Chp. 3 - Developing Through the Life Span

Question 1

Developmental Psychology

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Examines our physical, cognitive and social development across the life span.

Question 2

Cross-Sectional Studies

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Comparing people of different ages.

Question 3

Longitudinal studies

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Following people across time.

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Nature and Nurture

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Individuals are formed b y the interaction of biological psychological, and social-cultural forces.

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Continuity and Stages

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Development is viewed either as a flow, on going programmed into people’s genes. Stage theories help focus on the forces and in tests that affect individuals at different points of life.

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Stability and Change

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Stability marks one’s personality as one ages. It gives the individual his other identity. The ability to change gives individuals hope for a brighter future. It lets them adapt and grow with experiences.

Question 7

Chromosome

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Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.

Question 8

DNA

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Molecule containing the genetic info that makes up the chromosomes.

Question 9

Genes

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Biochemical units of heredity tat makes up the chromosomes and are segments of DNA.

Question 10

Heredity

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Genetic transfer of neurons characteristics from parents to offspring.

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Genome

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Complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes.

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Interaction of Heredity and Environment

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A person’s genetically influenced traits affects how others respond.

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Environment

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Every external influence, from prenatal nutrition to social support in later life.

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Interaction

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Interplay that occurs when the effects of one factor depends on another factor.

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Epigenetics

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The study of environmental influences an occurs without a DNA change.

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Zygote

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Fertilized egg that enters a 2 week period of rapid fell division and develops into an embryo.

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Embryo

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Developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through 8 weeks.

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Fetus

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Developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth.

Question 19

Reflex

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A simple automatic response to a sensory stimulus.

Question 20

Temperament

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A person’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity.

Question 21

Schema

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Concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.

Question 22

Assimilation

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Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemes.

Question 23

Accommedations

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Adapting current understanding to incorporate new informations.

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Object Permanence

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Awareness that things continue to exist, even when not perceived.

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Conservation

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Properties such as mass, volume, and other number remaining the same despite changes in shape.

Question 26

Pretend Play

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Enjoyed by a child who can think in symbols.

Question 27

Egocentrism

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A child’s difficulty in taking another’s point of view.

Question 28

Theory of Mind

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People’s ideas about their own and other’s mental state.

Question 29

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Develops in childhood and is moved by limited communication abilities and difficulty understanding others.

Question 30

Stranger Anxiety

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Fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age.

Question 31

Attachment

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Emotional tie with another persons origins of attachment.

Question 32

Basic Test

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According to Erik Erikson, a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsible caregivers.

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Parenting Styles: Authoritarian

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Coercive; children have lower social skills, self esteem and their brains overreact when they make mistakes.

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Parenting Styles: Permissive

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Restraining; children are more aggressive and immature.

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Parenting Styles: Negligent

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Uninvolved; children have poor academic and social outcomes.

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Parenting Styles: Authoritative

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Confrontative; children have the highest self-esteem, self reliance, self-regulating, and social competence.

Question 37

Grief

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The anguish experienced after significant loss, usually the death of a belated person. Includes physiological distress, separation anxiety confusion, yearning, obsessive dwelling on past, and apprehension about the future.