unit 6 delelopmental

• developmental psychology study


  physical, cognitive, and social changes
• the debate about the contribution of genetic inheritance and experiences to our development

  nature-nurture
• boys first begin producing sperm during

  puberty
• human sperm cells are _____________ than egg cells

  smaller
• during a successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as an

  zygote then an embryo, then a fetus
• what is a fertilized egg called

  zygote
• nutrition and oxygen are transferred from the mother to fetus through the

  placenta
• a substance that can cause cross the placental barrier and harm the unborn child

  teratogen
• when a pregnant women drinks heavily, she puts her unborn child at risk for

  fetal alcohol syndrome
• the "rooting reflex" refers the baby's tendency to

  open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek
• habituation refers to the


  decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus
• newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in

  facelike image
• Harlow's studies of attachment in monkeys showed that

  the cloth mother produced the greatest attachment
• stranger anxiety develops soon after

  object permanence
• the term critical period refers to

  a restricted time for learning
• insecurely attached infants who are left by their mother in an unfamiliar setting often will


  be indifferent toward their mother on their return
• The powerful survival impulse that leads infants to seek closeness to their caregivers is called

  attachment
• Providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contributes most directly to

  secure attachment
• A mother who consistently responds supportively to her infant's cries for care and protection is most likely to encourage

  secure attachment
• securely attached people exhibit less

  fear of failure
• A mother who is slow in responding to her infant's cries of distress is most likely to encourage

  insecure attachment
• person looks at a face and grasps a rattle

  sensorimotor
• person who can understand the concepts of justice, liberty, personality, and conformity,

  formal operational
• person can deal with many possible solutions to problem and test hypotheses

  concrete operational
• person understands that a napkin over a toy does not mean toy doesn't exist

  sensorimotor operational
• person sees everything from his or her perspective

  preoperational
• person thinks that a taller glass holds more than a shorter glass

  preoperational
• person can deal with abstractions, such as algebra

  formal operational
• person understands and applies the concept of conversations

  concrete operational
• people can draw maps of their environment

  concrete operational
• peoples ideas about their own and others mental states

  theory of mind
• difficulty taking another point of view

  egocentrism
• the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

  object permanance
• properties remain the same despite changes in the form of the objects

  conservation
• changing or modifying an existing schema to incorporate new info

  accomodation
• Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas

  assimilation
• mental concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret info

  schema
• trust vs mistrust

  infancy and basic needs
• integrity vs despair

  elderly and acceptance of ones life
• Intimacy vs. Isolation


  early adulthood and love relationship