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(TAMUCC) Psych Ch.10
Psychology Terms (Ch.10)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of continuity and change across the life span | developmental psychology |
| from conception to birth | prenatal stage |
| a single cell that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and an egg | zygote |
| the 2-week period of prenatal development that begins at conception | germinal stage |
| the period of prenatal development that lasts from the 2nd week until about the 8th week | embryonic stage |
| the period of prenatal development that lasts from the 9th week until birth | fetal stage |
| the formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a brain cell | myelination |
| blindness, deafness, heart disease | rubella |
| paralysis and brain damage | genital herpes |
| few survive until first birthday | AIDS |
| harm to circulatory system | excessive aspirin |
| slow fetal growth, premature birth | caffeine |
| small head, hyper, irritable, retardation, heart defects | fetal alcohol syndrome |
| low birth weight, miscarriage... | smoking |
| birth to between 18-24 months; habituation occurs | infancy |
| the emergence of the ability to execute physical action | motor development |
| "top to bottom" rule (head to feet) | Cephalocaudal rule |
| "inside to outside" rule | Proximodistal rule |
| infant experiences world through movement and senses; develops schemas, begins to act intentionally, and shows evidence of understanding object permanence. | Sensorimotor (Birth-2 yrs.) |
| child acquires motor skills but does not understand conversation of physical properties; child begins this stage by thinking egocentrically but ends with a basic understanding of other minds. | Preoperational (2-6 yrs.) |
| child can think logically about physical objects and events and understands conservation of physical properties | Concrete Operational (6-11 yrs.) |
| child can think logically about abstract propositions and hypotheticals | Formal Operational (11 yrs. and up) |
| theory which includes 4 stages of maturational development and holds two complimentary learning processes: -incorporating new info. into existing schemas -changing schemas in order to fit new info. | Piaget's Theory |
| the emotional bond hat forms between newborns and their primary caregivers | attachment |
| characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity (the foundation of personality) | temperaments |
| the morality of an action is primarily determined by its consequences for the actor | pre-conventional stage |
| the morality of an action is primarily determined by the extent to which it conforms to social rules | conventional stage |
| the morality of an action is determined by a set of general principles that reflect core values | post-conventional stage |
| the period of development that begins with the onset of sexual maturity (about 11-14 yrs.) and lasts until the beginning of adulthood (about 18-21 yrs.) | adolescence |
| the bodily changes associated with sexual maturity | puberty |
| bodily structures that are directly involved in reproduction | primary sex characteristics |
| bodily structures that change dramatically with sexual maturity but that are not directly involved in reproduction | secondary sex characteristics |
| the stage of development that begins around 18-21 yrs. and ends at death | adulthood |
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