Life Span Development Flashcards
The two main methods that are specific for study development are:
Longitudinal and Cross sectional study
The study of development is the study of _______________ that occur in individuals over time
observational changes
A ________________ study follows the same subject over time
Longitudinal
A ___________ ____________ study fowls different subjects
Cross sectional
Nature refers to:
inherited traits, abilities, and capacities (Maturation)
_________ refers to:
inherited traits, abilities, and capacities (Maturation)
Nature
Nurture refers to:
the environmental influences that shape behavior (Learning)
___________refers to:
the environmental influences that shape behavior (Learning)
Nurture
The Periods of Prenatal Development are:
Zygote, Embryo, Fetus
Zygote, Embryo, Fetus are:
Periods of Prenatal Development:
The zygote period lasts:
2 weeks
Period of the Embryo is:
Weeks 3-8
The Period of the Fetus is?
Week 9-Birth
In Week 16 of devolpment- _____________ is felt by mother.
Movement
In Week 12 of development the _____________ ________ begins to function.
Circulatory system
In week nine of development There is _________ of the ovaries and testes.
Differentiation
Teretogens are
things that cause effects on babies of physical malformations
Teretogens can be:
Drugs, Diseases, and Environmental Hazards
Schema are:
Mental structures used to organize knowledge
Mental structures used to organize knowledge are called:
Schema
Jean Piaget’s ____________ ________________ __________
Cognitive Development Theory
Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory is:
Sequential stages in which children’s understanding of their surroundings become increasingly complex and accurate.
Centration is:
Not being able to focus on more then one variable at a time
____________saw cognitive development as an apprenticeship in which children advance by interaction with others more mature.
Vygotsky
