and several other things.
What is the cerebellum?
This psychologist helped conduct the tragic Little Albert study.
Who is John B. Watson?
This involves the use of conditioning to further refine behavior.
What is shaping?