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Nature is Heredity
Nurture is environment
Both nature and nurture play a role in almost all aspects of human behavior. |
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| Psychological specialty that studies how organisms grow. |
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| Means of seperating the effects of nature and nurture, where investigators compare different types of twins and compare them. |
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| method of separating the effect of nature and nurture, compare characteristics of adopted children with those of their biological and adoptive families. |
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| capability of an infant that is inborn or biologically based |
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| Time of furious developmental activity, developmental period before birth. |
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| name for developing organism during the first eight weeks after conception |
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| term for the developing organism between embryonic stage and birth. |
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| organ interface between the embryo or fetus and the mother, separates the bloodstreams, but allows the exchange of nutrients and waste products. |
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| set of physical and mental problems seen in children whose mothers drink excessively during pregnancy. |
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| Sensory abilities in the newborn |
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| respond to taste, ability to seek healthy nourishment, few days after birth can recognize their mothers face. Can see colors, by three months can perceive depth. |
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| Social abilities in a baby |
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| Mirror neurons- mimicry- imitation of other peoples behaviors. |
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| Innate reflexes in a baby |
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Postural reflex- allows babies to sit with support
Grasping reflex- turn heads toward anything that strokes their cheeks
Stepping reflex- prepares a baby to walk |
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| coordination between the gazing, vocalizing, touching, and smiling of infants and caregivers. |
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| Reflexive response at birth |
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| time between the end of the neonatal period and establishment of language--usually 18 months to two years. |
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| span of time during which the organism is especially responsive to stimuli. "window of opportunity" |
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| process of trimming unused brain connections |
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| process by which the genetic program manifests itself over time. |
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| Edward Wilson's term for the constraints placed on development by heredity. |
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| At what age does the brain attain its ultimate mass? |
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| Biological time schedules. |
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| sitting, crawling, walking, growth of brain, growth spurt of puberty, menopause. |
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| unfolding of genetically programmed processes of growth and development |
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