Developmental Psych Review

Point in development in which a person will best learn a particular skill or behavior

Ryan is 6 months old. His mom is playing peek a boo with him and every time she covers her face he believes it is gone.

Focuses on the structure and development of the individual's thought processes, beliefs and behaviors

Which is an example of the initiative vs. guilt stage?

A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor.

_______________ is a culturally preferred timing of events. Many Young Adults use this to set goals and priorities.

One group of people is followed and assessed at different times as the group ages.

If a child struggles to do well in school, what problem might emerge?

According to Erikson, which stage describes a child who needs to learn academic skills and compare favorably with peers?

(what stage) Teens test different roles, or they’re confused about who they are.

A substance that adversely effects prenatal development is called _____________?

(what stage) Toddlers – They wish to do things on their own, or they’re ashamed

He believed that the human mind develops through a series of stages trying to make order out of what we take in.

This takes place from birth to roughly age 2. In this stage, ―take in the world through their senses and interactions.

Inability to see another person’s point of view, one dimensional thinking

Changing and revising existing schema in face of new experiences or new information.

These parents believe children should make and learn from their own mistakes; they provide few rules

The argument over the contributions of heredity and environment in development

An experiment devised to study the attachment between an infant and her mother

Refers to the process by which a child learns to interact with others around them.

The disease causes severe memory loss, dementia, and loss of language. It can also lead to death.

(what stage) They look back on their lives and either see a sense of worth or failure.

At what stage/age are you in your physical peak?

How many psychological stages did Erikson believed that people move through during the lifespan?

What is the first stage in Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Stages of Grief

What was Harry Harlow’s experiment?

(what stage) When an infants basic needs are met, they develop

These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.

An infant’s response to turn and suck when touched on face is which reflex?