26 Questions
What is the primary characteristic of Stage 3 of moral development?
Mutual interpersonal expectations and relationships
According to the theory of moral development, what is the primary difference between conventional morality and postconventional morality?
Conventional morality is based on social standards, while postconventional morality is based on personal standards
What is the primary concern of Social Systems Morality?
Maintaining social order, law, and justice
What is the term for the process by which people examine and evaluate their lives during late adulthood?
Life review
What is the primary consequence of single-parent households on children?
Difficulty in establishing close relationships later in life
What is the term for the theory that suggests successful aging is characterized by maintaining the interests and activities of earlier stages of life?
Activity theory of aging
What is the primary characteristic of the formal operational stage?
Abstract, idealistic, and logical thought
What is the primary concept of Vygotsky's view of cognitive development?
Cognitive development occurs through social interactions
What is the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) in Vygotsky's theory?
The gap between what children can do alone and what they can do with guidance
What is the primary characteristic of adolescent egocentrism?
The state of self-absorption in which a teenager views the world from their own point of view
What is the primary difference between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence?
Fluid intelligence is based on information processing, while crystallized intelligence is based on experience
What is the primary concept of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?
The development of individual's interactions and understanding of themselves and others
What is the primary concept of attachment in social development?
A positive emotional bond between a child and a caregiver
What is the primary concept of imprinting in attachment theory?
A behavior that takes place during a critical period and involves attachment to the first moving object observed
What is the primary characteristic of Kohlberg's preconventional morality stage?
Judging right and wrong based on the probability of rewards and punishments
What is the primary characteristic of securely attached children in the Ainsworth strange situation?
They show a strong attachment to their caregiver and are distressed when separated
What is the term for the study of the pattern of change from conception to the end of life?
Developmental psychology
What is the period called when the developing individual has a heart, a brain, and other organs?
Embryonic period
What is the term for the point at which a fetus can survive if born prematurely?
Age of viability
What is the term for unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli?
Reflexes
What is the term for the period between childhood and adulthood?
Adolescence
What is the term for the period at which maturation of the sexual organs occurs?
Puberty
What is the term for the process by which a child's understanding of the world changes as a function of age and experience?
Cognitive development
What is the term for the stage from birth to 2 years, during which a child constructs their understanding of the world through coordinating sensory experiences and motor movements?
Sensorimotor stage
What is the term for the ability to understand that objects continue to exist even if they are out of sight?
Object permanence
What is the term for the stage from 7 to 12 years of age that is characterized by concrete and logical thought?
Concrete operational stage
Explore the study of human development from conception to lifespan, covering the earliest stages of development, the germinal period, and the embryonic period. Learn about the formation of the zygote and embryo, and how organs develop.
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