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Chapter 8: Human Development Flashcards

1
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Study of changes in people from conception to death

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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Research Designs:

One group followed and assessed as they age (at different times)

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LONGITUDINAL DESIGN

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Research Designs:

Several different age groups are studied at one time

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CROSS - SECTIONAL DESIGN

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Research Designs:

Two groups different age followed for a while

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CROSS - SEQUENTIAL DESIGN

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Influence of inherited characteristics

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NATURE

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6
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Influence of environment

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NURTURE

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7
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Science of inherited traits

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GENETICS

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8
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Molecule that contains genetic material

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DNA

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Section of DNA with same arrangement of chemical elements

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GENE

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Strand of genetic material of DNA

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CHROMOSOME

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Gene that actively controls expression of trait

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DOMINANT TRAIT

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12
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Only influences the expression of trait

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RECESSIVE TRAIT

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Born without the ability to breakdown phenylalanine

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PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)

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14
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Disease of the respiratory and digestive tracts

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CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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Blood disorder

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SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

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Fatal Neurological disorder

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TAY-SACHS DISORDER

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17
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Extra chromosome

21st

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DOWN SYNDROME

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23rd = XXY

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KLINEFELTER’S SYNDROME

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19
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Lone X chromosome

short, infertile, sexually underdeveloped

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TURNER’S SYNDROME

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Prenatal Development:

Egg (ovum) unite with the sperm resulting to _

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FERTILIZATION

ZYGOTE

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Prenatal Development:
1 to 2 weeks after fertilization
Zygote moves to uterus and begins to implant lining
Placenta and umbilical cord develop

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GERMINAL STAGE

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Prenatal Development:
2-8 weeks
Heart and digestive system begin to develop
Critical period

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EMBRYONIC STAGE

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23
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Any factor that can cause a birth defect

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TERATOGENS

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Prenatal Development:
8 weeks after conception until birth
Fetus
Muscles begin to contract during 3rd month

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FETAL STAGE

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Infancy and Development:
At birth
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FUNCTION
BLOOD CIRCULATION
BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATED
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM STARTS TO WORK

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26
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Infancy and Development:

Reflexes for survival (5)

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GRASPING
SUCKING
STARTLE (MORO REFLEX)
STEPPING
ROOTING (Turning head looking for nipple)
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Infancy and Development:
Sensory
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TOUCH, SMELL, TASTE (Most well developed)
HEARING (functional but not well developed)
SIGHT (least developed)

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28
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Infancy and Development:
Raising head and chest
Rolling over

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2 to 5 months

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Infancy and Development:

Sitting with support

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4 to 6 months

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30
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Infancy and Development:

Sitting up without support

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6 to 7 months

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31
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Infancy and Development:

Crawling

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7 to 8 months

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Infancy and Development:

Walking

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8 to 18 months

33
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The development if thinking, problem solving and memory

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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

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Cognitive Development:

Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher

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JEAN PIAGET

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Cognitive Development:

A mental concept formed through experiences with objects and events

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Cognitive Development:

First try to understand new things in terms of schemes they already possess

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ASSIMILATION

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Cognitive Development:

Process of altering or adjusting old schemes to fit new info and experiences

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ACCOMODATION

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Piaget’s Four Stage Theory:
Birth to 2 years
Children explore using senses and ability to move
Sense of Objective Permanence (Knowledge that an object exists even when it is not in sight)

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STAGE 1: SENSORIMOTOR

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Piaget’s Four Stage Theory:
2 to 7 years
Developing language and concepts
Can ask questions and explore surroundings

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STAGE 2: PREOPERATIONAL

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Everything that move is alive and real

41
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Disability to see the world through other’s eyes

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EGOCENTRISM

42
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Changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature

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CONSERVATION ISSUES

43
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Focus only on one feature of an object while ignoring other relevant issues

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CENTRATION

44
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Unable to mentally reverse items

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IRREVERSIBILITY

45
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Piaget’s Four Stage Theory:
7 to 12 years
Logical and rational thinking starts
Abstract VS Concrete concepts

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STAGE 3: CONCRETE

46
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Capable of decentration and reversibility

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CONSERVATION

47
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Piaget's Four Stage Theory:
12 years to adulthood
Abstractions and Analogies become possible
What if
Critical thinking becomes developed
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STAGE 4: FORMAL

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Attachment between infant and caregiver

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AINSWORTH’S STRANGE SITUATION

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Importance of Social Interaction
Scaffolding
ZPD

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LEV VGOTSKY

50
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Difference between what the child can do alone and what the child can do with a help of a teacher

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ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT

ZPD

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Father of Modern Linguists

Stages of Language Development (Cooing, Babbling, Holophrases, Telegraphic Speech, Whole Sentences)

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NOAM CHOMSKY

52
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German American developmental psychologist

Psychosocial Stages of Development (8)

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ERIK ERIKSON

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Infant
Fulfillment of basic needs

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STAGE 1: TRUST VS MISTRUST

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Toddler
Direct their own behavior

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STAGE 2: AUTONOMY VS SHAME

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Pre-school
Challenged to control their behavior
Taking responsibility

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STAGE 3: INITIATIVE VS GUILT

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Elementary
Opportunities to learn social and academic skills

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STAGE 4: INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Adolescence
Defining identities and roles

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STAGE 5: IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION

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Response of people of various ages to stories about other people caught in moral dilemmas

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LAWRENCE KOHLBERG

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Kohl’s Level of Morality:

Consequences determine morality

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PRECONVENTIONAL

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Kohl’s Level of Morality:

Conforming to the norms of society

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CONVENTIONAL

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Kohl’s Level of Morality:
Morality decided upon individual
May conflict with values and / or accepted norms

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POSTCONVENTIONAL

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Peak of Physical health

63
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30s

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Signs of aging become visible

64
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Visual problems
weight gain
strength and height decrease

65
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Decline in reproductive system

66
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Decline in several hormones: testosterone

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ANDROPAUSE

67
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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Early Adulthood (20s - 30s)
Relationship without losing sense of self

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STAGE 6: INTIMACY VS ISOLATION

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Psychosocial Stages of Development:
Middle Adulthood (40s - 50s)
Be creative, productive and nurture next generation through career or volunteer work

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STAGE 7: GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION

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Parenting Styles:
Stern
Controlling
Showing little warmth

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AUTHORITARIAN

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Parenting Styles:
Few demands
Can be either involved (Indulgent) or uninvolved (Neglectful)

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PERMISSIVE

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Parenting Styles:

Combine warmth and affection with firm limits on child’s behavior

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AUTHORITATIVE

72
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Psychosocial Stages of Development:

Acceptance of wholeness of self and life experiences

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STAGE 8: INTEGRITY VS DESPAIR

73
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Stages of Death and Dying (5)

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  1. DENIAL
  2. ANGER
  3. BARGAINING
  4. DEPRESSION
  5. ACCEPTANCE
74
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Reproduction of cells are limited

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CELLULAR CLOCK THEORY

75
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Bodily damage

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WEAR AND TEAR THEORY

76
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Biological explanation done to cells over time

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FREE RADICAL THEORY

77
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Positively adjusting to aging and remains active

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ACTIVITY THEORY

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