Chapter 4: Human development (1C) Flashcards

1
Q

What is attachment?

A

A significant connection to another person such as a baby to primary caregiver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What are the steps in the test that measure attachment?

A

Strange situation Test:
- Mother and baby play
- A stranger enters and the mother leaves
- Observe babies reaction
- Mother returns
- Observe babies reaction
- Repeat process

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What is secure attachment?

A

60% of infants, they are moderately upset when mom leaves and happy when she returns.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What is anxious/avoidant attachment?

A

About 15% Indifferent when mother leave and the room and when she returns.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is anxious/ambivalent/resistant attachment?

A

About 10% of babies, they have a strong reaction to mothers absence, mixed emotions at reunion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What is puberty?

A

Development of primary and secondary sex characteristics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What is primary sex characteristics?

A

Changes in body structure that occur using puberty that to do specifically with the reproductive system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is secondary sex characteristics

A

Changes that occur during puberty that differ according to gender, but aren’t directly related to sex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the formal operational period?

A

Is where one can think about ideas conceptually without needing concrete referents
- adolescent egocentrism, personal fable, and imaginary audience

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the cellular clock theory

A

Aging is built into our cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What is the wear-and-tear theory?

A

The more mileage we put on our body, the quicker it wears out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is the free radical theory?

A

We get more free radicals (oxygen) in our system, causing more damage and aging to our bodies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly