Unit 6 Development Flashcards
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IQ
a measure of a person’s cognitive and reasoning ability.
EQ
the ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you
5 components of EQ
self awareness: understanding my moods and emotions
self regulation: ability to relax, manage stress, control mood motivation: commitment, initiative, optimism
empathy: recognizing emotions in others, caring attitude
social skills: relationships w/ others
MI (multiple intelligences):
a theory describing the different ways students learn and acquire information
bodily-kinesthetic
musical
intrapersonal
spatial
natualistic
lingustic
existential
logical-mathematica
interpersonal
Rooting
When you gently stroke the corner of your baby’s mouth with your nipple, they should instinctively turn their head toward it to nurse.
sucking reflex
happens when the roof of a baby’s mouth is touched. The baby will begin to suck when this area is stimulated, which helps with nursing or bottle feeding.
Grasping reflex:
When an object is placed in an infant’s palm, the infant’s fingers reflexively grasp the object
Stepping reflex
a baby appears to take steps or dance when held upright with his or her feet with certain stimuli
Moro reflex
When an infant is startled or feels like they are falling, they spread their arms out and cry
Teratogen
chemicals or viruses that can enter the placenta and harm the fetus
Habituation
when a child starts giving less attention or paying no attention after repeated exposure to a stimulus
FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome
mom drinks while pregnant, creating physical and cognitive abnormalities in children
ature vs Nurture
how environment vs genetics shapes development
intelligence
the ability to learn from experience, sole problems, and use our knoweldge to adopt to new situations
savant syndrome
a rare condition in which someone with developmental/congative disorders demosntrates a cetain ability far in excess of average
fixed mindset vs growth mindset
fixed: views intelligence as unchangeable
growth: sees it as malleable
achievement vs aptitude test
achievement: tests focus on what has already been learned.
aptitude: focus on the potential someone has to learn new things
eugenics testing bias
looks at tests validity on whether it predicts future behavior for only some groups of test takers
logitudinal study
following the same group of people over a period of time
cross sectional study
collect data from a group of people over a single point in time
ctitical period
a time during development when influences have a major effect
1-12 weeks (1st rimester)
erikson’s stage 1
: trust vs mistrust
children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliable care and affection; lack will lead to mistrust
hope
brith- 1.5 yrs
erikson’s stage 2
autonomy vs shame and doubt (can i do things myself or am i dependent on others)
establish a sense of control over themselves and confidence in their ability to
will
1.5 yrs - 3 yrs
erikson’s stage 3
nitiative vs guilt (am I good or bad)
children assert their power and control over the world through directing play and social interactions
purpose
3-5