chapter 9 EXAM 3 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Define development psychology
study of life from conception to death
define cross sectional
development change by comparing people of different ages at the same time
cohort effects …
group of people born in the same period in historical time THIS IS A PROBLEM because it can effect without age
Logitude
studying environmental change of same people in different point in their lives (gives good data but takes a LONG TIME)
Biographical or retrospective
development change by reconstructing a person’s past through interviews
zygote is ____ and ____ together
sperm and egg
the germinal stage
first 2 weeks, uterus wall , placenta is formed
embryonic stage
2 weeks-2months , start to see organs
which stage is very sensitive
embryonic stage
fetal stage
3 months after conception , more developement, bones harden, muscle development, baby can now hear moms voice or music
what is threshold
potentially survive outside the womb (25 weeks)
what are teratogens
toxic substances that can cross the placenta and may result in birth defects like cigs, alcohol, caffeine, and meds
some reflexes children are born with are…
instincts that will help the infant survive like sucking, swallowing, and crying
temperament is an ______ ______
emotional reaction
cognitive development was by John peta hay he believed
that congivite would automatically happen but HE SAID CHILDREN WANT TO EXPLORE THAT ENVIORMENT
sensorimotor
not having to think about doing something like reaching for a cup
who doesn’t have sensorimotor AGE
0-2 infants and babies that’s why they like peak a boo
preperational stage for babies AGE
2-7 they think nonliving things are livingpre
concrete age is and children develop
7-11 and children now develop concrete terms
formal is for teens and adult hood and they are able to
think in abstract way
pre conventional level in children is when they
are able to think from right and wrong so the child interrupts behavior in terms on consequences
conventional level in children is when
doing right behaviors or respecting authority
posconventional level is when children
known legal vs illegal
language development happens in…
6 months like babbling