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Developmental Psychology
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Universal aspects of lifespan development from conception through death; Identifies cultural variations
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Cephalocaudal
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head to feet
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Proximodistal
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center moving outward
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Zygote
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fertilized egg
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Placenta
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Structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass into fetus from mother's bloodstream
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Teratogens
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harmful toxins that affect development resulting in defect, damage or anomaly
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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Growth retardation, head and facial abnormalities (look flattend), microcephaly (smaller heads), skeletal, brain and heart damage
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Fetal Alcohol Effects
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Some symptoms of FAS, but less severe
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Temperament
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relatively constant basic disposition which is inherent in a person that underlies and modulates his/her behavior
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Attachment
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the affectional bond between an infant and its caretaker
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Stranger Anxiety
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develops when infants are around 6-7 months ending around 18 months
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Adolescence Growth Spurt
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Rapid growth in height and weight as the body is preparing for hormonal shifts/maturation
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Attachment and Contact Comfort
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hypothesized that animals/humans need warmth and comfort as a primary need
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Asyncrhony
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certain body parts grow at different speeds leading to a lack of proportion
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Adolescent Egocentricism
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Way of thinking the world is focused on themselves
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Imaginary Audience
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belief that everyone in the environment is concerned with the behavior/appearance of him/herself
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Personal Fable
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View him/herself as somehow unique of heroic
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Assimilation
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how to fit new information into the present system of knowledge
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Accomodation
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existing structures don't fit so a child must develop new schemes
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