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| How do psychologists study the degree to which development is an interaction of hereditary and environmental factors? |
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Mother’s nutrition, Mother’s illness
Mother’s use of drugs Alcohol, Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS),Fetal alcohol effects (FAE,are environmental agents that causes birth defects are called? |
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| Psy: typically take a (?) approach on the nature and nurture, which suggest that a combination of both heredity and environment influence development? |
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| Basic unit through which information is passed? |
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| A fertilized egg is called? |
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| A rod-shaped structure containing genetics information? |
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| First two week of a fertilize egg is called what period? |
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| Psycologist use this technique to compares people of different ages at the same point in time. Such as the comparison of a 25, 45 and a 65 year olds IQ. |
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| Cross-sectional research? |
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| Research on a participant at the age Traces the behavior of one or more participants as the participants age. A 25 year old is IQ is tested and again 20 years later, at age 45 and again at age 65.What type of research is being applied? |
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| Combines cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches by taking a number of different age groups and examining them at several points in time |
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Two weeks after conception through 8 week embryo-developed zygote
Has a heart, brain, and other organ |
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| Fetus 8 weeks until birth is what period of development? |
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| The positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual or caregiver is called? |
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| A disease that doesn't produce a enzyme which is required for normal development,causing mental retardation? |
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| Disease often found in European Jews? |
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| Zygotes that receives an extra chromosome on the 21st pair at the moment of conception. |
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| An important attachment indicator according to experts? |
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| rigid, highly punitive, and demanding obedience is what type of parental style? |
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| Firm but fair,tries to explain parental decisions what type of parental style? |
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| Environmental agents that can cause birth defects |
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| A condition resulting in below average intelligence, growth delays and facial deformities is called? |
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| (FAS) fetal alcohol syndrome |
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| What are the milestones of physical and social development during childhood? |
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| Rolling over 3-4 months, grasping rattle, 3-3 months, sitting without support 5-9, standing while holding on 7-2 |
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| A reflex that causes a newborn to fling out there arms is called? |
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| A reflexes that causes infants to fan out there toe's when the outer sole of foot is stroked? |
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| Konrad Lorenz experiment on baby bird that hatches and encounters a human for the first becoming attached is considered? |
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| Basic innate disposition that emerges early in life. |
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| A stage where infants develop feelings of trust? |
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| A stage where children desire to act independently feeling bad form unintended and unexpected consequences? |
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| Process by which children understand the world changes as a function of age and experience? |
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| According to Piaget this stage a child has little competence in representing the environment |
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| Apart of the sensorimotor stage where infants lack the awareness that objects and people continue to exist even if they are out of sight is? |
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| Stage that is characterized by language development is called? |
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| A stage where children view the world from his or her perspective |
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| Knowledge that quantity is unrelated to arrangement and physical appearance of an object? |
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| principle of conversation |
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| Logic thought and the loss of egocentric thought? |
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| concrete operational stage |
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| Abstract thought is what stage? |
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| A way in which people take in, and store information? |
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| Awareness and understanding of one's cognitive process |
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| The level at which a child could almost but not fully comprehend or perform a task? |
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| Zone of proximal development |
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| Johns recently surveyed his goals and achievements and realized some goals will not be met in his lifetime is called? |
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| The distinguishing character of the person who each of us is,our roles and what we are capable of, adolescent have trouble with this stage, |
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| Major testing to determine one's unique qualities? |
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| Identity vs role confusion |
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| Third leading cause of dead in adolescent. |
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| What are the major competencies of newborns? Unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli |
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| How does cognitive development proceed during childhood? |
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Visual abilities grow rapidly after birth,
Habituation |
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| Decrease in the response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus |
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| Authoritarian,Permissive,Authoritative,Uninvolved is what psycologist style of parenting. |
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| Devolpe posivive social interaction or may feel inadequate becoming less sociable? |
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| Industry-versus-Inferiority Stage |
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| Toddlers develop independence or shame or self doubt. |
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| Autonomy-versus-Shame-and-Doubt Stage |
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| Abstract, formal, and logical thinking |
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| An awareness and understanding of one’s own cognitive processes |
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| Cognitive development occurs as a consequence of social interactions in which children work with others to jointly solve problems,Level at which a child can almost, but not fully, comprehend or perform a task on his or her own |
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| Zone of proximal development (ZPD) |
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| Cogintive development occurs when a parent, teacher, or skilled peer assist a child, presenting information that is both new and within the ZPD. |
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| Developmental stage between childhood and adulthood |
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| Erikson's theroy, middle adulthood,Ability to contribute to one’s family, community, work, and society, and to assist the development of the younger generation |
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| Generativity-versus-stagnation stage |
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| Erikson's theroy,Later adulthood until death,Sense of accomplishment |
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| Ego-integrity-versus-despair stage |
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Late adulthood should reflect a continuation, as much as possible, of the activities in which people participated during the earlier part of their lives
Life review |
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| Aging produces a gradual withdrawal from the world on physical, psychological, and social levels |
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| Disengagement Theory of Aging |
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