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Child development |
Scientific study of processes of change and stability in children from conception through adolescence |
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Cognitive development |
Pattern of change in mental abilities (reasoning skills or enhancing children's language) |
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Psychosocial development |
Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships. |
Most developmental scientist research this feature of development |
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Nuclear family |
Consists of one or two parents and children. Biological, adopted, or step children. |
Two generational household unit |
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Hypotheses |
Possible explanations for phenomena, used to PREDICT the outcome of research |
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Freud emphasized... |
Early experiences |
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Erikson viewed development as |
A lifelong process |
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Common causes of infertility in women |
Fallopian tube damage |
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Deoxyribonucleic acid |
Chemical that carries inherited instructions for the development of all cellular forms of life |
DNA |
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Psychopathology |
Evidence for a strong hereditary influence on such mental disorders as autism, alcoholism, and depression. |
There's a strong genetic component for schizophrenia |
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Prenatal development takes place in 3 stages |
Germinal, embryonic, and fetal |
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Caffeine during pregnancy |
4 or more cups of coffee a day during pregnancy is related to increased risk of sudden death in infancy |
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Parturition |
Process of giving birth. Begins about 2 weeks before delivery. |
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APGAR scale |
Appearance- color (blue, yellow skin) Pulse- heart rate Grimace- reflex irritability Activity- muscle tone Respiration- breathing |
Most babies are assessed after delivery |
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Proximodistal principle |
Growth and motor development proceed from the center of the body outward. |
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Cerebellum |
Maintains balance and motor coordination |
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Synapses |
Nervous systems communication links bridged by neurotransmitters |
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