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Developmental Psychology

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a branch of psychology that studies cognitive, physical, and social change throughout lifetime.

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Nature

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influence of genetic inheritance and biological factors

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Nurture

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influence of environmental/outside factors after conception

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Cultural Variations

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culture vary from one another, same thing goes for belief and customs even within the same culture

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Motor Skills

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motions carried out when the brain, nervous system, muscles works together

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Social Factors

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things/circumstances that affect lifestyle (religion/family/wealth)

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Attachment

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emotional connection with a person; children typically seek closeness to their caregiver and become distressed when separated

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Socialization

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process by which children and adults learn from others

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Moral Development

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the process in which children learn morality throughout their development

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Adolescene

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transition period from childhood (puberty) to adulthood (independence)

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Parenting Styles

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parents establish standard strategies to rear their children

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Gender

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biologically and socially influenced characteristics in which people defined by male or female

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Zygote

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fertilized ovum resulting in the union of two gametes (sperm and egg) that develops in an embryo

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Embryo

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young of mammal in early stages of development

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Fetus

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developing of human organism 9 weeks after conception

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Teratogens

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factors that disturbs the development of an embryo or fetus

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Maturation

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior

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Cognition

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mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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Schema

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an organized pattern of thoughts/behavior that organizes information into categories

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Assimilation

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interpreting experiences based on schemas

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Accommodation

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adapting current understandings to incorporate new information

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Piaget’s Stage Of Cognitive Development

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stages of intellectual development from infancy to adulthood

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Sensorimotor Stage

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period of birth to 2 years of infancy; discovering relationships between their bodies and the environment

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Preoperational Stage

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2 to 6-7 years of age; children will begin to learn how to use language but does not yet comprehend concrete knowledge

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Concrete Operational Stage
6-11 years of age; children begin to think logically and able to understand concrete events
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Formal Operational Stage
person is capable of deductive and hypothetical and understanding; develop the ability to think about abstract concepts
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Object Permanence
the understanding that objects will continue to exist even when they aren’t observed
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Conservation
principle that properties like mass, volume, and number will remain unchanged despite changes in the form of objects
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Egocentrism
the belief of being center the center of all things or self-centered
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Theory Of Mind
understanding that people have different perspectives than our own by attributing mental states to others and oneself
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
disorder affecting communication, social interaction, and understanding others’ state of mind
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Stranger Anxiety
the fear of strangers commonly displayed by infants beginning at 8 months
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Critical Period
period after birth when an organism’s exposure to certain stimuli produces proper development
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Imprinting
process by which certain animals form attachments during critical period
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temperament
the foundation of personality; innate traits to help shape organism to responding to their environment
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Basic trust
the view that the world is trustworthy and predictable
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Self Concept
an idea from the beliefs to one holds about oneself and the response of others
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Aggression
hostile or violent behavior towards another with the intent to cause harm
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Gender Role
set of expected behaviors for males or for female sex
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Gender Identity
personal conception of oneself being male, female, or neither
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Social Learning Theory
the view that people learn by observing others
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Gender Typing
child becomes aware of their gender and begin to adopt values and attributes of members of the sex they identify as their own
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Transgender
someone who doesn’t identify with the gender they’re born with
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Identity
our sense of self
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Social Identity
the “we” aspect of self concept; derived from memberships from social groups
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Intimacy
the ability to form close/loving relationships
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Emerging Adulthood
period from late teens to adulthood; bridging the gap between adolescent dependence, full independence, responsible adult
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X chromosome
sex chromosome found in both men and women
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Y chromosome
found only in men; determines the sex of a baby
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Testosterone
steroid hormone that stimulates the development of male sexual organs, secondary sexual traits, sperm
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Puberty
period of sexual maturation where a person becomes capable of reproduction
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Primary sex characteristics
ovaries, testes, external genitalia that make reproduction possible
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Secondary sex characteristics
non reproductive sexual characteristics; female breasts, hips, male voice quality, body hair
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Menarche
first menstrual cycle
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Hypersexuality
clinical diagnosis describing frequent and sudden sexual urges
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Menopause
the time of natural ending of menstruation; her ability to reproduce declines
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Longitudinal Study
research where the same are get retested and restudied
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Cross-sectional Study
study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
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Social Clock
culturally preferred timing of social events; marriage, parenthood, retirement

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