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developmental psych |
studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout life span |
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zygote |
fertilized egg, which develops into and embryo |
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embryo |
developing human organism from 2 weeks after fertilization through the 2nd month |
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fetus |
developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth |
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teratogens |
chemicals or viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm |
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fetal alchohol syndrome |
abnormalities in a child caused by a women's heavy drinking during pregnancy |
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habituation |
decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation, especially in infants |
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maturation |
biological growth process that changes behavior |
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cognition |
mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating |
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schema |
framework that organizes info in our mind |
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assimilation |
assimilating new experiences into existing schemas |
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sensorimotor stage |
infants know the world through sensory impressions |
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object permanence |
awareness that things continue to exist when not perceived |
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proportional stage |
child learns language but doesn't understand logic |
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conservation |
properties of mass, volume , and number remain constant despite change in forms |
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theory of mind |
people idea about their own and others mental states |
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concrete operational stage |
cognitive development where children gain logic and understand concrete events |
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formal operational stage |
people think logically abut abstract concepts |
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autism |
disorder where child is deficient in communication, social interaction, and theory of mind |
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stranger anxiety |
fear of strangers that infant display |
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attachment |
emotional tie with another person, caregiver |
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critical period |
optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to stimuli or experiences produces proper development |
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imprintging |
process by which animals form attachments during a critical period of their lives |
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temperament |
persons characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity |
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basic trust |
sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy |
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self concept |
our understanding and evaluation of who we are |
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gender |
biological and social differences that distinguish male of female |
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aggression |
behavior intended to hurt someone |
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x chromosome |
found on both sexes, 2 for male, 1 for female |
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y chromosome |
found in women, 1
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testosterone |
male sex hormone, stimulates growth of sex organs and male characteristic s during puberty |
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role |
set of expectations about a social position |
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gender role |
set of behaviors for a male or female |
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gender identity |
our sense of being male or female |
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gender typing |
acquisition of traditional male of female role |
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social learning theory |
theory that we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being punished or rewarded |
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adolescence |
transition period from child to adult |
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puberty |
period of sexual maturation |
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primary sex characteristics |
body structures that make sexual reproduction possible |
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secondary characteristics |
nonreproductive sexual characteristics like -female hips, breasts -male voice |
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menarche |
first mental period |
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identity |
our sense of self |
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social identity |
the sense of self from group membership |
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intimacy |
ability to form loving relationships |
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menopause |
time of natural cessation of menstruation |
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cross sectional study |
study in which people of different ages are compared with one another |
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longitudinal study |
research in which the same people are studied and retested over a long period of crystallized intelligence |
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crystallized intelligence |
our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills |
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fluid intelligence |
our ability to reason speedily and abstractly |
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social clock |
preferred timing of social events- marriage, children |