Unit 5 Flashcards
General Principals
There is a critical period to learn or master a skill
Imprinting
Lorenz
process where certain animals form attachments
(humans dont form attachments as quickly)
Nature vs Nuture
Genetic inheritance vs experience influence of our development
Continuous vs Discontinuous
Is development continuous process or through stages
Stability vs Change
does our early personality trait persists through life or do we become different person as we age
Teratogen
an agent that can reach the fetus and cause birth defects
Maturation
unfolding of innate biological patterns
Which comes first gross motor skills or fine motor skills
gross motor skill before fine motor skills
When do the children experience all emotions
2 months
Puberty
the ability to reproduce
Primary sex characteristics
physically what we need for reproduction ex:gonades
Secondary sex characteristic
height, voice change, hair, boobs
Self fulfilling prophecy
what a person thinks about themselves (what you think about yourself becomes true
Pruning
use it or lose it
Teenage brain
frontal lobe is not fully developed
Menopause
middle adult hood
women stops getting periods
cannot reproduce
Exercise and physical signs of aging
aging slows down when you exercise
Death Deferral Theory
put off death till a big milestone
(dying right after 90th birthday)
E.K Ross
5 stages of grief
Moro reflex
startled reflex
Babinski reflex
spreads their toes
Palmer grasp
wrapping finger relex
Rooting reflex
turning towards their source of food
Plantar reflex
curling their toes