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AP Pysch Ch. 4 (class): Developing Through the Life Span Flashcards

Psychology Ms. Stieve Notes 32 vocab

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124036658Grasping reflexAn infants' clinging response to a touch on the palm of the hand
124036659Sucking reflexThe tendencies for babies to such on things placed in its mouth
124036660Swallowing reflexEnable babies to swallow liquid without choking
124036661Rooting reflexAn infant's response in turning toward the source of touch that occurs anywhere around his or her mouth
124036662SIDSSudden infant death syndrome: falilure of the central nervous system
124036663MaturationBeing physically ready to do physical milestones
124036664Infant amnesiaChildren's inability to remember anything before the age of 4
124036665Jean PiagetCreated stages of cognitive development of children to adult
124036666Harry HarlowPsychologist that studied attachment. (did cloth and wire monkey experiment
124036667Konrad LorenzPsychologist who studied the importance of the critical period
124036668Oral Stage (birth to 18 months)Pleasures are obtained through the mourht from sucking
124036669Anal stage (18 months to 3 years)The anus becomes the sourc of pleasure, through toilet training
124036670Phallic stage ( 3 to 6 years)The child discover that pleasure can be obtained through genital and discover the difference between boys and girls
124036671Latency Stage (age 6 go puberty)Sublimation occurs: the process of redirecting sexuall impulses into learning tasks
124036672Genital Stage (puberty through adult hood)Sexual desires are renewed and individual seeks relationship with others
124036673theory of Psychosexual developmentOral, Nal, Phallic, Latency and genital stage. Belief that all children are born with powerful sexual and aggressive desires. Created by Freud.
124036674Erik EriksonPsychologist who recognized sexual and aggressive urges, but also believed that the need for social is important (Psychosocial Development)
124036675Psychological DevelopmentCreated by Erikson: life periods in which an individual's goal is to satisfy desires associated with social needs
124036676AuthoritarianParenting style where parents attempt to control shape and evaluate the behavior and attitudes of children, child has no say
124036677AuthoritativeParenting style where adolescents participate in decisions affecting their lives. Parents will listen but still have ultimate say
124036678PermissiveParenting style where children have the final say, parents are less controlling
124036679G. Stanley HallPresented theory of adolescence in 1900
124036680Initiation RitesCeremonies were Individuals are admitted to new status or ascend into a new position
124036681RationalizationA process whereby an individual seeks to explain an often unpleasant emotion or behavior in a way that will preserve his or her self-esteem
124036682Lawrence KohlbergStudied and developed moral reasoning
124036683Preconventional MoralityObey either to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards
124036684Conventional MoralityCares for others and uholds laws and social rules simply because they are the laws
124036685Postconventional MoralityLooks at larger picture and takes into what one conceive as basic ethnical principles
124036686Albert BanduraCreated view on human development interaction
124036687Social learning theoryView on human development interaction. Believe it is environment over biology
124036688DementiaSmall erosion of brain cells
124036689Alzheimer's DiseaseProgressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning language and finally physical functioning

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