DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE!
Developmental Psych Test Content – all students
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Perspectives in psychology – there are 6, see below
Biological, cognitive an d social development – know the difference between these three developmental areas. They’re a
big part of your project!
Stages of the lifespan – infancy, early childhood etc
Biological development – fertilization, fetal development, teratogens
Infant reflexes – know the main ones
Language acquisition – know the stages and approximate ages
Piaget’s stage model of cognitive development - know the stages and approximate ages
Erikson Erikson’s 8 stage model of psychosocial development - know the stages and approximate ages
College only - I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO THE PRATICE QUESTIONS AT THE ENDOF
THE CHAPTER!
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Survey
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Controlled experiment
Cause and effect
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Correlational studies
Motherese
Habituation
Frantz box
Over an underextension
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE!
Developmental Psych Test Content – all students
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
10.
11.
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14.
Perspectives in psychology – there are 6, see below
Biological, cognitive an d social development – know the difference between these three developmental areas. They’re a
big part of your project!
Stages of the lifespan – infancy, early childhood etc
Biological development – fertilization, fetal development, teratogens
Infant reflexes – know the main ones
Language acquisition – know the stages and approximate ages
Piaget’s stage model of cognitive development - know the stages and approximate ages
Erikson Erikson’s 8 stage model of psychosocial development - know the stages and approximate ages
9.
College only - I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO THE PRATICE QUESTIONS AT THE
ENDOF THE CHAPTER!
Survey
15. Correlational studies
Naturalistic observation
16. Motherese
Case study
17. Habituation
Controlled experiment
18. Frantz box
Cause and effect
19. Over an underextension
Keywords all groups
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biological perspective
behaviorism
cognitive perspective
humanism
psychoanalysis
sociocultural
perspective
sperm
egg
fertilization
zygote
mono and dizygotic
twins
teratogen
fetal alcohol syndrome
embryo
fetus
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language
babbling
phoneme
holophrase
telegraphic speech
reflexes – rooting,
grasping stepping,
babinski, sucking
piaget
sensorimotor stage
object permanence
preoperational stage
lack of conservation
egocentrism
concrete operations
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logical thinking
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language
babbling
phoneme
holophrase
telegraphic speech
reflexes – rooting,
grasping stepping,
babinski, sucking
piaget
sensorimotor stage
object permanence
preoperational stage
lack of conservation
egocentrism
concrete operations
logical thinking
formal operations
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formal operations
abstract thinking
Erik Erikson
8 stage model of
psychosocial
development
Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame
and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Intimacy vs isolation
Generativity vs
stagnation
Integrity vs despair
Format
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Multiple choice questions – bring your iPad!
Written/paper response
keywords all groups
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biological perspective
behaviorism
cognitive perspective
humanism
psychoanalysis
sociocultural
perspective
 sperm
 egg
 fertilization
 zygote
 mono and dizygotic
twins
 teratogen
 fetal alcohol syndrome
 embryo
 fetus
Format
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Multiple choice questions – bring your iPad!
Written/paper response
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abstract thinking
Erik Erikson
8 stage model of
psychosocial
development
Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame
and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Intimacy vs isolation
Generativity vs
stagnation
Integrity vs despair