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the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived
in Piaget's theory, the stage (from 2 to about 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.
preschool children have difficulty perceiving things from another's point of view
an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development
parenting style in which parents impose rules and expect obedience
parenting style in which parents submit to their children's desires
parenting style in which parents are both demanding and responsive
the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible
nonreproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair
the first menstrual period
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period of time
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
a babies tendency to turn its head towards anything that brushes its cheek
when the support is removed from behind the babies's neck it reaches out as if it is trying to grab onto something
in response to a stroke on the outside of its foot a baby will flex its toes
people who study how humans are continually developing physically, socially, and cognitively from infancy through old age
the conflict that we develop from genetic inheritance (our nature) or our experiences (the nurture we receive)
a Russian developmental psychologist who studied how a child's mind feeds on the language of social interaction
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
he conducted a study in which he placed baby monkeys in a room with two "mothers". One was made from wires and was designed to feed while the other was made with terry cloth. They discovered that the monkey always went to the mother made from cloth and only went to the other mother for food. This is where we get the concept of contact comfort
the physical and emotional comfort that the infant receives from its mother
when this type of attachment is formed the child will often use the mother as a safe base, rely on her for comfort, and the parent's return is met with positive emotions
in this type of attachment the child usually avoids the parent and seek little to no comfort from them
in this type of attachment the child is distressed by the parent leaving but is not comforted when they return
the crisis that babies (0-1 years) experience in Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development
the crisis that toddlers (1-3 years) experience in Erikson's second stage of psychosocial development
the crisis that children (3-5 years) experience in Erikson's third stage of psychosocial development
the crisis that school kids (5-12 years) experience in Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development
the crisis that teenagers, or adolescences (13-18 years), experience in Erikson's fifth stage of psychosocial development
the crisis that occurs in young adults (19-30 years) experience in Erikson's sixth stage of psychosocial development
the crisis found in middle aged adults (40-65 years) in Erikson's seventh stage of psychosocial development
the eighth stage in Erikson's stages of psychosocial development that is usually found in older people (over 65 to death)
the theory that there are 8 stages that affect each person's pyschosocial development
the mental operations that enable children to to think logically about concrete events
the mental ability to think logically about abstract concepts
the principle that that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of the object
the frameworks that organize and interpret information
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
adapting our current understandings to incorporate new information
