AP Psychology CH 4

the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month

non reproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice deepening

What ages is Piaget's formal operational stage?

one's sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task to solidify a sense of self

the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period early in life

Who came up with the idea of basic trust?

a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

an emotional tie with another person; shown by children wanting to be close to their caregivers

one's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age

the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement

the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending  from puberty to independence

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

sense of one's identity and personal worth

certain period when events must take place to facilitate proper development

the first menstrual period

research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period of time

chemicals and viruses that can cause harm to the embryo or fetus during prenatal development 

when touched on the cheek the baby turns, opens the mouth and search a nipple

the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing

A sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy

body structure (ovaries, testes, & external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible

the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning about 8 months of age

properties like mass, volume and number remain the same despite changes in the object form

biological growth processes that enable changes in behavior, and uninfluenced by experience

typical age range for sensorimoter stage in Piaget's stages of cognitive development

the time of natural cessation of menstruation

the ability to form close, loving relationships

physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking

the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

the inability of the preoperational child to take another's point of view 

the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

adapting one's current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information 

the stage during which a child learns to use language but doesn't comprehend concrete logic

a progressive & irreversible brain disorder which gradually deteriorates memory & reasoning

the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states

What is a zygote?

all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing and remembering

one's ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood

interpreting one's new experience in terms of one's existing schemas

What age is Piaget's concrete operational stage?