DevelopPsych Final from Janet Belsky's Experiencing the Lifespan
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DevelopPsych Final from Janet Belsky's
Experiencing the Lifespan
Germinal stage - answerthe 2-week period of prenatal development that begins at conception
embryonic stage - answerthe period of prenatal development that lasts from the second week
until about the eighth week
fetal stage - answe...
DevelopPsych Final from Janet Belsky's
Experiencing the Lifespan
Germinal stage - answer✔the 2-week period of prenatal development that begins at conception
embryonic stage - answer✔the period of prenatal development that lasts from the second week
until about the eighth week
fetal stage - answer✔the period of prenatal development that lasts from the ninth week until
birth
age of viability - answer✔the age at which a baby can survive in the event of a premature birth
teratogen - answer✔any factor that can cause a birth defect
sensitive period - answer✔a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible
to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always
produce irreversible consequences
proximodistal sequence - answer✔the developmental principle that growth occurs from the
most interior parts of the body outward
cephalocaudal sequence - answer✔the developmental principle that growth occurs in a
sequence from head to toe
Synaptogenesis and pruning - answer✔sensorimotor synaptogenesis last 2 months of pregnancy
up to birth, myelination and pruning over first year of life
Language/auditory comprehension, perception in middle period up to 10yo
Prefrontal cortex is latest developing- peaks ~2 yo, and pruning continues to ~21yo
Myelination - answer✔the formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron
neural plasticity - answer✔the ability of the brain to change/heal in response to experience
sucking reflex - answer✔Reflex that causes a newborn to make sucking motions when a finger
or nipple if placed in the mouth
face-perception studies - answer✔research using preferential looking and habituation to explore
what very young babies know about faces
sensorimotor stage - answer✔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
circular reaction - answer✔A repetitive action that achieves a desired response; seen during
Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
primary circular reactions - answer✔the repetition of actions that first occurred by chance and
that focus on the infant's own body
secondary circular reactions - answer✔the repetition of actions that produce an effect on the
environment
primary attachment figure - answer✔the closest person in a child's or adult's life
proximity-seeking behavior - answer✔acting to maintain physical contact or to be close to an
attachment figure
preattachment phase - answer✔the first phase of John Bowlby's developmental attachment
sequence, during the first three months of life, when infants show no visible signs of attachment
social smile - answer✔a smile evoked by a human face, normally first evident in infants about
6 weeks after birth
attachment in the making - answer✔Second phase of Bowlby's attachment sequence, when,
from 4 to 7 months of age, babies slightly prefer the primary caregiver.
clear-cut attachment - answer✔critical human attachment phase, from 7 months through
toddlerhood, defined by separation anxiety, stranger anxiety, and needing a primary caregiver
close
gross motor skills - answer✔physical abilities involving large body movements, such as
walking and jumping
fine motor skills - answer✔physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of
the hands and fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin
concrete operational thinking - answer✔In Piaget's framework, the type of cognition
characteristic of children aged 8 to 11, marked by the ability to reason about the world in a more
logical, adult way.
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