Unit 9: Developmental Psychology

Fluid intelligence- our ability to reason speedily and abstractly

This theme asks how human development is influenced by genetics or experiences

Maccoby's research found that the least positively correlated with problem behavior in preschool children is which one

Adults can ponder and debate human nature, according to Piaget this is due to the emergence of which stage?

The crisis that needs resolution for adolescents involves the search for ________

Childhood's major social achievement is developing _______

Kohlberg:Morality focuses on caring for others & upholding laws because they are the laws

Erik Erikson said that kids securely attached to their parents approach life with basic ____

Once the sperm penetrates the cell wall of an egg and fertilizes it, this structure is known as ________

Kohlberg: Actions are judged "right" b/c they flow from people's rights or ethical principles

How others see us in terms of male/female

The idea of who you are as a person

Temperament refers to an infant's 

We have a _______ ________ that tells us the best time to do things

Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment: what a child need most to become securely attached

Psychologists view this parenting style as allowing children to develop better interactions

A time when certain events must take place to facilitate proper development is called 

Loss of brain cells, deterioration of neurons that produce acetylcholine is indicative of 

The sense of when to leave home, get a job, or marry is also referred to as the ________

Over time, older people become less susceptible to 

 Jean Piaget's theory focused on how humans grow

The more often a stimulus is presented the weaker the response , this decrease in response of a repeated stimulus called

Erikson believed that in each stage of psychosocial development, they faced some sort of ____

Kohlberg: Morality focuses on self-interest, obeying laws to avoid punishment or get rewards