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Human Development refers to...
Change & Constancy
The accepted view of development is that it is...
An ongoing process
Not history-graded on development
Menopause
"Children are good"
Rousseau
1877, Scientific basis for studying children done by?
Darwin
Freud was criticized for...
Using adults to study children
Purpose of 1st intelligence test?
Identify children at risk for falling behind
Proximal Development
Skills child can do w/ skilled helper
Major limitation of correlation research
Can't determine cause & effect
Important reason for ethical research
Protect participants
Ethology refers to...
Behavior of innate behaviors
In textbook, they make a metaphor to info processing... What was it?
Computer
What is the primary purpose of genetic counseling?
So parents can make procreation decisions
Someone w/ 2 alleles for brown eyes is...
Homozygous for trait
How much genetics do parents/siblings share?
50%
Presence of extra 21st chromosome leads to...?
Down Syndrome
Actual traits portrayed (physical) are
Phenotype
Conception has occurred when egg & sperm combine to form
23 new pairs of chromosomes
Most accurate for how much weight women should gain while pregnant
25-35 pounds average, also depends on body type
Woman is ready to deliver
when dilated 10cm (4 in)
What is an episiodomy
Widen vaginal opening
Neonate?
Infant in 1st month
What is the most common birthing method?
Hospital
Lanugo? Vernix?
Fine, downy hair that covers newborns. Oil that covers newborn, white chunks
Why use a midwife?
It's more personal
If you decorated a room with bright colors and animals?
Baby can't see them because they are nearsighted
Early maternal contact influence bonding?
Researchers say it's 1 element of bonding
What does a 0 on Apgar scale?
Severe problems
Mom sad after 10 days post partum?
Baby blues
Most dramatic growth gains happen when?
Prenatal development
Can children "grow overnight"?
Yes, 1 in in 24 hours
Academy of Pedi says...
Children should be breastfed for 1 year
Myelin is?
Sheet of insulate around axons, facilitates communication
Greatest gains in acuity happen when?
First 6 months
When do humans start visually tracking object?
Depends on age
Mom uses red ball to catch baby's attention, baby loses interest... What has the baby done?
Habituated the ball
Putting toy in mouth?
Sensorimotor
Toy --> Lightbulb
Assimilation
Piaget said development is in _________, others say it is ____________.
Stages, Continuous
What is deferred imitation?
Immitation of action after time delay
Bayley Scale is used to measure what?
See handicaps/ to see nuerological/sense problems
"more"
Expressive language
Lion--> "kitty"
Example of overextension
Cognitive view of attachment
Assumes need for object permanence
Mothers of securely attached infacts are
-affectionate -more predictable -caregiving All the above.
4 month wants to be held only by mom or dad
Attachment in the making
Placement in day care affects attachment...
Regardless most are securely attached
Can social depreivation experiments be performed on babies?
No- unethical
Emotional regulation is...
How children control their emotions
Parent's expectation & Children's temperament
Goodness of fit
Child observes other child not afraid of stranger, so they are not afraid of stranger
Social referencing
Height and weight gains during early childhood
Become more slender, lose baby fat
Fine motor after gross
Proximodistal development
Rough & tumble play
Important to physical & social development
Minor illnesses
Last a few days, not life-threatening
Diarrhea
leading killer of children in developing country
Nutrition?
Healthy, well-balanced to create habits
Preoperational- important development of cognitive ability
Increase of language (representation)
Soft voice w/ cat, adult voice w/ kids
Pragmantics
Consistent control, strong affection
Authoritative Parenting
Parenting is a 2 way street because....
It depends on characteristics of the child
Child hits someone to get a toy back, this displays what kind of aggression?
Instrumental
Knowledge for desirable behavior patterns
Inductive methods
Conflict between siblings is greater when...
Parents show favoritism
Social play =
Parallel & associative play
Stronger self concept for preschoolers=
More possessive they are
Aggressive children appear to be less able to...
take perspective of others
Aggression is result of reinforcement & observational learning
Social Cognitive
Children's fears during early childhood focus less on...
Loud noises & strangers
Obese children are more likely to...
Get rejected by peers and do better in sports
Increased coordination & agility
All the above
ADHD not noticed until middle childhood because...
They are required to sit & pay attention
Concrete operational children
Can think in multiple dimensions
Jimmy does math first because it takes him the longest
Metacognition
Tina broke 1 toy on purpose, Dillion broke 5 on accident. Who is the most in trouble?
Dillon because he broke more
Gardener studied...
Biological basis & culture & learning
Erikson in middle childhood
Industry vs. Inferiority
Self-Esteem in middle childhood
refined, goes down
Learned helplessness
likely to believe success depends on ability
Increasing importance
Peers
During middle childhood
Friends are exclusively same gender
Home to school transition is influenced by
Diversity of early life experiences
High quality teachers
Communicate values & expectations
Asynchronous growth
Hands & feet hit peak growth before arms and legs
Clark hit puberty before his peers
Popular, confident, better at sports
Nutritional adolescense
Don't get as much nutrients
Understand metaphor
Formal operations
Olivia picking out clothes and thinks her friends are worried about what she's going to wear tomorrow
Imaginary audience
Males score higher on visual
Spatial ability
Adolescence--> Adulthood
Emerging adulthood
Body functions @ peak
Early adulthood
Juan is a tennis player, Miguel is a golfer. Who is a better athlete?
Miguel in his early 30s
Healthy behaviors
Are lacking in early adulthood
Impact of stress
Many respond in unhealthy ways
Rape is most common for women between
16-24
Post formal Piaget
Each person's experiences are different
Perry- good & evil
Dualistic
Cognitive development in college
Exposed to different points of view
Intrinsic
Fill days w/ meaningful activity
Erikson warns that
Ego identity should be established before relationship
Levinson... Seasons of life is?
Women have more social constraints, different timing for men & women, less applicable to women today
Reciprocity of relationships
2 way giving admiration & compliments
Someone attractive
Differs across cultures
Triangle theory of love
Couples have = amounts of 3 components of love
Loneliness is connected to
Low self-confidence, emotional instability, unhappiness
Marriage is the most common lifestyle for ages...
34-44
Cohabitating couples are more likely to divorce because
they have less traditional views of marriage
Workplace problems for dual earners
Affects health & marital satisfactions
True cost of divorce
Higher rates of illness
Interindividual variability
no 2 people change same way
Changes in muscle mass, body temp, metabolism can be altered by
Diet & exercise
Variations in response to menopause suggest
All the above
Reaction time increases by
Fraction of a second
Crystallized intelligence
increases w/ age
Stress effect middle adulthood
Control --> less likely to be depressed
Generativity cares for
All the above (anyone)
When Gender identity goes up^^^
Androgeny- parental imperative theory
Sandwich generation
Taking care of parents & kids
Grandparenting
Styles vary
Life expectancy is related to...
Gender, geographical location, race, healthy behavior
Dementia
Caused by Alzheimer's
Normal aging
Physiological decline slowly, man years of life, disease is not inevitable
Late adulthood
Hearing loss may be factor in social isolation
Cross linking theory
Body proteins stiffen w/ age & breakdown
Substance abuse in elderly
Prescription meds
Butler- Reminiscence
Make life meaningful
Disengagement theory
All the above
Untreated depression
May lead to suicide, particularly older men
Older adults prefer to stay in their home
As long as they can

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