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Developmental psychology
A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social change throughout the life span
Zygote
The fertilized egg, enters two week rapid cell division.
Embryo
The developing of a human organism, two weeks after fertilizationto the second month
Fetus
The developed human organism from 9 weeks to after birth
Teratogens
Mister makers, viruses that can damage the embryo and fetus.
Habituation
Decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation
Maturation
Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior
Jean piaget
He studied development of children’s cognition
Schemas
Concept that organize information
Sensorimotor
Stage which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impression.
Object permanence
The awareness that objects continue to exits even when not perceived
Preoperatinal state
The stage where the child learns to use language
Conversation
The principle that properties such as mass and volume
Egocentrism
Difficult taking another’s point of view
Theory of mind
Peoples ideas about their own and others mental state
Concrete Operational
During which children gain mental operation
Formal operational
During such people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
Scaffolding
A framework that offers children temporary support as the develop
ASD
A disorder that appears in childhood that interferes with communication and social interactions
