human development pt 6

Question 1

sensorimotor stage

Answer 1

first stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from birth through age 2, a child learns about the world through senses and motor behavior

Question 2

socioemotional selectivity theory

Answer 2

social support/friendships dwindle in number, but remain as close, if not more close than in earlier years

Question 3

spermarche

Answer 3

first male ejaculation

Question 4

stage of moral reasoning

Answer 4

humans move through three stages of moral development

Question 5

temperament

Answer 5

innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment

Question 6

teratogen

Answer 6

biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus

Question 7

uninvolved parenting style

Answer 7

parents are indifferent, uninvolved, and sometimes referred to as neglectful; they don’t respond to the child’s needs and make relatively few demands

Question 8

zygote

Answer 8

structure created when a sperm and egg merge at conception; begins as a single cell and rapidly divides to form the embryo and placenta