Chapter 9&10

Question 1

Teratogens

Answer 1

Harmful agents or substances that can cause malformations or defects in an embryo or fetus

Question 2

Attachment

Answer 2

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and caregiver especially parents

Question 3

Centration

Answer 3

Piagets theory, the tendency to focus or center on one aspect of a situation andnifnore other important aspects

Question 4

Conservation

Answer 4

The understanding that two equal quantities remain equal even though the form or appearance is rearranged as long as nothing is added or subtracted

Question 5

Zone of proximal development

Answer 5

Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, the difference between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with the help of others

Question 6

Germinal period

Answer 6

First two weeks of prenatal development

Question 7

Embryonic period

Answer 7

The second period of prenatal development extending from the third week through the eight week

Question 8

Production vocabulary

Answer 8

The words that an infant or child understands and can speak

Question 9

Adolescence

Answer 9

The transitional stage between late childhood and the beginning of adulthood, during which sexual maturity is reached

Question 10

Puberty

Answer 10

The stage of adolescence in which an individual reaches sexual maturity and becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction

Question 11

Identity

Answer 11

A persons definition or description of himself or herself including the values beliefs and ideals that guide the individuals behavior

Question 12

Induction

Answer 12

A discipline technique that combines parental control with explaining why a behavior is prohibited

Question 13

Sex

Answer 13

The biological category of male or female and the behavior of sexual intercourse

Question 14

Gender

Answer 14

The cultural social and psychological meanings that are associated with masculinity or femininity

Question 15

Gender roles

Answer 15

The behaviors attitudes and personality traits that are designed as either masculine or feminine in a given culture

Question 16

Gender identity

Answer 16

When one’s gender identity and biological sex are not congruent, the individual may identify as transsexual or as another transgender category

Question 17

Gender role stereotype

Answer 17

The beliefs and expectations people hold about the typical characteristics preferences and behavior of men and women

Question 18

Gender scheme theory

Answer 18

The theory that gender role development is influenced by the formation of schemes or mental representations of masculinity and femininity

Question 19

Intersexed

Answer 19

Condition in which a persons biological sex is ambiguous often combining aspects of both make and female anatomy or physiology

Question 20

Transgendered

Answer 20

Condition in which a persons psychological gender identity conflicts with his or her biological sex