Developmental Psychology
Studies people over their lifetime, cognitive
Maturation
genetic queues, automatic, genetic
Critical Period
Stage when best suited to learn a skill or behavior
Reflex
Born with, moro, babinski
Infancy
Birth to 2
Authoritative
Warm, positive, strict in a good way parent
Authoritarian
Im right your wrong, cold, discipline
Unconditional Positive Regard
Parents love you no matter what
Conditional Positive Regard
Parents only love you if you do the right thing
Contact Comfort
we like things warm and fuzzy
Harry Harlow
Experiment, monkeys had to chose between a soft mom or a mom who has food, chose soft mom