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a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, phisical funtioning.
  • conservation
  • longitudinal study
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • alzheimer's disease
the fear of strangers that infants begin to display at about 8 months of age.
  • imprinting
  • longitudinal study
  • egocentrism
  • stranger anxiety
in this study the same people are tested and retested over a period of years.
  • cross-sectional study
  • developmental psychology
  • fluid intelligence
  • longitudinal study
a branch of psychology that studies human development in phsical, cognitive, and social change perspectives.
  • stranger anxiety
  • developmental psychology
  • longitudinal study
  • cross-sectional study
in Piaget's theory normally begins about ageDuring this stage people begin to think logically about abstract concepts.
  • intimacy
  • sensorimotor stage
  • embryo
  • formal operational stage
one's accumulated acknowledge and verbal skills; tends fo increase with age
  • crystallized intelligence
  • longitudinal study
  • crystalized intelligence
  • cross-sectional study
agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
  • embryo
  • maturation
  • teratogens
  • attachment
in Piaget's theory lasts from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age. During this stage, language development is rapid, but the child is unable to understand the mental operations of concrete logic.
  • intimacy
  • sensorimotor stage
  • formal operational stage
  • preoperational stage
the first menstrual period.
  • maturation
  • menarche
  • critical period
  • menopause
the principle that properties such as number, volume, and mass remain constant despite changes in the forms of objects; it is acquired during the concrete operational stage.
  • conservation
  • habituation
  • accommodation
  • assimilation
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth.
  • fetus
  • zygote
  • sensorimotor stage
  • embryo
a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind.
  • autism
  • attachment
  • egocentrism
  • theory of mind
in Erikson's theory, the ability to form close, loving relationships; a primary developmental task in late adolescence and early adulthood.
  • basic trust
  • intimacy
  • formal operational stage
  • attachment
a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open the mouth, and search for the nipple.
  • rooting reflex
  • assimilation
  • fluid intelligence
  • accommodation
refers to those aspects of intellectual ability, such as vocabulary and general knowledged that reflect accumulated learning. Crystallized intelligence tends to increase with age.
  • crystalized intelligence
  • habituation
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • crystallized intelligence
the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
  • zygote
  • schemas
  • menopause
  • cognition
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines.
  • menopause
  • menarche
  • teratogens
  • imprinting
refers to a person's ability to reason speedily and abstractly. Fluid intelligence tends to decline with age.
  • fluid intelligence
  • longitudinal study
  • assimilation
  • accommodation
the process by which certain animals form attachments early in life, usually during a limited critical period.
  • imprinting
  • attachment
  • habituation
  • maturation
people's ideas about their own and others' mental states—about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts and the behavior these might predict.
  • teratogens
  • theory of mind
  • egocentrism
  • habituation
the early adolescent period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproduction.
  • concrete operational stage
  • embryo
  • critical period
  • puberty
according to Erikson is a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy - a concept that infants form if their needs are met by responsive caregiving.
  • egocentrism
  • intimacy
  • basic trust
  • imprinting
in Piaget's theory refers to the difficulty that preoperational children have in considing another's viewpoint. "Ego" means "self" erring and "centrism" indicates "in the center"; the preoperational child is "self-centered."
  • preoperational stage
  • theory of mind
  • egocentrism
  • habituation
are mental concepts that organize and interpret information. They are found in Piaget's theory of cognitive development
  • accommodation
  • menopause
  • zygote
  • schemas
this refers to the life stage from puberty to independent adulthood, denoted physically by a growth spurt and maturation of primary and secondary sex characteristics, cognitively by the onset of formal operational thought, and socially by the formation of identity.
  • imprinting
  • adolescence
  • accommodation
  • conservation
the stage lasting from about ages 6 or 7 to 11, children can think logically about concrete events and objects.
  • critical period
  • concrete operational stage
  • puberty
  • formal operational stage
in this study people of different ages are compared with one another.
  • crystalized intelligence
  • fluid intelligence
  • cross-sectional study
  • social clock
one's sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent's task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.
  • identity
  • imprinting
  • menopause
  • cognition
refers to interpreting a new experience in terms of an existing schema.In Piaget's theory.
  • accommodation
  • social clock
  • habituation
  • assimilation
an emotional tie with another person, shown in young children by their seeking closeness to a caregiver and showing distress on separation.
  • imprinting
  • basic trust
  • attachment
  • maturation
a syndrome that refers to the physical and cognitive abnormalities that heavy drinking by a pregnant woman may cause in the developing child.
  • developmental psychology
  • fetal alcohol syndrome
  • teratogens
  • autism
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