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| branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social changes throughout a life span |
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| according to Piaget, 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 |
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| according to Piaget, the stage (from about 2 to 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 |
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| Concrete Operational Stage |
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| according to Piget, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events |
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| according to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts |
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| an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation |
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| process by which children learn the behaviors, attitudes, and expectations required of them by their society and culture |
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| Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by rewards and punishments |
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| Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influence by peer pressure/society |
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| Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by your own ethics |
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| identity state where you accept your identity and the values that were given in childhood |
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| identity state where you have no clear idea of your own identity and you are NOT trying to find one |
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| identity stage where you are trying to achieve identity through experimentation and trial and error |
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| stage from infancy - 1 year where infants develop a basic sense of trust |
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| Autonomy VS. Shame & Doubt |
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| stage through toddlerhood (1-2 years) where toddles learn to exercise will and do things for themselves or they will doubt their abilities |
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| stage trough preschool (3-5 years) where preschoolers lean to start tasks and carry out plans or they will feel guilty about efforts to be independent |
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| Competence VS. Inferiority |
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| stage through elementary school (6-puberty) where children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior |
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| Identity VS. Role Confusion |
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| stage through adolescence where teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are |
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| type of baby where the baby is calmed down by re-contact |
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| type of baby where the baby does not engage in a reunion with its mother |
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| type of baby where after re-contact that baby is anxious and fears for further absence |
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| before babies can walk this is the first thing they need to learn |
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test given to a new born baby after 1 and 5 minutes.
each letter worth 2 points.
a - activity
p - pulse
g - grimace (reflexes)
a - appearance
r - respiration |
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| reflex where if you touch a baby's foot the toe bends |
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| type of birth where the baby comes out feet first |
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stage of development from conception - 2 weeks.
cells divide |
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| stage of development from 2 weeks to 8 weeks where the vital organisms/system forms. most important stage. |
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| stage of development from 8 weeks till birth |
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| identity state where you have gone through an identity crisis and have come out with a well defined self-concept. you are committed to a set of personal values and goals. |
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