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Chapter 3: Development Flashcards

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cohort sequential design

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compare different age groups over time

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teratogens

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environmental risks to fetus’ development

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heterozygous

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2 different alleles
dominant traits

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maturation

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unfolding of development sequentially

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sensitive period

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where can at least partially recover exposure if previously deprived

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phenotype

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part of genome that is observable

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uninvolved parent

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emotionally detached, little time

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permissive parent

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warm, accepting, overindulgent

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temperament

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biologically-based tendency that is inborn and inherited, stable across time and situations

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endogenous

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favour biology

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polygenic

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traits determined by many gene pairs

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12
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wear and tear theory

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more we use, the more quickly we wear out

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object permanence

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8 months, realization objects exist even when not present

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authoritative parent

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warm, sensitive, makes reasonable demands and gives autonomy

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germinal stage

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to 2 weeks, move to uterus, formation of placenta

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multifinality

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start in same spot, we all finish in different places

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sensorimotor

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birth to 2, relationship b/w action and consequence, sensation+action, object permanence

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accomodation

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alter pre-existing schema

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attachment theory

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desire from evolutionary advantage and need to form close emotional bonds w/caregivers

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equifinality

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start in different places, finish w/ same otucome

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private speech

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regulate behaviour and internal experience, internal monologue

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Kohlberg theory of morality

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pre-conventional: selfish, punishments and rewards
conventional: fixed rules/approval
post conventional: independent principled judgements

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quantitive shifts

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gradual accumulation of small changes

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theory of mind

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capacity to understand others are different

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critical period

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extremely sensitive to a particular environmental input

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free radical theory

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negatively charged oxygen pulls electrons and causes problems

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cross-sectional design

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compare groups of differently aged ppl

assumes change as result of age
no explanation of how or when

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discrete

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trait determined by single gene pair

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zone of proximal development

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gap b/w what kids can do themselves and w/ help of others

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fetal stage

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8+ weeks, major development

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alleles

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variation of genes

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operations

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mental rule for separating, combining info in a logical manner

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developmental psychology

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study of changes of behaviour/mental processes over time and factors that affect it

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reflexes

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programmed physical reactions

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longitudinal design

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follow one group over time

change as function of time
money and time

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synaptic pruning

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lose of neurons we do not use

37
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codominance

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heterozygous pair both expressed in phenotype

38
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pre-operation

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2-7, irreversibility (brother test), egocentrism (3 mountains test), conservation (tall vs short glass)

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embryonic stage

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2-8 weeks, major systems develop

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homozygous

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2 same alleles
dominant or recessive traits

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exogenous

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favour environment

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zygote

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single cell after fertilization

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authoritarian parent

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cold, rejecting, demanding, critical

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formal operations

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+12, ability to think abstractly w/o referents, reason in symbolic terms, make logical deductions/hypotheses

45
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conduct disorder

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group of behavioural/emotional problems associated w/ disregard for others

46
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proximodistal growth

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grow from central area of body to outer edges

47
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cellular clock theory

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telomeres on end of DNA grow shorter each cycle until they do not reproduce –> harder to repair ourselves

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Gilligan theory of morality

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men: justice fairness, women: caring/managing relationships

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concrete operation

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7-11, understand transitive inferences, manipulate data abstractly

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schemata

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structures of understanding the world that we continuously acquire and build

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assimilation

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inclusion of new info into a pre-existing schema

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myelination

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process of creating the myelin sheath that surrounds the axons of nerves, begins in third trimester

53
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genotype

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46 chromosomes

54
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qualitative shifts

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developmental jumps that result in ppl being different than before

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