Life-Span Development Final
(Straighterline)
accommodation - ANS-adjusting schemes to fit new information and experiences
\adolescence - ANS-10 to 12 to 18 to 21 years old
\affectionate love - ANS-combination of intimacy and commitment, no passion
\amygdala - ANS-limbic system structure especially involved in emotion
\anorexia nervosa - ANS-relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation; linked to pressure
from images in media and social media
\apgar scale - ANS-assesses the health of newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth
\assimilation - ANS-using existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences
\authoritarian parenting - ANS-parents exhort child to follow directions and respect their work
and effort.
\authoritative parenting - ANS-encourages children to be independent but still places limits and
controls on their actions
\average life expectancy - ANS-79 years
\babies are born with ____ to ___ billion neurons - ANS-20 to 100
\bandura's social cognitive theory - ANS-Emphasizes behavior, environment, and cognition as
the key factors in development
\biological processes - ANS-changes in an individual's physical nature
\broca's area - ANS-speech production
\cephalocaudal pattern - ANS-growth that proceeds from the head downward
\cognitive processes - ANS-changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language
\concrete operational stage - ANS-7 to 11 years:
- the child can now reason logically about concrete events and classify objects into different sets
\constructive play - ANS-combines sensorimotor/practice play with symbolic representation
\constructivist approach - ANS-learner-centered approach emphasizes the importance of
individuals actively constructing their own knowledge and understanding with guidance from a
teacher
\consummate love - ANS-strongest form of love
\corpus callosum - ANS-these nerve fibers connect the brain's two hemispheres; they thicken in
adolescence to process information more effectively
\cross-cultural studies - ANS-comparing aspects of cultures to gain information about their
developmental similarities
\culture - ANS-interactions, behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group passed
on from generation to generation
\Dating and Romantic Relationships in Adolescence - ANS-- entry into romantic attractions and
affiliations at about 11 to 13 years of age
- exploring romantic relationships at approximately 14 to 16 years of age
- consolidating dyadic romantic bonds at about 17 to 19 years of age
, \Development - ANS-pattern of change beginning at conception and continuing throughout the
life span
Ex: growth and decline
\difficult child - ANS-reacts negatively and cries frequently, engages in irregular daily routines,
slow to accept change
\direct instruction approach - ANS-a structured, teacher-centered approach characterized by
teacher direction and control, high teacher expectations for students' progress, maximum time
spent by students on academic tasks, and efforts by the teacher to keep negative affect to a
minimum
\dishabituation - ANS-increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation
\down syndrome - ANS-a form of intellectual disability caused by an abnormality in the 21st
chromosome
\early adulthood - ANS-20s and 30s
\early childhood - ANS-3 to 5 years
\easy child - ANS-generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines, adapts
easily to new experiences
\embryonic period - ANS-occurs 2 to 8 weeks after conception
\emerging adulthood - ANS-18 to 25 years
\erikson' psychosocial theory for human behavior - ANS-motivation for behavior is social in
nature
\ethnicity - ANS-Based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and
language
\evolutionary developmental psychology - ANS-growth in interest in using the concepts of
evolutionary psychology to understand human development
\fatuous love - ANS-passion and commitment without intimacy
\first age - ANS-childhood and adolescence
\formal operational stage - ANS-11 years to adulthood:
- the adolescent reasons in more abstract, idealistic, and logical ways
\fourth age - ANS-Approximately 80 years and older
\fragile x syndrome - ANS-sex-linked disorder causing an abnormality in the X chromosome
\freudian development: anal stage - ANS-1.5 to 3 years; child's pleasure focuses on the anus
\freudian development: genital stage - ANS-puberty onward; a time of sexual reawakening:
source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside the family
\freudian development: latency stage - ANS-6 years to puberty; child represses sexual interest
and develops social and intellectual skills
\Freudian development: oral stage - ANS-birth to 1.5 years; infant's pleasure centers on the
mouth
\freudian development: phallic stage - ANS-3 to 6 years; child's pleasure focuses on the genitals
\frontal lobes - ANS-voluntary movement, thinking, personality, and intentionality, or purpose
\games play - ANS-activities that are engaged in for pleasure and have rules
\gender - ANS-characteristics of people as males, females, or transgender, and sociocultural
challenges
\habituation - ANS-decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the
stimulus
(Straighterline)
accommodation - ANS-adjusting schemes to fit new information and experiences
\adolescence - ANS-10 to 12 to 18 to 21 years old
\affectionate love - ANS-combination of intimacy and commitment, no passion
\amygdala - ANS-limbic system structure especially involved in emotion
\anorexia nervosa - ANS-relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation; linked to pressure
from images in media and social media
\apgar scale - ANS-assesses the health of newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth
\assimilation - ANS-using existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences
\authoritarian parenting - ANS-parents exhort child to follow directions and respect their work
and effort.
\authoritative parenting - ANS-encourages children to be independent but still places limits and
controls on their actions
\average life expectancy - ANS-79 years
\babies are born with ____ to ___ billion neurons - ANS-20 to 100
\bandura's social cognitive theory - ANS-Emphasizes behavior, environment, and cognition as
the key factors in development
\biological processes - ANS-changes in an individual's physical nature
\broca's area - ANS-speech production
\cephalocaudal pattern - ANS-growth that proceeds from the head downward
\cognitive processes - ANS-changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language
\concrete operational stage - ANS-7 to 11 years:
- the child can now reason logically about concrete events and classify objects into different sets
\constructive play - ANS-combines sensorimotor/practice play with symbolic representation
\constructivist approach - ANS-learner-centered approach emphasizes the importance of
individuals actively constructing their own knowledge and understanding with guidance from a
teacher
\consummate love - ANS-strongest form of love
\corpus callosum - ANS-these nerve fibers connect the brain's two hemispheres; they thicken in
adolescence to process information more effectively
\cross-cultural studies - ANS-comparing aspects of cultures to gain information about their
developmental similarities
\culture - ANS-interactions, behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group passed
on from generation to generation
\Dating and Romantic Relationships in Adolescence - ANS-- entry into romantic attractions and
affiliations at about 11 to 13 years of age
- exploring romantic relationships at approximately 14 to 16 years of age
- consolidating dyadic romantic bonds at about 17 to 19 years of age
, \Development - ANS-pattern of change beginning at conception and continuing throughout the
life span
Ex: growth and decline
\difficult child - ANS-reacts negatively and cries frequently, engages in irregular daily routines,
slow to accept change
\direct instruction approach - ANS-a structured, teacher-centered approach characterized by
teacher direction and control, high teacher expectations for students' progress, maximum time
spent by students on academic tasks, and efforts by the teacher to keep negative affect to a
minimum
\dishabituation - ANS-increase in responsiveness after a change in stimulation
\down syndrome - ANS-a form of intellectual disability caused by an abnormality in the 21st
chromosome
\early adulthood - ANS-20s and 30s
\early childhood - ANS-3 to 5 years
\easy child - ANS-generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines, adapts
easily to new experiences
\embryonic period - ANS-occurs 2 to 8 weeks after conception
\emerging adulthood - ANS-18 to 25 years
\erikson' psychosocial theory for human behavior - ANS-motivation for behavior is social in
nature
\ethnicity - ANS-Based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and
language
\evolutionary developmental psychology - ANS-growth in interest in using the concepts of
evolutionary psychology to understand human development
\fatuous love - ANS-passion and commitment without intimacy
\first age - ANS-childhood and adolescence
\formal operational stage - ANS-11 years to adulthood:
- the adolescent reasons in more abstract, idealistic, and logical ways
\fourth age - ANS-Approximately 80 years and older
\fragile x syndrome - ANS-sex-linked disorder causing an abnormality in the X chromosome
\freudian development: anal stage - ANS-1.5 to 3 years; child's pleasure focuses on the anus
\freudian development: genital stage - ANS-puberty onward; a time of sexual reawakening:
source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside the family
\freudian development: latency stage - ANS-6 years to puberty; child represses sexual interest
and develops social and intellectual skills
\Freudian development: oral stage - ANS-birth to 1.5 years; infant's pleasure centers on the
mouth
\freudian development: phallic stage - ANS-3 to 6 years; child's pleasure focuses on the genitals
\frontal lobes - ANS-voluntary movement, thinking, personality, and intentionality, or purpose
\games play - ANS-activities that are engaged in for pleasure and have rules
\gender - ANS-characteristics of people as males, females, or transgender, and sociocultural
challenges
\habituation - ANS-decreased responsiveness to a stimulus after repeated presentations of the
stimulus
