Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The earliest challenge associated with Erik Erikson's framework for development is ________ while the final challenge associated with Erik Eriksons framework for development is _________ - Answer trust vs. mistrust; integrity vs. despair Beginning in the ____th week after conception, the ________ becomes a fetus. - Answer 12th; embryo Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition caused by maternal consumption of the teratogen alcohol, which can lead to numerous detrimental developmen...

scientific study of change and stability throughout the human lifespan; is interdisciplinary - Answer human development all aspects of human development from conception to death - Answer lifespan development what are the goals of human development? - Answer describe (when do children say their first words?) explain (how do children learn to use language?) predict (will delayed language development affect speech?) intervene (can therapy help speech delays?) what are the do...

lifespan psychology - Answer the study of how humans change and grow from conception through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and death. lifelong process - Answer Development is viewed as a? Physical, Cognitive, and Psychosocial - Answer What are the three domains of development? Physical Development - Answer involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness. Cognitive Development - Answer involves learning, attentio...

Emerging Adulthood - Answer The period of life between the ages of 18 & 25. It is now widely thought of as a separate developmental stage. Extreme Sports - Answer Forms of recreation that include apparent risk in injury or death and are attractive and thrilling as a result. Drug Abuse / Addiction - Answer The ingestion of a drug to the extent that it impairs the user's biological or psychological well-being. Postformal Thought - Answer A proposed adult stage of cognitive de...

lifespan development - Answer field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior throughout the lifespan the different focuses of lifespan development - Answer biological processes, genetic endowment, cognitive development, physical growth, and social development approaches of lifespan development (4) - Answer personality development, social development, physical development, and cognitive development physical development - Answer examines...

Developmental psychology = stages - Answer the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout human life, which are guided by both genetic predispositions (nature) and environmental influences (nurture). Teratogens - Answer substances that can harm the fetus Rooting reflex - Answer When the newborn's cheek is lightly touched, the head turns in the direction of the touch. This reflex aids breastfeeding, because it allows the infant to orient its hea...

Longitudinal Study - Answer studies a person or group of people over an extended period of time Cross-sectional Study - Answer compares individuals of various ages at one point in time Genome - Answer the set of complete instructions for making an organism Chromosome - Answer the genetic master code for the body. It is made up of DNA DNA - Answer a complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes Identical Twins - Answer twins who...

How is lifespan development defined? - Answer development throughout childhood and adulthood What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? - Answer ______ view: development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood or old age ______ view: development throughout childhood and adulthood Why have we seen an increase in life expectancy during the 20th century? - Answer better technology and medicine What are the three ...

Developmental science -Answer A field of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan Theory -Answer An orderly, integrated set of statements that describes, explains, and predicts behavior. Vital bc (1) provide organizing frameworks for our observations of people and (2) theories that are verified by research provide basis for practical action Organize theories based on three basic issues -Answer (1) Is the course of development continuous or dis...

Development - Answer systematic changes and continuities in the individual that occur between conception and death Physical development - Answer growth of the body and its organs, functioning of physiological systems include brain, physical signs of aging, changes in motor abilities, etc Cognitive development - Answer changes and continuities in perception, language, learning, memory, problem solving, and other mental processes psychosocial development - Answer changes in pe...