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Chapter 9
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2010

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Developmental Psychology
Definition
studies agerelated changes in behavior and mental processes from conception to death
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Nature vs. Nurture
Definition
heredity vs. environment
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Continuity vs. Stages
Definition
continous and gradual vs. periods of abrupt changes followed by periods of little change
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Stability vs. change
Definition
characteristics maintained vs. characteristics vary over time
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Germinal period
Definition
conception to uterine implantation
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Embryonic Period
Definition
uterine implatation through the eighth week
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Fetal Period
Definition
eighth week until birth
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Teratogens
Definition

environment agents that cause damage during prenatal development

categories:

-legal and illegal drugs

-diseases and malnutrition

-exposure to x-rays and stress

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Brain, Motor, Sensory/perceptual
Definition
three key areas of early childhood development
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Primary Aging
Definition
gradual, inevitable changes
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Secondary aging
Definition
Changes due to disease, disuse, or neglect
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Jean Piaget
Definition
believed infants begin at a cognitively "primative" level and progress in distinct stages
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Schemas
Definition
Most basic unit of intellect, which act as patterns that organize interactions with the environment.
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Assimilation
Definition
absorbing new information into existing schemas
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Accommodation
Definition
adjusting old schemas or developing new ones to better fit with new information
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Sensorimotor
Definition
birth-2 years
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Preoperational
Definition
2-7 years
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concrete operational
Definition
7-11 years
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Formal Operational
Definition
11 years and up
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Underestimated Abilities
Definition
(e.g., newborns can imitatr facial expressions)
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