

Unit 3 Flashcards
Flashcard
•
Social Studies
•
12th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Medium
Spencer Herber
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
Student preview

100 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Developmental Psychology is a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development throughout the lifespan.
Back
Developmental Psychology focuses on understanding how individuals grow and change physically, cognitively, and socially-emotionally over their entire lives.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Cross-sectional study involves research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time.
Back
Cross-sectional study is a method used to analyze differences among age groups by studying them simultaneously at a single point in time.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Longitudinal Study is research that follows and retests the same people over time.
Back
Longitudinal Study tracks the same individuals over a period of time to observe changes and developments.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Teratogens
Back
Agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
Back
Physical and cognitive function deficits in children caused by their birth mother’s heavy drinking during pregnancy.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Maturation
Back
Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Critical Period
Back
An optimal period early in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development.
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?