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| a messenger that tells the brain how much fat the body has. |
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| a basic need which is stimulated by both internal and external cues. |
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| Zone of Proximal Development |
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| a distance of what a child can do on their own and what they can do with the help of others. |
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| no serious thought into decisions; no clear sense of identity. |
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| serious consideration if issues but does not make decisions yet; experimenting with different possibilities; deciding which role suits them best. |
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| make a firm decision without giving much thought to their decision; comes form decisions through parents or society; no exploration to alternative identities. |
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| explore various identities and make their own decisions ; no decisions are make at once. |
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| stage in Kohlberg's moral develpment in which individuals obey to avoid punishment or gain concrete rewards. |
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| stage in Kolhberg's moral development in which individuals care for others and upholds laws and social rules. |
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| hightest stage in Kolhberg's moral development in which universal ethical principles are applied. |
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| first stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory in which infants experience the world through senses. |
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| stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory in which children represent things with words and images but lacking logical reasoning. |
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| stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory in which children think logically about concrete events grasping concrete analogies & performing garithmetic operations. |
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| stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory in which abstract logic and reasoning principles are applied. |
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| a type of research method that compares people of different ages at the same point in time. |
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| part of pre-natal development which lasts about 2 weeks. As the zygote divides, it travels down the fallopian tube to become attached to the wall of the uterus. |
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| stage of pre-natal development which lasts from the time the zygote becomes attached to the uterus to about 8 weeks after conception. |
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| stage of pre-natal development which lasts from 8 wekks until birth. During this stage, the fetus grows tremendously both in length and weight. |
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| the psychological process that energizes and directs behavior. |
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