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Developmental Psychology

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study of how behaviour and mental processes change over the lifespan

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Post Hoc Fallacy

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false assumption that because one event occurred before another event, it must have caused the event

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What does it mean to say development is “bidirectional”?

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experiences influence development but development also influences experiences

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Environmental Factors (nurture)

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the things surrounding an individual that alter their trajectory (ie. nutrition, resources, opportunities)

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Genetic Factors (nature)

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predetermined factors that alter life trajectory (ie. height, hair colour, disease)

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Unidirectional Explanations

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those that attempt to explain development from a one-headed arrow (→ vs. ⇆)

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Cross-Sectional Design

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research design that examines people of different ages at a single point in time

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What do cross-sectional designs not control for?

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the cohort effect

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Cohort Effects

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effect observed in a sample of participants that results from individuals in the sample growing up at the same time

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Longitudinal Design

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research design that examines development in the same group of people on multiple occasions over time

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Longitudinal design solves the _______ effect problem

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cohort

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Externalizing Behaviours

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breaking rules, defying authority figures, committing crimes

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Attrition

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participants drop out of the study before it is completed

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________ is a problem of longitudinal designs

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attrition

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Why can’t we use longitudinal designs to infer cause-and-effect relationships?

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they aren’t experimental designs

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Life experiences influences brain and behaviour throughout the _______

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lifespan

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What are the two myths of development?

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1.infant determinism
2. childhood fragility

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Infant Determinism

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the widespread assumption that early experiences are more influential than later experiences

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Childhood Fragility

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holds that children are delicate little creatures that are easily damaged

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Gene-Environment Interactions

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the impact of genes on behaviour depends on the environment in which the behaviour develops

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Nature via Nurture

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genetic predispositions can drive us to select and create particular environments, leading to a mistaken appearance of purely natural effects

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Gene Expression

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some genes only “turn on” in response to specific environmental events

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Monoamine Oxidase (MAO)

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an enzyme which in low production may heighten the risk for violent criminal behaviour

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Prenatal

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prior to birth

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When does the human body acquire basic form and structure?

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prenatal period

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When do the most dramatic prenatal changes occur?

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in the earliest stages of development

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Zygote

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fertilized egg

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Germinal Stage

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zygote begins to divide and double forming a blastocyst

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Blastocyst

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ball of identical cells early in pregnancy that haven’t yet begun to take on any specific function in a body part

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When do cells begin to differentiate?

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middle of the second week

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What does the blastocyst become after cellular differentiation?

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embryo

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Embryo

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second to eighth week of prenatal development, during which limbs, facial features, and major organs take form

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What stage of fetal development does the heart begin to beat?

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9th week

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Fetal stage is the point where the embryo becomes a _______

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fetus

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Fetus

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period of prenatal development from ninth week until birth after all major organs are established and physical maturation is the primary change

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The final 1/3 of pregnancy is all about “_________ up”

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bulking

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37
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The human brain begins to develop ___ days after fertilization

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18

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Most organs are completely formed by birth, except for the ____

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brain

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Proliferation

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period between 18th day and 6th month where neurons develop at an astronomical rate

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When do neurons start to sort themselves out and move to their final position in the brain?

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starting at 4 months

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What are 3 ways fetal development can be disrupted?

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  1. exposure to hazardous environmental influences
  2. biological influences resulting from genetic disorders or errors during cell division
  3. premature birth
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Most females don’t realize they are pregnant until after…

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fetal body and brain development have started

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Teratogen

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an environmental factor that can exert a negative impact on prenatal development

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Examples of teratogens…

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drugs, alcohol, chicken pox, x-rays

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

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condition resulting from high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure, causing learning disabilities, delays in physical growth, facial malformations, behavioural disorders

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__ of every 1000 births in Canada are diagnosed with FASD

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9

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Mothers who smoke or use recreational drugs are more likely to deliver ___________ babies

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low birth weight

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Low birth weight = less than ___ lbs

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5.5

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Average birth weight = ____ lbs

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7.5

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Low birth weight poses risk for…

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death, infection, developmental disorders

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Genetic disorders

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random errors in cell divison

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Full term baby = __ weeks or ___ months

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40 weeks or 9.5 months

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Premature babies are born earlier than __ weeks

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36

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Viability Point

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point where infants can usually survive on their own

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What is the viability point?

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25 weeks

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Reflexes

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automatic motor behaviours infants are born with

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Sucking Reflex

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automatic response to oral stimulation

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Motor Behaviours

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bodily motion that occurs as a result of self-irritated force that moves bones and muscles

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Sitting without support __ months

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Crawling __ months

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Standing __ months

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Cruising __ months

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Walking without assistance __ months

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13

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Running ___ to ___ months

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18-24

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Mini growth spurts occur every 30 to __ days from ages 3 to 16

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55

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Adolescence

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the transition between childhood and adulthood commonly associated with the teenage yearss

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Testosterone in Males

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muscle tissue increase, growth of facial and body hair, broadening of shoulders

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Estrogen in Females

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breast growth, uterine and vaginal maturation, hip broadening, onset of menstruation

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What change results in greater strength and endurance in males?

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changes in lung function and circulation

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Puberty

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achievement of sexual maturation resulting in the potential to reproduce

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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physical feature such as the reproductive organs and genitals

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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a sex-differentiating characteristic that doesn’t relate directly to reproduction, such as breast enlargement and deepening of voices

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Menarche

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onset of mentruration

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Spermarch

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first ejaculation by males

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Menopause

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the termination of menstruation, marking the end of a females reproductive potential

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Symptoms of Menopause

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-hot flashes
-dry mouth
-mood swings
-disrupted sleep
-loss of sex drive

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Cognitive Development

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study of how children acquire the ability to learn, think, communicate, reason, and remember

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In what 3 ways do cognitive developmental theories differ?

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  1. stage like vs. continuous changes
  2. domain specific vs. domain general
  3. view of principle source of learning
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Domain-General

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cross-cutting changes in cognitive skills that affect all areas of cognitive function at once

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Domain Specific

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cognitive skills develop independently at different rates across different domains such as reasoning, language, and counting

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Who was the first psychologist to present a comprehensive account of cognitive development?

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Jean Piaget

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What did Piaget show?

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-children’s understanding of the world is different from adults
-children are active learners rather than passive observers

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Was Piaget a stage or continuous theorist?

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stage

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Piaget believed children’s development was marked by _________ in thinking at stages followed by periods where the understanding of the world stabilizes.

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reorganizations

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What did Piaget believe to be the “end point” in cognitive development?

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achieving the ability to reason logically about hypothetical problems

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Are Piagets stages domain general or domain specific?

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domain general

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Equlibriation

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idea proposed by Piaget that cognitive change maintains a balance between our experiences and thoughts about the world

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What two processes does Piaget suggest children use to keep their thinking in tune with their experiences?

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assimilation and accomodation

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Assimilation

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Piagetian process of absorbing new experience into our current knowledge structures

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Children use assimilation to acquire new knowledge _____ a stage

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within

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Accomodation

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Piagetian process of altering a belief to make it more compatible with experience

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How many stages are in Piaget’s stages of development?

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4

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What age does the Sensorimotor stage range from?

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birth to 2 years

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Sensorimotor Stage

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focus on the here and now without the ability to represent experiences mentally

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What is the major milestone in the sensorimotor stage?

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mental representation

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Mental Representation

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the ability to think about things that are absent from immediate surroundings

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Object Permanence

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lacking in the sensorimotor stage - the understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of view

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Deferred Imitation

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lacking in the sensorimotor stage - the ability to perform an action observed earlier

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From what ages does the pre-operational stage last?

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ages 2 to 7

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Preoperational Stage

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ability to construct mental representations of experience but not yet perform operations on them

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Children in the preoperational stage are hampered by _________

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egocentrism

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Egocentrism

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inability to see the world from others’ perspectives

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Children in the preoperational stage can’t perform mental ___________

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operations (transformations)

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Conservation Tasks

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Piagetian task requiring children to understand that despite a transformation in the physical presentation of an amount, the amount remains the same

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Mental operation ability is tested by _________ tasks

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conservation

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From what ages does the concrete operations stage last?

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age 7 to 11

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Concrete Operations Stage

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ability to perform mental operations on physical events only

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From what ages does the formal operations stage last?

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11 years to adulthood

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Formal Operations Stage

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ability to perform hypothetical reasoning beyond here and now

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In the formal operations stage children understand if-____ statements and either-__ statements

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if-then; either-or

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Con of Piaget’s Stages: much of development is __________ rather than stage-like and less ________

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continuous; general

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Horizontal Décalage

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term Piaget used for when a child was more advanced in one domain over another

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Piaget’s methods were _________ biased

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culturally, only used responses from children in Western societies

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Vygotsky was interested in how ______ and ________ factors influence learning

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social and cultural

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Scaffolding

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Vygotskian learning mechanism in which parents provide initial assistance in children’s learning but gradually remove structure as children become more competent

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Zone of Proximal Development

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identified by Vygotsky as a phase of learning during which children can benefit from instruction

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The Mozart Effect

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the supposed enhancement in intelligence after listening to classical music

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Theory of Mind

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ability to reason about what other people know or believe

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The frontal lobe responsible for planning, decision making, and impulse control doesn’t fully develop until…

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early adulthood

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Personal Fable

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teenagers’ feelings of profound uniqueness and of living out of a story others are watching

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Many aspects of cognitive function __________ with age

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decline

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Which areas of the brain are age-related decline pronounced in?

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cortex and hippocampus (memory)

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Free recall declines with age, but ______ recall and recognition remain intact.

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cued recall

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Adults remember material relevant to their __________ lives over random word lists.

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everyday

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Older adults perform better on __________ and knowledge tests

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vocabulary

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__________ intelligence stays the same or increases with age

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crystallized

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Stranger Anxiety aka _ month anxitety

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a fear of strangers developing at 8 or 9 months of age

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Temperament

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basic emotional style that appears early in development and is largely genetic in origin

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_____ infants are adaptable and relaxed (40% of babies)

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Easy

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______ infants are fussy and easily frustrated (10% of babies)

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Difficult

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____________ infants are disturbed by new stimuli but gradually adjust (15% of babies)

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slow-to-warm-up

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Behavioural Inhibition

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infants who become frightened at the sight of new stimuli

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Attachment

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the strong emotional connection we share with those whom we feel closest

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Contact Comfort

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positive emotions afforded by touch

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The Strange Situation

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lab procedure for examining 1 year old’s reaction to separation from their attachment figures

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Secure attachment (60% of infants)

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infant reacts to departure by becoming upset and greets their return with joy

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Secure Base

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rock-solid source of support to turn to in times of trouble

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Insecure-Avoidant Attachment (15-20% of infants)

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reacts with indifference and shows little reaction to their return

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Insecure-Anxious Attachment (15-20% of infants)

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reacts to departure with panic and shows mixed-emotions upon return

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Disorganized Attachment (5-10% of infants)

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later added style where children react to departure and return with an inconsistent and confused set of responses

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Infants with a secure attachment style grow up to be…

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more well adjusted, helpful, and empathetic

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Infants with an anxious attachment style grow up to be…

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more likely to be disliked and mistreated by peers

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Mono-operation Bias

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drawing conclusions on the basis of only a single measure

144
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The Strange Situation is not very ______

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reliable - consistency with measurement

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More than ___% of children display a different attachment style with their mother than their father

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40%

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Child-centred aka “soft” parenting

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parents should be highly responsive to child needs

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Parent-centred aka “hard” parenting

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parents don’t reinforce children’s calls for attentions

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Permissive Parenting Style

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-lenient with children
-allow freedom in and out of household
-use discipline sparingly
-shower children with affection

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Authoritarian Parenting Style

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-strict with children
-little opportunity for freedom
-punish when don’t respond to demands
-show little affection

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Authoritative Parenting Style

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supportive but set clear and firm limits

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Uninvolved Parenting Style

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-ignore children
-pay no attention to positive or negative behaviours

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Average Expectable Environment

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environment that provides children with basic needs for affection and discipline

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Harris’s Group Socialization Theory

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says that environmental transmission is horizontal (from children to other children) rather than vertical (from parents to children)

154
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When parents experience mild conflict before the divorce, the effects of the divorce are more ______

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severe

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Sex

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biological status as male or female

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Gender

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psychological characteristics - behaviours, thoughts, emotions

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Gender Identity

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individuals sense of being male, female, or other

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Gender Role

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a set of behaviours that tend to be associated with being a man or woman

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Identity

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our sense of self, who we are, and our life goals and priorities

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Psychological Crisis

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a dilemma concerning an individuals relations to others

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Erikson’s 8 Stages of Human Development

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shows growth from womb to tomb

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Stage 1 - Infancy

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trust vs. mistrust - general security, optimism, and trust in others

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Stage 2 - Toddlerhood

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autonomy vs. shame and doubt - sense of independence and self-reliance

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Stage 3 - Early Childhood

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initiative vs. guilt - initiative in exploring and manipulating the environment

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Stage 4 - Middle Childhood

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industry vs. inferiority - enjoyment and mastery of tasks in and out of school

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Stage 5 - Adolescence

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identity vs. role confusion - stable and satisfying sense of role and direction

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Stage 6 - Young Adulthood

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intimacy vs. isolation - ability to maintain intimate personal relationships

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Stage 7 - Adulthood

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generativity vs. stagnation - satisfaction of personal and familial needs supplemented by development of interest in others and the world

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Stage 8 - Aging

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ego integrity vs. despair - adjusting and recognizing aging and the prospect of death with satisfaction about the past

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Emerging Adulthood

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period between age 18 and 25 where many aspects of emotional development, identity, and personality become solidified

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Objective Responsibility

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way to evaluate people based on how much harm they have done

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Subjective Responsibility

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way to evaluate people based on their intentions to produce harm

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Preconventional Morality

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stage marked by a focus on punishment and reward

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Conventional Morality

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stage marked by a focus on societal values

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Postconventional Morality

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stage marked by a focus on internal moral principles that transcend society

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Kohlberg’s Work on Morality is Biased by…

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-Culture: assumes people pass through his levels no matter culture
-Sex: scheme unfairly favours men
-Low correlation with moral behaviour
-Confound with verbal intelligence
-Causal direction: assumes moral reasoning precedes our emotional reactions

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Midlife Crisis

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supposed phase of adulthood characterized by emotional distress about the aging process and an attempt to regain youth

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Empty-Nest Syndrome

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alleged period of depression in mothers following the departure of their grown children from home

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Biological Age

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estimate of age in terms of biological functioning

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Psychological Age

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persons mental attitudes and agility

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Functional Age

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ability to function in given roles in society

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Social Age

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whether people behave in accord with the social behaviours appropriate for their age

PSYC 105 - Introductory Psychology II (8 decks)

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