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| 228812371 | developmental psychology | branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social changes throughout a life span | 0 | |
| 228812372 | zygote | the fertilized egg | 1 | |
| 228812373 | embryo | the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month | 2 | |
| 228812374 | fetus | the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth | 3 | |
| 228812375 | teratogens | agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm | 4 | |
| 228812376 | fetal alcohol syndrome | physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking, noticeable symptoms include facial mis-proportions | 5 | |
| 228812377 | rooting reflex | a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple | 6 | |
| 228812378 | habituation | decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation | 7 | |
| 228812379 | maturation | biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience | 8 | |
| 228812380 | schema | a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information | 9 | |
| 228812381 | assimilation | interpreting one's new experience in terms of one's existing schemas | 10 | |
| 228812382 | accommodation | adapting one's current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information | 11 | |
| 228812383 | sensorimotor stage | according to Piaget, 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 | 12 | |
| 228812384 | object permanence | the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived | 13 | |
| 228812385 | preoperational stage | according to Piaget, 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 | 14 | |
| 228812386 | conservation | according to Piaget, the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the form of object | 15 | |
| 228812387 | egocentrism | according to Piaget, the preoperational child's difficulty in taking another's point of view | 16 | |
| 228812388 | concrete operational stage | according to Piget, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events | 17 | |
| 228812389 | formal operational stage | according to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts | 18 | |
| 228812390 | attachment | an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation | 19 | |
| 228812391 | critical period | an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development | 20 | |
| 228812392 | imprinting | the process by which certain animals form attatchments during a critical period very early in life | 21 | |
| 228812393 | adolescence | the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence | 22 | |
| 228812394 | puberty | the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing | 23 | |
| 228812395 | menarche | the first menstrual period | 24 | |
| 228812396 | menopause | the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes in a woman's experiences as her ability to reproduce declines | 25 | |
| 228812397 | crystallized intelligence | one's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age | 26 | |
| 228812398 | fluid intelligence | one's ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood | 27 | |
| 241623881 | age of viability | age a baby can live outside of the mother. *22 weeks* | 28 | |
| 241623882 | 10 months | gestation period | 29 | |
| 241623883 | 37-42 weeks | term birth range | 30 | |
| 241623884 | breach birth | type of birth where the baby comes out feet first | 31 | |
| 241623885 | germinal stage | stage of development from conception - 2 weeks. cells divide | 32 | |
| 241623886 | embryonic stage | stage of development from 2 weeks to 8 weeks where the vital organisms/system forms. most important stage. | 33 | |
| 241623887 | fetal stage | stage of development from 8 weeks till birth | 34 | |
| 241623888 | bubinsky's reflex | reflex where if you touch a baby's foot the toe bends | 35 | |
| 241623889 | APGAR Test | test given to a new born baby after 1 and 5 minutes. each letter worth 2 points. a - activity p - pulse g - grimace (reflexes) a - appearance r - respiration | 36 | |
| 241623890 | jaundice | a yellowish appearance in new born babies that usually is the result of kidney failure | 37 | |
| 241623891 | socialization | process by which children learn the behaviors, attitudes, and expectations required of them by their society and culture | 38 | |
| 241623892 | preconventional stage | Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by rewards and punishments | 39 | |
| 241623893 | conventional stage | Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influence by peer pressure/society | 40 | |
| 241623894 | postconventional stage | Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by your own ethics | 41 | |
| 241623895 | Kohlberg | person who studied moral development | 42 | |
| 241623896 | Marcia | person who studied identity states | 43 | |
| 241623897 | identity foreclosure | identity state where you accept your identity and the values that were given in childhood. *not given a chance to explore alternatives * self-concept defined by other people | 44 | |
| 241623898 | identity diffusion | identity state where you have no clear idea of your own identity and you are NOT trying to find one *outcome = lack of self-identity and no commitment to values or goals | 45 | |
| 241623899 | moratorium | identity stage where you are trying to achieve identity through experimentation and trial and error | 46 | |
| 241623900 | identity achievement | identity state where you have gone through an identity crisis and have come out with a well defined self-concept. you are committed to a set of personal values and goals. | 47 | |
| 241623901 | erikson | person who studied social development | 48 | |
| 241623902 | trust vs. mistrust | stage from infancy - 1 year where infants develop a basic sense of trust | 49 | |
| 241623903 | autonomy vs. shame & doubt | stage through toddlerhood (1-2 years) where toddles learn to exercise will and do things for themselves or they will doubt their abilities | 50 | |
| 241623904 | initiative vs. guilt | stage trough preschool (3-5 years) where preschoolers lean to start tasks and carry out plans or they will feel guilty about efforts to be independent | 51 | |
| 241623905 | competence vs. inferiority | stage through elementary school (6-puberty) where children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior | 52 | |
| 241623906 | identity vs. role confusion | stage through adolescence where teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are | 53 | |
| 241623907 | intimacy vs. isolation | stage through young adulthood (20-early 40s) where young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love or they feel socially isolated. | 54 | |
| 241672092 | generavity vs. stagnation | stage through middle adulthood (40s-60s) where the middle-aged discover a sense of contribution to the world usually through family and jobs or else they may feel a lack of purpose | 55 | |
| 241672093 | integrity vs. despair | stage through late adulthood (60+) where when reflecting upon his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or regret | 56 | |
| 241672094 | authoritarian | parenting style where the parents are cruel and military like and do not explain why disciplining | 57 | |
| 241672095 | permissive | parenting style where the parents are very attached to their kids | 58 | |
| 241672096 | authoritative | *ideal parenting style* happy medium between permissive and authoritarian | 59 | |
| 241672097 | harry harlow | person who studied contact comfort with the rhesus monkey experiment | 60 | |
| 241672098 | bolby | researched emotional ties of attachment | 61 | |
| 241672099 | ainsworth | bolby's student who experimented with babies and strange situations | 62 | |
| 241672100 | secure | type of baby where the baby is calmed down by re-contact | 63 | |
| 241672101 | avoidant | type of baby where the baby does not engage in a reunion with its mother | 64 | |
| 241672102 | anxious/ambivalent | type of baby where after re-contact that baby is anxious and fears for further absence | 65 | |
| 241672103 | Kubler-Ross | studied the stages of dying/grieving 1. denial 2. anger 3. bargaining 4. depression - people should grieve as long as needed 5. acceptance - *people who are religious tend go reach this stage faster* | 66 | |
| 241672104 | telegraphic | uttering 2 words of speech | 67 | |
| 241672105 | parentese | language where parents talk to their kids | 68 | |
| 241672106 | lift neck | before babies can walk this is the first thing they need to learn | 69 | |
| 241672107 | 7-10 | what is determined as a "good score" for the apgar test | 70 | |
| 241672108 | 10 months | gestation period | 71 |
