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8181793284Nature versus nurturea debate surrounding the relative importance of heredity (nature) and environment (nurture) in determining behavior0
8181793285Cross-sectional researcha research design that compares groups of people who differ in age but are similar in other important characteristics Example: A developmental researcher might be interested in how our ability to recall nonsense words changes as we age.1
8181793286Longitudinal researcha research design in which the same individuals are followed over time and their development is repeatedly assessed2
8181793287Teratogensagents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.3
8181793288Fetal 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 syndrome4
8181793289Newborn reflexesa newborns reactions to certain stimulus5
8181793290Attachmentan emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation6
8181793291Harry 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.7
8181793292Mary 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.8
8181793293Secure 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 participants9
8181793294Avoidant 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.10
8181793295Anxious/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.11
8181793296Authoritarian 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.12
8181793297Permissive 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.13
8181793298Authoritative 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.14
8181793299Oral stageFreud's first stage of personality development, from birth to about age 2, during which the instincts of infants are focused on the mouth as the primary pleasure center15
8181793300Anal stageFreud's second stage of personality development, from about age 2 to about age 3, during which children learn to control the immediate gratification they obtain through defecation and to become responsive to the demands of society16
8181793301Phallic stageFreud's third stage of personality development, from about age 4 through age 7, during which children obtain gratification primarily from the genitals.17
8181793302Genital stageFreud's last stage of personality development, from the onset of puberty through adulthood, during which the sexual conflicts of childhood resurface (at puberty) and are often resolved during adolescence)18
8181793303Erik 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 development19
8181793304Trust 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.20
8181793305Autonomy 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.21
8181793306Initiative 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.22
8181793307Industry 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.23
8181793308Identity 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.24
8181793309Intimacy 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.25
8181793310Generativity 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.26
8181793311Integrity 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.27
8181793312Jean PiagetThis psychologist believed that children do not think like adults, their thought processes have their own distinct order and special logic28
8181793313Schematamental representations of how we expect the world to be Sentence: These are cognitive rules we use to interpret the world.29
8181793314Assimilationaccording 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 schemata30
8181793315Accommodationaccording 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 world31
8181793316Sensorimotor 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.32
8181793317Object 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.33
8181793318Preoperational 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.34
8181793319Egocentricself-centered Sentence: Many think of Kanye West as egocentric.35
8181793320Concrete 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.36
8181793321Concepts 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.37
8181793322Formal 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.38
8181793323Metacognitionthinking about thinking Sentence: you are experiencing this when you are styding you are studying these vocabulary words or are tested on them.39
8181793324Lawrence Kohlberg's moral developmental theoryfocuses on gender constancy and was criticized by Carol Gilligan.40
8181793325Preconventional 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.41
8181793326Conventional 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.42
8181793327Postconventional 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.43

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