Term
|
Definition
| Fertilized Human Egg, contains 23 chromosomes from mom and dad |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| PERIOD IN prenatal development from conception of egg |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Development lasting from zygote to 8th week |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Research where same people are studied repeatedly |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| People from different ages are compared at the same time |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Decline in response to a stimulus that is repeated |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Mental models of the world that we use to guide and interpret our experiences |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process where we fit new experienes into existing schemata |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Process where we change existing schemata to accommodate new experiences |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 1st stage: schemata revolve around sensory and motor skills |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Ability to recognize an object when it's not in sight |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 2nd: children think symbolically but lack conservation skills |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| ability to recognize physical properties of something stays the same when changed |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Viewing the world from one's own perspective |
|
|
Term
| concrete operational period |
|
Definition
| 3rd: capacity to perform mental operations but not abstract reasoning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 4th: thought process becomes adultlike; gain abstract thinking |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| maintain or disrupt social order |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| higher thinking; abstract ethical codes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| childs level of emotional reactivity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| how society says males and females should act |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| discrimination against people based on age |
|
|
