Infancy to Childhood (AP Psych)

Teratogen

• Fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division

• unborn child with one or more physical abnormalities

• chromosomal activity

• substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child

Which "mother" did the monkeys in Harlows experiment attach to?

• The non-maternal cloth mother

• The maternal wooden mother

Attachment, but for animals

• Animal attachment

• Preconventional

• Postconventional

• Imprinting

An experiment devised to study the attachment between an infant and her mother

• Strange Situation

• Monkey Experiment

• Sensitive Period

• Imprinting

What conclusion can we draw from Harlow's research

• The importance of food

• Monkeys are better at socializing when they come out the cage

• Contact comfort is the most important factor when forming attachment

• Contact is equally as important as food when forming an attachment

The sensorimotor stage focuses primarily on..

• motor skills
• language development
• understanding of others perspective
• understanding complex mathematics

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called:

• learning
• assimilation
• accomodation

How do cliques help adolescents with social development?

• They encourage them to develop stronger family ties.
• They emphasize the importance of preparing for college and a career.
• They foster friendships with individuals from a wide variety of cultures and social classes.
• They help adolescents establish an identity.

According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Generativity vs. Stagnation 

Maria resents the burdens and constraints  of caring for her infant daughter and ignores her cries for attention.  Her daughter will likely show signs of

• egocentricism
• insecure (avoidant) attachment
• habituation
• gender typing