Psych 1101- Exam 3 Terms UNCC Questions and Correct Answers
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PSYC 1101
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PSYC 1101
Developmental psychology a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span
Cross-sectional study research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time
Longitudinal study research that follows and retests the same people over ti...
Psych 1101 - Exam 3 Terms UNCC Questions and Correct Answers Developmental psychology ✅a branch of psychology that studies physical , cognitive , and social change throughout the life span Cross -sectional study ✅research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time Longitudinal study ✅research that follows and retests the same people over time Zygotes ✅the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo Embryo ✅the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month Fetus ✅the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth Teratogens ✅agents , such as chemicals and viruses , that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) ✅physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking . In severe cases , symptoms include noticeable facial misproportions Habituation ✅decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation . As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus , their interest wanes and they look away sooner . Maturation ✅biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior , relatively uninfluenced by experience Cognition ✅all the mental activities associated with thinking , knowing , remembering , and communicating Schemas ✅Concepts or mental frameworks that organize and interpret information . Assimilate ✅interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas Accommodate ✅adapting our current understandings (schemas ) to incorporate new information Sensorimotor stage ✅in Piaget's theory , the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities Object permanence ✅the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived Preoperational stage ✅In piaget's theory , the stage , at which a child learns to use language , but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of logic (age 2-7) Conservation ✅the principle that properties such as mass , volume , and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects Egocentric ✅in Piaget's theory , the preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view Concrete operational stage ✅in Piaget's theory , the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events Formal operational ✅in Piaget's theory , the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts Stranger anxiety ✅the fear of strangers that infants commonly display , beginning by about 8 months of age Attatchment ✅an emotional tie with another person ; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation Scaffold ✅in Vygotsky's theory , a framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking Theory of mind ✅people's ideas about their own and others' mental states—about their feelings , perceptions , and thoughts , and the behaviors these might predict . Critical period ✅an optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development Imprinting ✅the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life
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