CH 3 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH - INF & CHILDHOOD

Approach to psych that emphasizes our THOUGHTS to explain behavior & ABILITY TO THINK

Phase of language development when we understand language but can't yet verbalize/talk

Kids who lack CONSERVATION skills are most likely in Piage'ts____ stage.

JT went to the zoo & saw zebras &  said "horse"- he was using the process of info org called

Stg 3  Piaget's Cognitive Dev Theory-Kids can think logically but NOT abstractly/hypothetically

JR is capable of logical thinking, but not abstract, hypothetical thinking-Piaget Stage?

Identical twins typ begin walking on nearly same day-illustrates impt of ____ to motor skills

Period during which woman stops menstrual period & becomes infertile:

Parent who are demanding-lack warmness and responsiveness

Physical exercise can help maintain the ____protecting the ends of our chromosomes

App to psy interested in influence of cultural, religious, ethnic backgrounds etc on behavior 

9 mo old understands world prim by grasping-putting easily avail obj in mouth-In Piaget's Stg:

While always diff to lose a loved one-losing someone young seems worse b/c of our:

Famous humanist who said we all need UNCONDITIONAL POSITIVE REGARD to reach our full potential

When children under 2 believe that items out of their sight cease to exist they lack

RJ learned a zebra is a new animal-so he formed a new category/framework:

B.F. Skinner believe language is acquired by:

Criticized Kohlberg theory  for being to male biased

Noam Chomsky believe language is the result of:

Lab technique to study attachment designed by Mary Ainsworth

Process by which some birds attach to first animate object they see

Approach to psych focuses on examining physiological causes for behavior 

First stage of Piaget's Cognitive Development:

Sam did not take his sister toy because he feared he would be punished-Kohlbeg Stage?

A set of expected behaviors for males and females is known as:

3 mo. old CJ startled by first ring of  phone-but w/each ring after reacted less--illustrates:

Non-reproductive sex characteristics like the deepened male voice & facial hair-Ex of

He knew if 1 can of clay was smashed flat & other still in a ball- still same amt in each-has

Harmful chemicals or viruses that can be trans from mom to fetus are:

Flawed theory that suggested babies who listened to classical music have higher IQ scores:

When a particular skill must be accomplished in a certain time frame or possibly not at all 

Psychologist associated with 4 stage theory of cognitive development

Child's tendency to classify a toy as masculine or feminine facilitates the process of

Two word speech that consists mostly of nouns and verbs we develop around 18 mo

Pioneer of attachment theory/research

Parents who are demanding, yet warm and responsive

He is the Father of American Psychology

Intelligence required for acquiring new skills...eg. technology, etc.

Unused neural connections in the brain are reduced through process of:

JT is not yet capable of understanding others may have a different viewpoint-Called:

1st time RJ saw  zebra he said "Horse"-trying to fit this new item into an established category

He is the Father of Psychoanalysis

3-week old babies can distinguish

Parent Style-High expectations, don't discuss decisions

If we resolve all conflicts well accord to Erikson we will enjoy 

In Erikson's theory-sense of integrity achieved in late adulthood refers to feeling that

Baby girl receives a(n):

A critical period is a phase during which children

Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to:

He studies monkeys and found the huge impact of contact comfort on emo development

He is the Father of Modern Psychology

Most infants will not have vivid episodic memories they can describe until after age:

Cy said there's more juice in tall thin glass aft watching ident amt poured into that container

An individual's sense of being male or females is called:

When our brains create a new category for something we have never seen, heard,etc. we are using

When some animals attach to the first moving object we see this is a phenomenon called

His rhesus monkey's isolated since birth demonstrated the strongest desire for

Babies who cry when mom leaves and go to them for comfort when they return have a ___attachment

An infant's temperament refers to their:

When baby turns cheek to seek food we call this the _____reflex

People experience rapid physical growth & sexual maturation during

When baby throws arms out to side if they feel they are falling-called the __-reflex

As we grow/change physically WHEN  we crawl..walk, etc may differ, but the ___ (order) is  same

Alzheimer's disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce

Biological growth-sequence is same-timing is unique for us all because of process called

Smallest unit of language that has meaning ... example "ed" means past tense

Smallest unit of sound that has no meaning

Parents who have expectations but don't enforce rules-kids do as they please

Researched & identified 3 parenting styles:

Term for abilities/skills we are born with

Providing a stimulating environment is likely to facilitate development of a child's

Researcher that identified & studied period called ADOLESCENCE

Genie was rescued when she was

He studied imprinting

Parenting style-parents have high expectations, explain reasons, responsive to kids needs

Approach to psych that focuses on unconscious thoughts, desires, conflicts to explain behavior

What do newborns most like to gaze at:

Intelligence that includes facts ... stays very stable throughout life

Most impt conflict we resolve before early adulthood according to Erikson

Symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are like to include:

System of rules for language is called

Humans begin as a(n):

A concept/framework/category we use to organize information:

Body structures that enable reproduction are the:

When kids in pre-operational stage often can only see their own viewpoint we say they are still

Dr. P's maj research interest focuses on how we change emo throughout our lives-psych field is

Internal biological clock dictates when we develop certain skills-everyone's is unique-term?

Russian psychologist-suggested kids's ability to think is enhanced by speech development

Area of psychology that studies how we change from womb to tomb

Parents who are not interested in role as a parent-more concerned w/their own life

Baby boys receive a(n)

Waldo does not cry when he is teased by his sister because he has learned it is NOT expected-Ex

The mirror test/rouge test tells whether a child has:

PJ cut  CJ's hotdog into 8 pieces & RJ's into 6-RJ cried because he didn't get as much-lacks

Person who believes they as an individual may decide if a law is moral/immoral-Kohlberg

He developed a 4 stage theory of cognitive development:

Phase of language we're in once we can understand others  & verbalize our own words to talk

Developed 8 stage theory of psychosocial development

When children grow up and leave home, moms most frequently report feeling

About 9 wks after conception-human features are visible-embryo is now a

Example of the impact the human spirit can have on our life cycle:

Newborns show greatest visual interest in:

Stroke the bottom of a newborns foot from center in-toes curl down- Called the __ reflex

She researched attachment styles & how the affect us throughout our entire lives:

Stg 4 of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Dev--kids have abstract/hypothetical thinking skills

Ty told Cy she refused to break the rules of a game-focus on rules is related to Kohlberg Stage

After about 10 days, a fert egg cell attaches to the uterine wall-What is it called at this pt

Last area of the brain to develop