unit 3 part 2

Question 1

what is the sensimotor stage?

Answer 1

use of senses&motor abilities tolearn about the world
-mouthing, hearing, looking, grasping
>birth to age 2

Question 2

what is accommodation?

Answer 2

adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new info

Question 3

what is assimilation psychology related?

Answer 3

interpreting our new experience in terms of our existing schemas.

Question 4

what did jean piagets do?

Answer 4

internally developed childrens tests, focus on differences in thinking between adults and children.

Question 5

what is cognitive development?

Answer 5

all the mental activites associated with thinking, kowing, remembering and communicating

Question 6

what did harlow discover?

Answer 6

that monkeys raised in isolation without a real or artificial mother had no preference for either mother when afraid.

Question 7

what did the isolated monkeys show?

Answer 7

withdrew,turned inward and rocked back&forth while frightened.
-lashed out in aggression towrards other monkeys when given the oppurtunity to socialize.

Question 8

what is the abuse breeds abuse phenomenon?

Answer 8

Phenomenon of maltreated children growing up to abuse their own children

Question 9

how much percent of abused children become abusers?

Answer 9

30%

Question 10

what are the result of neglected childdren in homes and even orphanages?

Answer 10

-Experience devastating developmental delays
-Problems with higher-level skills, such as regulating attention and inhibit inappropriate behavior

Question 11

what is a temperament?

Answer 11

charcteristics and aspects of personality that we are born with

Question 12

what is john bowlblys attachment theory?

Answer 12

theory which is an evolutionary based theory that suggests that infants are biologically predisposed to form attachments with primary caregivers in early life

Question 13

what is the authoritarian parenting style?

Answer 13

restrictive parenting style emphasizing respect for work and effort. Parent doesnt explain reason of rules

Question 14

What is permissive parenting style?

Answer 14

having few inconsistent rules and relaxed attitude serving as more like a friend then a parent

Question 15

what is authoritoritative parenting style?

Answer 15

child centered where parents closely interact with children while maintaining high expectations for behavior and performance.
-proper discipline

Question 16

what is an attachment bond?

Answer 16

the emotional between an infant and its primary caregiver

Question 17

what did konrad lorenz theorize?

Answer 17

that if attachment was important in human survival, it may be important in other species aswell.

Question 18

what is imprinting?

Answer 18

where certain animals form attachments during a critical period in very early life
-once made, hard to reverse.

Question 19

what is contact comfort?

Answer 19

seeking comfort in contact from a caregiver.

-rocking, warmth, feeding

Question 20

what is blooming?

Answer 20

period of rapid neural growth (20 billion brain cells produced)

Question 21

what is infantile amnesia?

Answer 21

forgetting to remember detailed or episodic memories from early childhood prior to 3-4

Question 22

what is neonates (competent newborn)

Answer 22

born prefering sights and sounds.
ex prfer moms breast, look towards faces, turn heads in direction of human voices.

Question 23

what are reflexes?

Answer 23

infants having a set of unlearned behavior patterns to help the infant survive.
-grasping, rooting, sucking, stepping

Question 24

what is maturation?

Answer 24

biologocial growthprocesses tat enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience.

Question 25

what are developmental timelines?

Answer 25

the normal timelineof mental and physical growth and changes that occur as an entity ages.

Question 26

what is fetal alcohol syndrom?

Answer 26

includes, cognitive, and psychological abnormalities that result from consuming alcohol during pregnancy

Question 27

what is a teratogen?

Answer 27

any non genetic agent that produces birth defects at exposures that commonly occur.

Question 28

what happens when a pregnant mother smokes/nic?

Answer 28

the developing baby experiences a reduction in blood oxygen levels & nutrients -low birth weights -more likely to birth baby early -more likely forthe baby to experinece sudden death

Question 29

what happens when the pregant mother smokes marijuana?

Answer 29

low birth weight, developmental problems, difficulty with attention

Question 30

what is prenatal development?

Answer 30

begins with conception and ends at birth, a full term is typically 38 weeks -germinal, embryonic, and fetal stage

Question 31

what is the placenta?

Answer 31

specialized organ that sustains life of embryo and transfers oxygen and nutrients while removing wast products.

Question 32

what are birth defects?

Answer 32

a mlfunctioning gene or an environmental stimulus

Question 33

what are critical periods?

Answer 33

times when cetain environmental influences can have an impact on the development of an infant. (embryonic period)

Question 34

who is erik Erikson?

Answer 34

developmental psychologist who said that each stage of life has its own psycholsocial tasks, a crisis that needs resoltuion in order to become a successful complete person.