2025 Developmental Psychology Review

A mental process that restructures existing schemas so new information is better understood.

Understanding that physical properties of an object don't change when appearances change.

A pair who started life as two separate fertilized eggs that happened to share the same womb. 

A mental process that tries to fit new information into existing schemas.

The knowledge that objects exist independently of one’s own actions or awareness.

Awareness that other people’s behavior may be influenced by beliefs that differ from one’s own

Substances from the environment that damage the developing organism during the prenatal period

The term for the developing organism from two to eight weeks after conception

Parents who give in to their child’s wishes and don't set strict rules or boundaries:

When an infant is touched on the cheek, it turns its head toward the source ofthe stimulation:

In Piaget’s theory, the inability to realize that there are other viewpoints beside one’s own.

The difference btwn what a child can do with help and what he can do without help (Vygotsky)

In which of Piaget’s stages is egocentrism a characteristic?

Babies in the infancy stage(trust vs. mistrust) will develop this if they are securely attached

Primitive form of learning in which animals form an attachment to the first moving object seen 

In which stage of Piaget’s theory does object permanence occur?

In Piaget’s theory, mental structures or programs that guide a developing child’sthought

In which of Piaget’s stages does the concept of conservation become understood?

What does Erikson say the goal of adolescence is?

A child who uses mom as a safe base to adventure out in a strange situation displays what?

This term describes how one displays decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation.