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What is developmental psychology? the study of how people change physically, mentally, and socially
Which German psychologist confirmed that development happens throughout your whole life? They also worked with Maslow. Charlotte Buhler
What is the name of the single cell made of a sperm and egg cell union? Zygote
What is a chromosome? Twisted parallel strands of DNA.
How many chromosomes do you get from each parent? 23 chromosomes
How many chromosomes total does each person have? 46 chromosomes
Where are chromosomes found in the cell? In the nucleus
What is a gene? a unit of DNA chromosomes that makes instructions for specific proteins
What is the male and female chromosome letters? XY; XX
Sex chromosomes determine biological sex. Which number pair are they? The 23rd pair of chromosomes
The germinal period is also called the... ...Zygotic period. includes major organ creation and cell differentiation.
What are teratogens? Substances that can potentially harm the fetus, like drugs and alcohol.
The cells in the neural tube are infinitely dividing stem cells, which eventually become the brain. True or false. True, some of those cells become the brain and other differ.
The fetal period is the 3rd and longest period of development. what happens in this stage? The body grows
are there inborn dispositions that change how an infant behaves and reacts? Yes, there are inborn dispositions. They can change, though
Which two people did a study about babies temperaments that determined there are easy babies, difficult, slow to warm up, and average babies? Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess in the 1950s.
who did a study where they provided everything for kids BUT a warm caregiver and found they did not thrive? Austrian psychiatrist Rene Spitz
Harry Harlow did a study where... Rhesus monkeys chose a cloth figure over food and proved all primates want love from their caregivers.
What is attachment? the emotional bond that forms between an infant and caregiver(s), especially their parents.
Name Piaget's stages of development and their ages. Sensorimotor stage, from birth to age 2; Preoperational stage, from age 2 to age 7; the Concrete Operational stage, from age 7 to age 11; and the Formal Operational stage, which begins during adolescence and continues into adulthood.
What is adolescence? transition stage b/w late childhood and beginning of adulthood. Includes sexual maturity. has physical changes due to sexual maturity, and cognitively more independent
Puberty is.... the stage of adolescence when you reach sexual maturity and capable of sexual reproduction
Primary sex characteristics are.... sex organs directly involved in reproduction (uterus and testes get bigger)
Secondary sex characteristics are... sexual characteristics that grow in puberty, not involved in reproduction, just differentiation in sexes (height, voice, body shape)
what is the adolescent growth spurt? quick and dramatic change in height during puberty (girls, then boys)
Menarche is... the first menstrual period
what is the authoritarian parenting style, and who made it? Demanding parents that don't pay attention to their kids wants and needs. Diana Baumrind.
what is the permissive indulgent parenting style, and who made it? accept their kids, but have very little rules for them. Diana Baumrind
what is the permissive indifferent parenting style, and who made it? parents who have few rules for their kids and cold towards them. Diana Baumrind.
What is the authoritative parenting style and who made it? a parenting style where you set clear rules for your kids, but are warm and responsive to them too. Diana Baumrind
who did the strange situation experiment where children were left in a room by their parents to test their attachment style? Mary Ainsworth
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