___ is the major period of rapid change in physical appearance during adolescence.
Puberty
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Researches often observe what young infants spend their time paying attention to, in order to differentiate between what is familiar, and what is novel.
Habituation
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The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.
Imprinting
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One's sense of being a man or woman.
Gender identity
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Person who developed four stages of cognitive development
Jean Piaget
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This parts of the brain does not develop fully until age 25
prefrontal cortex
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Term used to describe process of interpreting one's new experiences in terms of one's existing schemas.
Assimilation
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An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development.
Critical Period
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Developmental stage characterized by egocentrism and language development.
Preoperational stage
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Erikson's stage where middle aged adults struggle to determine what their contribution to the world is.
Stagnation vs. Generativity
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Parenting style best exemplified by setting rules, but making sure to explain the purpose of the rules.
Authoritative
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This person conducted experiments to test attachment in infant monkeys.
Harry Harlow
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Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
Teratogens
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Developmental stage characterized by understanding conservation and mathematical transformations (such as reversibility).
concrete operational stage
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A person's inborn characteristic influencing their emotional reactivity and intensity.
Temperament
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In this type of study, researchers follow a group of subjects for several years
Longitudinal
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Psychologist that used 7 stages to define social development.
Eric Erikson
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The range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone, but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner.
Zone of proximal development
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Older adult's intelligence which specializes in a large body of factual and experienced information
Crystallized Intelligence
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DAILY DOUBLE
This psychologist is best known for their contributions to research on eye witness testimony, specifically the 'misinformation effect.'