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Branch of psych that studies physical, cognitive, and social change. |
Developmental psychology |
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Fertilized egg that developed into an embryo. |
Zygote |
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Developing human organism from 2 weeks after fertilization |
Embryo |
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Developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth |
Fetus |
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Agents that can cause harm to fetus or embryo |
Teratogens |
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Responsiveness with repeated stimulation |
Habituation |
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Biological growth process that enables changes and behaviors influenced by experience |
Maturation |
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Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, etc. |
Cognition |
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Organizes and interprets info |
Schema |
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Awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived |
Object permanence |
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Properties such as mass, volume, and number remains the same despite change in form (milk glass) |
Conservation |
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Ppreoperational: child’s difficulty taking another’s POV |
Egocentrism (Piaget) |
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Peoples ideas about own and others mental states. |
Theory of mind |
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Offers child temporary support as they develop greater levels of thinking |
Scaffold (Vygotsky) |
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Infants fear of strangers. 8 months old normally. |
Stranger anxiety |
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Emotional tie with a person. Seek closeness. (Monkeys) |
Attachment |
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Period in life when exposed to certain stimuli or experiences that produce normal development |
Critical period |
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Certain animals form a strong attachment during early life |
Imprinting |
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Sense that world is predictable and trustworthy. Formed during infancy by caregivers. |
Basic trust |
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All our thought and feelings about ourselves “who am I” |
Self concept |
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Transition from childhood to adulthood. Puberty |
Adolescence |
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Period of sexual maturation, capable of reproducing |
Puberty |
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Sense of self by testing and integrating various roles |
Identity |
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The “we” aspect of our self concept. |
Social identity |
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Ability to form close loving relationships. Young adulthood. |
Intimacy |
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Age 18 to mid 20s when you are no longe in adolescence but haven’t achieved full independence |
Emerging adulthood |
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When women stop menstruation. |
Menopause |
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Research that compare people of different ages at same point in tome |
Cross sectional study |
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Research that follows and retests same people overtime |
Longitudinal study |
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Culturally preferred timing of social events (marriage, parenthood, retirement) |
Social clock |