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19 Cards in this Set
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Developmental Psychology
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study of the changes that occur from birth through old age
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Maturation
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automatic unfolding of development time
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Zygote
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cell produced at conception from egg and sperm before it begins to split
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Fertilization
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egg+sperm=zygote
cells begin to split Cells begin to specialize two weeks after conception (i.e. heart cells, brain cells, etc.) Embryo stage begins and ends at three months Classified as "fetus" at three months (heart begins to beat) |
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Critical period
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when many substances are likely to have a major effect on the fetus
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Fetus
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from 3 months to birth
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Embryo
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between two weeks and three months after conception
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Piaget's Sensory-motor stage
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age: 0-2
feature: object permanence and mental representations |
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Piaget's pre-operational stage
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age: 2-7 years
feature: representational thought, fantasy play, symbolic gestures, egocentrism, illogical thought, nonconserving, irreversibility |
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Piaget's concrete-operational stage
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age: 7-11 years
feature: conservation and complex classifcation (logical thought) |
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Piaget's formal-operational stage
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age: adolescence- adulthood
feature: abstract and hypothetical thought |
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Erikson
Trust vs. Mistrust |
birth to 1 year
challenge: developing a sense that world is safe/good |
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Erikson
Autonomy vs. Shame and DOubt |
1 to 3 years
Challenge: realizing that one is an independent person with the ability to make decisions |
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Erikson Initiative vs. Guilt |
3 to 6 years
CHallenge: developing a willingness to try new things and to handle failure |
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Erikson
Industry vs. Inferiority |
6 years to adolescence
Challenge: learning competence in basic skills and to cooperate with others |
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Erikson
Identity vs. Role Confusion |
Adolescence
Challenge: developing a coherent, integrated sense of inner self |
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Erikson
Intimacy vs. Isolation |
young adulthood
Challenge: Establishing ties to another in a trusting, loving relationship |
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Erikson
Generativity vs. Stagnation |
Middle adulthood
Challenge: Finding meaning in career, family, and community via productive work |
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Erikson
Ego integrity vs. Despair |
Late Life
Challenge: viewing one's life as satisfactory and worth living |
