Chp 5

Question 1

Developmental Psychology

Answer 1

A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social change throughout the life span

Question 2

Three issues of developmental psychology

Answer 2

Nature vs. Nurture
Continuity vs. Stages
Stability vs. Change

Question 3

Teratogens

Answer 3

latin for “monster maker” agents that can harm a developing fetus

Question 4

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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physical and cognitive abnormalities caused by drinking while pregnant.

Question 5

Habituation

Answer 5

Decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation

Question 6

maturation

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biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior

Question 7

cognition

Answer 7

thinking, knowing, remembering, communicating

Question 8

assimilation

Answer 8

interpret news experiences in terms of exisitng schemas (Ex toddler thinks everything is a dog)

Question 9

schema

Answer 9

a concept or framework that organizes and interprets new infomration

Question 10

accomodation

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adapting current schemas to incorperate new info

Question 11

sensorimotor stage

Answer 11

experience the world through senses and actions (Birth- 2yrs)

Question 12

Preoperational

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represent things with words and images; intuitive rather than logical reasoning (2yrs-6yrs)

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Concrete operational

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Thinking logically about concrete events (7yrs-11yrs)

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formal operational

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abstract reasoning (12yrs-adulthood)

Question 15

Piaget’s Stages

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Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational 
(SPCF)  (stingy penguins count fish)

Question 16

object perminance

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the awareness that things continue to exists even when not perceived

Question 17

egocentrism

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a child’s difficulty taking another person’s viewpoint

Question 18

theory of mind

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peoples ideas about their own and others mental states.

Question 19

Lev Vygotsky

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Thinks child’s mind growth through social interaction (piaget thinks it grows through physical interaction)

Question 20

attachment

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an emotional tie with another person; shown in children by seeking closeness with caregiver and showing distress on separation

Question 21

critical period

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an optimal period early in life when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development

Question 22

self concept

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our understanding and evaluation of who we are

Question 23

Preconventional morality

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before age 9- self intrest; obey rules to avoid puishmne or gain concrete reward.

Question 24

Preconventional morality

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before age 9- self interest; obey rules to avoid punishment or gain concrete reward.

Question 25

conventional morality

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early adolescence- uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order.

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post concentional

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adolescence and beyond- actions reflect basic rights and self-defined ethical principles.

Question 27

erikson’s stages of psychosocial development

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Trust vs mistrust(infant-1yr)
Autonomy vs shame (1yr-3yrs)
initiative vs guilt(3yrs-6yrs)
competence vs inferiority(6yrs to puberty)
identity vs role confusion(teen years-20s)
intimacy vs isolation(20s-40s)
generativity vs stagnation(40s-60s)
integrity vs despair (60s -death)

TMASIGCIIRIIGSID (Ted meets a small, intellegent, green creature in India right inside Isaac’s Great Scientific information dome()

Question 28

identity

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our sense of self

Question 29

trust vs mistrust

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erikson’s first stage: develop sense of basic trust)

Question 30

autonomy vs shame

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erikson’s second stage: toddlers learn to exercise their will and do things for themselves, or doubt their abilities

Question 31

Initiative vs guilt

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eriksons third stage: preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about their efforts to be independent

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competence vs inferiority

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eriksons fourth stage: children learns the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior

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identity vs role ocnfusion

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erikson’s fifth stage: teenager work at refining their sense of self by testing roles and integrating them to form a single identity or become confused about who they are

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intimacy vs isolation

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erikson’s sixth stage: young adults struggle to form close relationships to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated

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generativity vs stagnation

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Erikson seventh stage: in middle age, people discover a sense of contributing to the world usually through family and work or they may feel a lack of purpose

Question 36

integrity vs despair

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erikson’s eighth stage: reflecting on his or her life, an older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure.

Question 37

social clock

Answer 37

the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage parenthood and retirement