Psych 230 Exam1

ectoderm {Ans: outermost layer - nervouse system and brain}Nature {Ans: biological inheritance}APGAR {Ans: Appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration - used to quickly assess newborns}neural migration {Ans: cells moving outward from their original location to their appropriate locations}In the continuity-discontinuity issue in development, continuity refers to _____, while discontinuity implies _____. {Ans: gradual change; distinct stages}Passive Genotype {Ans: biological parents provide a rearing environment}Nurture {Ans: environmental experiences}Dizygotic {Ans: fraternal twins}Birth Stage 2 - Delivery {Ans: lasts approximately 90 minutes / stage ends when baby's head emerges}Chromosomes {Ans: threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes}Active Genotype {Ans: occur when children seek out environments that they find stimulating}Piaget's Theory {Ans: states that children go through four stages of cognitive development as they actively construct their understanding of the world}Mitosis {Ans: nucleus duplicates itself and divides to form two cells}The comparison of aspects from two or more cultures {Ans: cross-cultural studies}Evocative Genotype {Ans: occur when the child's inherited characteristics evoke responses from others in the environment}Views development as lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual, and as a process that involves growth, maintenance, and regulation of