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| studies the causes and course of people's moral, emotional, social and intellectual development throughout the life span |
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| the developmental (walking) that guided by biological or genetic factors. The processes are usually in a set order and are unaffected by environmental conditions. |
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| The cell that results from merging sperm and egg |
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| Occurs after zygote. During this stage, teratogens pose the most risk |
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| Third prenatal stage. lasts from third month of pregnancy to birth |
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| Harmful substances that may alter prenatal develpoment |
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| During this period certain developmental processes must occur otherwise they never will occur. IE If eyes or limbs don't form during embryonic stage, they never will |
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| Mothers that consume alcohol during pregnancy can alter physical and cognitive by development. |
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| A learned pattern from experience. IE birds fly so the child thinks airplanes are birds |
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| Using an existing schema in new situation. IE birds fly so the child thinks airplanes are birds |
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| Learning new information that changes or creates a new schema. |
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| First stage of Piaget's cognitive development. Cognition is confined to sensory and motor functions. |
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| Acquired during sensorimotor stage. Peekaboo. They know the face exists even though they can't see or touch it. |
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| Piaget's second stage lasts from age 2-7. Children learn to use symbols |
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| Knowing that a substances number doesn't change. Putting the same of water in different sized glasses. |
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| The third stage of Piaget's developmental stages. Occurs between ages 7-11. Children learn concepts like conservation and addition. Visual appearances no longer dominate cognition. |
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| Formal Operational Period |
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| Fourth stage of Piaget's Development. Usually stars at age 11 and children learn to think more abstractly. Create hypotheses and think logically. |
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| How a person displays their emotions. The natural disposition of a person |
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The relationship a child has with his or her caregiver.
Secure-Children stray from mother but eventually come back
Insecure
Avoidant-Ignores mother when she comes back from seperation
Abivalent-They are angry when she leaves but has conflicting feelings when she returns.
Disorganized-random bullshit. this baby sucks |
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| The are firm but understanding. they give their children increasing freedom as they deserve it. |
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| Firm and punitive. They demand obedience. They don't praise or encourage independence |
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| They give lots of freedom and discipline is lax |
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| They don't really interact |
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| Ability to control one's emotions and behavior |
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| General patterns exhibited by certain genders in a society. |
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| Ability to develop normally despite great adversity IE poor family life, death blah blah |
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| Being able to produce for the first time. Menstruation in females and sperm in men. |
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| Part of a persons identity that reflects their racial, religious, or cultural group |
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| Preconventional Moral Reasoning |
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| Kohlberg's theory. CHildren 9 and younger mainly try to avoid punishment. They follow rules to benefit themselves |
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| Conventional Moral reasoning |
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| Kohlberg. Concern for other people because of social obligation. Caring for a spouse or family member |
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| Postcoventional Moral Reasoning |
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| More kohlberg. Make decisions based on moral obligation. Believes in justice and higher moral standard. |
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| Developing and image and what you aspire to be. |
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| natural shutdown of reproductive capability by women. late forties or early fifties |
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| Around forty people evaluate their life. it may or may not include a midlife crisis |
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| Decline of mental functioning in the years prior to death |
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| Generalizations that children develop about genders. Dolls versus monster trucks |
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| People want to produce something wothwhile. IE kids or help someone else |
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