In the Beginning
The period of human population where there was a significant increase around 10,000 years ago is referred to as the _________ period
Neolithic
There are 2 ways of thinking abut growth and development in infancy, one proceeds from the head downward and is referred to as ________.
cephalocaudal
______________ is the ability to understand the mental states of one's self and others and navigate social situations successfully.
Theory of mind
By middle childhood, children are generally able to focus their attention and screen out distractions. This function is called ______ ______.
selective attention
During the germinal period of development the correct sequence of development is _____, _____, and _____.
blastocyst, implantation, and placenta
There is one main factor associated with the significant increase in the human population by the early 1900's and that factor is _________.
medical advances
Synaptic Pruning
In early childhood children often focus on one noticeable aspect which is often physical appearance, and this is called _________.
centration
The name of the cognitive stage of development for middle childhood according to Piaget is _____ _______.
concrete operational
What period of prenatal development is the most sensitive to exposure to teratogens?
embryonic
Dr. Jones is doing an experiment on whether early intervention programs work to increase academic achievment. The independent variable in this kind of experiment would be _______________.
early intervention programs
During this stage of development according to Piaget reflexive behaviors change into intentional action and object permanence develops. This stage of development is called _______________.
sensorimotor
This style of parenting is often referred to as the style high in demandingness and high in responsiveness.
authoritative
According to Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence there are 8 different types of intelligence. Sternberg however conceptualizes ______ types of intelligence.
3
During early language development children often makes mistakes. One example would be mouses for mice or throwed for threw. These are examples of _______.
overregularization
The numerical estimate of how much genes are responsible for the differences among persons in a given environment is called ________.
heritability
The most common form of attachment according to May Ainsworth's research is the _____________.
secure
_________ refers to when children believe that inanimate things have human thoughts and feelings.
Animism
_______ is how a person views themselves in relationship to others.
Self-concept
At what age during toddlerhood do children start to recognize themselves in a mirror as self rather than a cute babby.
18 months
Developmental research takes many forms however there are 2 types of research that yield especially useful data. One type follows a group of individuals over a long period of time, sometimes years. The other collects data with people of different ages and is collected at a single point in time, this is called _______ research design.
cross-sectional
Children develop best when their temperament and their environmental demands are a good match and this is referred to as _____ ___ _____.
goodness of fit.
When young children can't reverse processes in their head on matters of length or quantity they fail Piaget's __________ tasks.
conservation
In middle childhood we see advances in ones ability solve cognitive problems without getting distracted and to adjust their strategy as necessary. This function is referred to as ____ ______ and is related to developmental changes in the frontal lobe.
executive function
Which form of research trying to establish how development happens over time is least likely to be effected by cohort effects?
longitudinal