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Dederich AP Psychology Unit 6 Development

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developmental psychology

Definition

a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 14, 462)

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the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 466)

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the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 466)

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the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 466)

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(literally, "monster makers") agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 467)

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fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)

physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking. In severe cases, signs include a small, out-of-proportion head and abnormal facial features. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 467)

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decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 264, 468)

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biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 471)

all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e pp. 356, 476)

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a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 477)

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interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 477)

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(2) in developmental psychology, adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 477)

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sensorimotor stage

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. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 478)

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object permanence

the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 478)

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preoperational stage

in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to about 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic. (Myers Psychology for AP 2e p. 479)

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