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Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Social and Emotional Development
Language Development
Key Figures
100
___ is the major period of rapid change in physical appearance during adolescence.
Puberty
100

What is object permanence? 

The ability to know an object still exists even when it is no longer visible. 

100

The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during a critical period very early in life.

Imprinting

100

What was the name of the "feral child" who was rescued after being abused by her parents and was unable to learn language due to missing the critical period of language learning?

Genie

100
Person who developed four stages of cognitive development
Jean Piaget
200

This parts of the brain does not develop fully until age 25

Frontal Lobes 

200
Term used to describe process of interpreting one's new experiences in terms of one's existing schemas.
Assimilation
200
A sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy.
Basic Trust
200
Babies start babbling around what number months? What is a common babble that they do? 

4 months (start) and 10 months (babbles make more sense). Goo-goo, ga-ga; mama, dada. 

200

The two types of aphasia were named after these people

Broca and Wernicke's

300

An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development (hint: think about language development)

Critical Period

300
Developmental stage characterized by egocentrism and language development.
Preoperational stage
300

The social clock best describes 

The social clock is a psychological concept describing the culturally-defined timetable for major life events, like marriage, career milestones, and parenthood, influencing when people feel they should achieve these milestones.

300

A phoneme is the __________ while a morpheme is the _______________

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound while a morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning

300
This person conducted experiments to test attachment in infant monkeys.
Harry Harlow
400
Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
Teratogens
400
Developmental stage characterized by understanding conservation and mathematical transformations (such as reversibility).
concrete operational stage
400
A person's inborn characteristic influencing their emotional reactivity and intensity.
Temperament
400

Syntax is _______ while semantics is ____________.

Syntax is the arrangement of words to create a sentences while semantics is the meaning of language.

400

Person who did research on imprinting

Konrad Lorenz

500
The three steps of prenatal development- in order.
zygote, embryo, fetus
500

Describe the formal operational stage and what ages encompass this stage. 

Formal operational stage - abstract and hypothetical thinking; age 11+

500

Describe the strange situation and how insecure and secure attachment would be demonstrated by the infants.

Strange situation - parent/caregiver leaves their child in a new environment. The researchers are interested in what happens when the child is reunited with the primary caregiver. 

Secure attachment - healthy emotional bond with responsive caregiver

Insecure attachment - anxious or avoidant attachment

500

Telegraphic speech happens around what age (in months) and provide an example

24 months

Example: "Get ball"

500

DAILY DOUBLE This psychologist is best known for their contributions to research on eye witness testimony, specifically the 'misinformation effect.'

Elizabeth Loftus