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8483956731Nature versus nurturea debate surrounding the relative importance of heredity (nature) and environment (nurture) in determining behavior0
8483956734Teratogensagents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.1
8483956735Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)a group of birth defects caused by the effects of alcohol on an unborn child Sentence: Children of alcoholic mothers who drink heavily during pregnancy are at high risk for this syndrome2
8483956736Newborn reflexesa newborns reactions to certain stimulus3
8483956737Attachmentan emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation4
8483956738Harry Harlowstudied infant attachment using monkey Sentence: In the 1950s, this researcher studied baby monkeys with two artificial wire frame figures made to resemble mother monkeys.5
8483956739Mary Ainsworthan experimental method designed to measure the nature of attachment between mothers and babies Sentence: This researcher studied the idea of attachment by placing human infants into novel situations.6
8483956740Secure attachmentconstantly explored when parent was present; distressed when they left and came to parents when they returned Sentence: This type of attachment style occurred in about 66% of the participants7
8483956741Avoidant attachmentsinfants with this may resist being held by the parents and will explore novel environment; they don't go to parents for comforts when they return after an absence Sentence: This type of attachment style occurred in about 21% of the participants.8
8483956742Anxious/ambivalent attachmentsthe child shows extreme stress when the parents leave but resist being comforted by them when they return Sentence: This type of attachment occurred in about 12% of the participants.9
8483956743Authoritarian parentsparents who make arbitrary rules, expect unquestioned obedience from their children, punish misbehavior, and value obedience to authority Sentence: Obedient attitudes are valued more than discussions about the rationale behind the standards.10
8483956744Permissive parentsparents who provide lax and inconsistent feedback and require little of their children Sentence: Family members may perceive that they can get away with anything at home.11
8483956745Authoritative parentsparents who set high but realistic and reasonable standards, enforce limits, and encourage open communication and independence Sentence: The rationale for family rules are discussed with the children old enough to understand them.12
8483956750Erik Eriksonneo-freudian who believed in the basics of freuds theory but adapted it to fit his own observation Sentence: He called his stage theory the psychosocial development13
8483956751Trust versus mistrustfirst stage of personality development in which the infant's basic sense of trust or mistrust develops as a result of consistent or inconsistent care Sentence: Babies learn whether or not they can trust that the world provides for their needs.14
8483956752Autonomy versus shame and doubtErikson's second crisis of psychosocial development. Toddlers either succeed or fail in gaining a sense of self-rule over their own actions and bodies. Sentence: In this stage, toddlers begin to exert their will over their own bodies for the first time.15
8483956753Initiative versus guiltErikson's third psychosocial crisis, in which children undertake new skills and activities and feel guilty when they do not succeed at them Sentence: In this stage, children ask many questions.16
8483956754Industry versus inferioritythe fourth of Erikson's eight psychosexual development crises, during which children attempt to master many skills, developing a sense of themselves as either industrious or inferior, competent or incompetent Sentence: This stage occurs at the beginning of our formal education.17
8483956755Identity versus role confusionErikson's term for the fifth stage of development, in which the person tries to figure out "Who am I?" but is confused as to which of many possible roles to adopt Sentence: In adolescence, Erikson felt our main social task is to discover what social identity we are most comfortable with.18
8483956756Intimacy versus isolationErikson's sixth stage of development. Adults see someone with whom to share their lives in an eduring and self-sacrificing commitment. Without such commitment, they risk profound aloneness and isolation Sentence: Young adults who established stable identities then must figure out how to balance their ties and efforts between work and relationships with other people.19
8483956757Generativity versus stagnationErikson's seventh stage of psychosocial development, in which the middle-aged adult develops a concern with establishing, guiding, and influencing the next generation or else experiences stagnation (a sense of inactivity or lifelessness) Sentence: Erikson felt that by the time we reach this age, we are starting to look critically at our life path.20
8483956758Integrity versus despairthe final stage of Erik Erikson's developmental sequence, in which older adults seek to integrate their unique experiences with their vision of community Sentence: Toward the end of life, we look back at our accomplishments and decide if we are satisfied with them or not.21
8483956759Jean PiagetThis psychologist believed that children do not think like adults, their thought processes have their own distinct order and special logic22
8483956760Schemamental representations of how we expect the world to be Sentence: These are cognitive rules we use to interpret the world.23
8483956761Assimilationaccording to Piaget, the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors Sentence: Normally, we incorporate our experiences into existing schema24
8483956762Accommodationaccording to Piaget, the process by which existing mental structures and behaviors are modified to adapt to new experiences Sentence: Piaget thinks humans go through a process of schema creation to make sense of the world25
8483956763Sensorimotor stagein Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities Sentence: This stage occurs from birth to about two years old.26
8483956764Object permanencethe awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived Example: Just because we turn around doesn't mean the things behind us aren't there.27
8483956765Preoperational stagein Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic Sentence: This stage occurs form two to approximately seven years old.28
8483956766Egocentricself-centered Sentence: Many think of Kanye West as egocentric.29
8483956767Concrete operationsPiaget's stage in which children learn such concepts as conservation and mathematical transformations; about 7 - 11 years of age Sentence: This stage is when children begin to think more logically.30
8483956768Concepts of conservationchildren realize that properties of objects remain the same even when their shapes change. demonstrates how different aspects of objects are conserved even when their arrangement changes Example: Volume, area and number.31
8483956769Formal operationsin Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts Sentence: This stage occurs from 12 years old into adulthood.32
8483956770Metacognitionthinking about thinking Sentence: you are experiencing this when you are styding you are studying these vocabulary words or are tested on them.33
8483956771Lawrence Kohlberg's moral developmental theoryfocuses on gender constancy34
8483956772Preconventional stagea stage of moral development in which the morality of an action is primarily determined by its consequences for the actor Sentence: The children avoided punishment.35
8483956773Conventional stagea stage of moral development in which the morality of an action is primarily determined by the extent to which it conforms to social rules Sentence: Children were able to move past personal gain or loss.36
8483956774Postconventional stagea stage of moral development at which the morality of an action is determined by a set of general principles that reflect core values Sentence: This stage describes what we mean by moral reasoning.37

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