Chapter 5

Neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) acquired disorders marked by cognitive deficits

Developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

Kohlberg's level of focus upholds laws and rules to gain social approval and maintain social order

Basic sense that world is predictable and trustworthy; formed by infancy by experiences with responsive caregivers

Erikson's stage where teens refine sense of self by testing roles and integrating them to form identity or are confused

Biological growth processes that enable orderly change in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience

Research that follows and retests same people over time

Erikson's stage where toddlers (1 to 3) learn to exercise their will and do things for self or doubt their ability

Adapting our current understanding to incorporate new information

Erikson's stage where infants (to 1 year) develop sense of basic trust

People's ideas about their own and others' mental states and behaviors they might predict

Concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a physical and cognitive abnormality caused by heavy drinking. Which are signs of FAS?

All thoughts and feelings about ourselves in answer to "Who am I?"

Autism Spectrum Disorder is marked by significant deficiencies in

Branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.

Process by which certain animals form strong attachments during early life

Awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

Piaget's stage which children (7-11) gain mental operations that enable logical thought about concrete events

Piaget's stage which infants (birth to 2 years old) know the world mostly by sensory impressions and motor activity

Principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in form of objects

Piaget's stage which child(ages 2-7) learns to use language but doesn't comprehend mental operations of concrete logic

Decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation; as infants gain familiarity their interest wanes

Fertilized egg; enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division

Period of sexual maturation during which person becomes capable of reproducing

Optimal period early in life when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produce normal development

Research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time

In Vygotsky's theory, framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking

Erikson's stage where young adults (20s to early 40s) struggle to form close relationships or feel isolated

Kohlberg's level of morality that focuses on actions reflect belief in basic rights and self-defined ethical principles

Erikson's stage were older adults reflect on life and feel satisfied or a failure

Erikson's stage where middle age (40-60s) people discover contribution to world or feel lack of purpose

Erikson's stage where preschoolers (3-6) learn to initiate task and carry out plans or feel guilty about efforts

Piaget's stage which people (12 to adult) begin to think logically about abstract concepts

Interpreting new experiences in terms of our existing schema

Agents (chemical & virus) that reach the embryo or fetus and cause harm

Erikson's stage where children (6 to puberty) learn pleasure of applying self to tasks or they feel inferior

Difficulty taking another's point of view

Kohlberg's level that focused on self-interest; obey rules and to avoid punishment or gain concrete awards

Developing human organism from 2 weeks after fertilization through second month

Emotional tie with another person shown in young children by seeking closeness with caregiver