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Chapter 10-Human Development
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
08/05/2013

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developmental psychology
Definition
study of how behavior changes over the life span
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post hoc fallacy
Definition
false assumption that because one event occurred before another event, it must have caused that event
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cross-sectional design
Definition
research design that examines people of different ages at a single point in time
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cohort effect
Definition
effect observed in a sample of participants that results from individuals in the sample growing up at the same time
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longitudinal design
Definition
research design that examines development in the same group of people on multiple occasions over time
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gene-environment interaction
Definition
situation in which the effects of genes depend on the environment in which they are expressed
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nature via nurture
Definition
tendency of individuals with certain genetic predispositions to seek out and create environments that permit the expression of those predispositions
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gene expression
Definition
activation or deactivation of genes by environmental experiences throughout development
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prenatal
Definition
prior to birth
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zygote
Definition
fertilized egg
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blastocyte
Definition
ball of identical cells early in pregnancy that haven't yet begun to take on any specific function in a body part
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embryo
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second to eighth week of prenatal development, during which limbs, facial features, and major organs of the body take form
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fetus
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period of prenatal development from ninth week until birth after all major organs are established and physical maturation is the primary change
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teratogen
Definition
an environmental factor that can exert a negative impact on prenatal development
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fetal alcohol syndrome
Definition
condition resulting from high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure, causing learning disabilities, physical growth retardation, facial malformations, and behavioral disorders
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motor behavior
Definition
bodily motion that occur as a result of self-initiated force that moves the bones and muscles
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adolescence
Definition
the transition between childhood and adulthood commonly associated with the teenage years
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puberty
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the achievement of sexual maturation resulting in the potential to reproduce
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primary sex characteristics
Definition
a physical feature such as the reproductive organs and genitals that distinguish the sexes
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secondary sex characteristics
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a sex-differentiating characteristic that doesn't relate directly to reproduction, such as breast enlargement in women and deepening voices in men
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menarche
Definition
start of menstruation
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spermarche
Definition
boys' first ejaculation
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menopause
Definition
the termination of menstruation, marking the end of a women's reproductive potential
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cognitive development
Definition
study of how children acquire the ability to learn, think, reason, communicate, and remember
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assimilation
Definition
Piagetian process of absorbing new experience into current knowledge structures
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accomodation
Definition
Piagetian process of altering a belief to make it more compatible with experience
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sensorimotor stage
Definition
stage in Piaget's theory characterized by a focus on the here and now without the ability to represent experiences mentally
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object permanence
Definition
the understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of view
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preoperational stage
Definition
stage in Piaget's theory characterized by the ability to construct mental representations of experience, but not yet perform operations on them
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egocentrism
Definition
inability to see the world from others' perspectives
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conservation
Definition
Piagetian task requiring children to understand that despite a transformation in the physical presentation of an amount, the amount remains the same
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concrete operations stage
Definition
stage in Piaget's theory characterized by the ability to perform mental operations on physical events only
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formal operations stage
Definition
stage in Piaget's theory characterized by the ability to perform hypothetical reasoning beyond the here and now
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scaffolding
Definition
Vygotskian learning mechanism in which parents provide initial assistance in children's learning but gradually remove structure as children become more competent
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zone of proximal development
Definition
phase of learning during which children can benefit from instruction
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theory of mind
Definition
ability to reason about what other people know or believe
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stranger anxiety
Definition
a fear of strangers developing at eight or nine months of age
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temperament
Definition
basic emotional style that appears early in development and is largely genetic in origin
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attachment
Definition
the strong emotional connection we share with those to whom we feel closest
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contact comfort
Definition
positive emotions afforded by touch
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mono-operation bias
Definition
drawing conclusions on the basis of only a single measure
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average expectable environment
Definition
environment that provides children with basic needs for affection and discipline
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self-control
Definition
ability to inhibit an impulse to act
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gender identity
Definition
individual's sense of being male or female
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gender role
Definition
a set of behaviors that tend to be associated with being make or female
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identity
Definition
our sense of who we are, and our life goals and prioritites
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psychosocial crisis
Definition
dilemma concerning an individual's relations to other people
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emerging adulthood
Definition
period of life between ages 18 and 25 during which many aspects of emotional development, identity, and personality become solidified
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midlife crisis
Definition
supposed phase of adulthood characterized by emotional distress about the aging process and an attempt to regain youth
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empty-nest syndrome
Definition
alleged period of depression in mothers following the departure of their grown children from the home
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