Wernicke's Area - Center for language comprehension
Down Syndrome - Extra chromosome, intellectual disabilities and physical abnormalities
Accommodation - Adjusting schemes to fit new information
Adolescence - (12 years - 22 years)
Dramatic physical changes, pursuit of independence/identity, logical/abstract/idealistic thought
Amniocentesis - (15 weeks - 18 weeks)
Testing of amniotic fluid
Aphasia - Total loss or impairment of language processing
Assimilation - Using existing schemes to deal with new information
Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt - (1 year - 3 years)
Growing sense of independence, punishing too harshly can lead to shame and doubt
Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory - Behavior, environment, and thoughts are interacting,
emphasizes observational learning
Biological Age - Health of an individual
Blastocyst - (Germinal)
Develops into embryo
Broca's Area - Center for word production
, Cephalocaudal Development - Growth from top to bottom
Child-Directed Speech - Simple words, high pitched
Chorionic Villus Sampling - (10 weeks - 12 weeks)
Testing of placenta sample
Chronological Age - Years of life
Cognitive Theory - Emphasize conscious thought
Concrete Operational Stage - (7 years - 11 years)
Logical reasoning, classification of objects
Continuity-Discontinuity Debate - Debate on whether development involves gradual, cumulative
change or distinct changes
Deferred Imitation - Copying of actions seen hours or days before
Development - Pattern of change that starts at conception and continues through the life span
Dishabituation - Recovery of response after stimuli is changed
A-not-B Error - Tendency of infants to reach where object was earlier, rather than where it was
last hidden
Dynamic Systems Theory - Perception and action are coupled
Early Adulthood - (Late teens - 30's)
Independence, career prominence, and finding a mate