Developmental Psychology Questions
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moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions.
the most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it.
child development; investigated how culture & interpersonal communication guide development; zone of proximal development; play research
Known for his theory of cognitive development in children
possessing biological sexual characteristics of both sexes
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement.
Studied attachment in monkeys with artificial mothers; contact comfort
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines.
philosopher who said our minds are a blank slate at birth; tabula rasa
Presented feminist critique of Kolhberg's moral development theory; believed women's moral sense guided by relationships
a life-threatening, sexually transmitted infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It depletes the immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to infections.
the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible.
the "we" aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to "Who am I?" that comes from our group memberships.
non-reproductive sexual traits, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair.
an enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one's own sex (homosexual orientation), the other sex (heterosexual orientation), or both sexes (bisexual orientation).
all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "Who am I?"
an optimal period early in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development.
a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another.
the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period.