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| developmental psychologists focus on this... | social, physical, and cognitive development |
| what "nature" believes influences human behavior | genes and brain activity |
| 2 research methods used in dev. psychology | longitudinal and cross-sectional |
| negatives to a longitudinal study | expensive, time consuming, drop out of participants |
| studying a group of people at different ages is what type of research method? | cross-sectional |
| reflex in infants where their toes fan out when the sole of the foot is touched | Babinski |
| last sense to develop in infants | vision |
| when a newborn turns its head towards a cheeks being touched is called the _______ reflex | rooting |
| why is attachment essential for children to develop | can rely on other people for survival |
| at what age does a child's self esteem reach a low point | 12-13 |
| what are the positive contributions to a father being active in their child's life | strong self esteem, gets along with others, are sensitive |
| reflex when an infant is exposed to a loud noise, respods to stimuli | Moro |
| how would infants act towards their caregiver if they were insecurely attached? | ignore them, do not interact with caregiver, crying when picked up by caregiver |
| parents who reason with their child and allow for open discussion are showing what parenting style? | authoritative |
| infants become attached to their caregiver through this... | comfort contact |
| psychologist who researched monkeys and the surrogate mother | Harry Harlow |
| psychologist who studied and define imprinting | Lorenz |
| parents who are rigid with rules and overcontrolling | authoritarian |
| parents who have a laissez faire approach | permissive |
| age at which infants begin to show stranger anxiety | 8 months |
| the tendency to view the world only from one's own perspective is... | egocentrism |
| reason for attachment that takes place at a critical period in life | imprinting |
| examples of teratogens | alcohol, drugs, infectious diseases |
| 2 types of prenatal testing | amniocentesis, ultrasound |
| reflex where infant holds on to whats in hand | Palmar grasp |
| reflex that shows infants have the ability to eat | sucking |
| disease that develops when mother ingests too much alcohol while pregant | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| theory judging whether someone's behavior will change or remain the same with age | stability vs. instability |
| psychologist who studied cognitive development in children | Jean Piaget |
| psychologist who studied moral development in subjects | Kohlberg |
| stage of cognitive development that takes place at birth-2 years of age | sensory motor |
| the understanding that objects can exist even when they cannot be seen or touched | object permanence |
| stage of cognitive development when children communicate through words and symbols | preoperational |
| cognitive development stage where children begin to show signs of logical thinking with specific objects | concrete operations |
| cognitive development stage when people begin to think abstractly | formal operational |
| stage of moral development when children base their judgment on consequences of behavior | preconventional |
| stage of moral development where people make a judgment based on whether an act is "right" or "wrong" | conventional |
| stage of moral development where judgments are made to reflect ones personal values | postconventional |
