Developmental Psychology Otázky

an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex (homosexual orientation) or the other sex (heterosexual orientation)

Giving just enough help to a learner for them to understand

belief that inanimate objects have human feelings

a set of expected behaviors for males or for females.

a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning

symptoms that include a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes

Gap between what a learner has already mastered and what he/she can achieve when provided with educational support

a condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.

not committed to an identity but actively exploring possible ones

Not committed to an identity and not exploring possible identities

Known for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development

Kohlberg's most famous moral problem; answers used to create his stages ((expensive drug for wife-steal or let her die?)

commitment to values, beliefs, and goals following a period of exploration

for some people in modern cultures, a period from the late teens to mid-twenties, bridging the gap between adolescent dependence and full independence and responsible adulthood.

researcher who developed a model of parenting styles that included authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive

researcher who focused on critical attachment periods in baby birds, a concept he called imprinting

american psychologist who established the first psychology research laboratory in the U.S. and studied the effects of adolescence on education

studied how different attachment styles affected kids; Strange Situation Experiment

any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.

newborn baby; immune system weak; born with reflexes