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nature vs. nurture

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how does genetic inheritance (our nature) influence our behavior?

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continuity vs. stages

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is development a gradual, continuous process or a sequence of chunks (separate stages)?

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stability vs. change

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do our early personality traits persist through, life, or become different people as we age

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zygote

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a fertilized cell with 100 cells that become increasingly diverse

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embryo

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at about 14 days the zygote becomes

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fetus

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at about 9 weeks the embryo becomes

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teratogen

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chemicals or viruses that can enter the placenta and harm the developing fetus
- ex. alcohol (can cause fetal alcohol syndrome)

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cross-sectional study

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study different people across different age groups to note changes in development (study at the same time)

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longitudinal study

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study the same group of people as they develop and note changes

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reflexes

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  • infants are born with them
  • help with their survival
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rooting reflex

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baby turns head toward the source of touch

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grasping reflex

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babies are able to grasp things

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habituation

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babies tend to look at newer things longer

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maturation

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when you are biologically ready to do something
- ex. sitting up (motor development), walking, potty training, etc.

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jean piaget

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created the piaget’s stages of cognitive development

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schema

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molds that we pour our experiences into

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assimilation

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the process of incorporating new experiences into our current understanding or schema

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accommodation

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adjusting or modifying a schema

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sensorimotor stage

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  • ages: birth - 2 years old
  • exploring the world through senses (hearing, touch, taste, etc.)
  • object permanence, stranger anxiety
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preoperational stage

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  • ages: 2-6 or 7
  • thinking with their “gut”
  • pretend play, egocentrism, language
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concrete operational stage

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  • ages: 7-11 years
  • thinking logically
  • conservation, mathematical transformations
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formal operational stage

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  • ages: 12 - adulthood
  • thinking abstractly
  • abstract thinking, mature moral reasoning
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object permanence

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knowing an object exists, even if you can’t see it

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stranger anxiety

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fear of people they don’t know

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egocentrism

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inability to see from a new perspective
- ex. standing in front of a tv

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conservation

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physical properties stay the same even if appearance changes

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logical thinking

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basic thinking

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abstract thinking

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thinking outside the box ideas and solutions

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contact comfort

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factor of attachment

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harlow’s monkey studies

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  • harlow worked with baby rhesus monkeys
  • gave them wire mother with food
  • gave them cloth mother without food
  • baby monkey chose to spend time with cloth mother, proving contact comfort is a strong factor in attachment
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mary ainsworth’s strange situation experiments

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strange situation: parents with a child, leave, then come back…
- secure attachment: 66% - extreme stress, which parent leaves, run to mother when she returns, calms down with mother in the room
- insecure (avoidant): 21% - extreme stress when parent leaves, doesn’t want to be held when the mother returns. parents leave, cannot calm down once the mother returns

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secure attachment

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an attachment where a child feels comforted by the presence of their caregiver

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insecure avoidant attachment

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instead of craving intimacy, they’re so wary of closeness that they try to avoid emotional connection with others

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self-concept

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if there is red paint on their forehead, and they look in the mirror - they rub it off their forehead

  • a sense of one’s own identity personal self-worth
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permissive parenting

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parents submit to children’s demand

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authoritative parenting

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parents are demanding but explain their rationale for the rules

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authoritarian parenting

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parents impose rules and expect obedience

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adolescence

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the life stage between childhood and adulthood

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puberty

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  • adolescence starts with it
  • usually occurs early in girls earlier than in boys
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primary sexual characteristics

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changes that occur during puberty that aid in reproduction

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secondary sexual characteristics

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changes that occur during puberty that DO NOT aid in reproduction (facial hair, deep voice, growth spurt)

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lawrence kohlberg’s moral dilemma research

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preconventional stage of morality

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right and wrong are based on rewards and punishments

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conventual stage of morality

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right and wrong are based on authority

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post-conventional stage of morality

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people have their own moral code

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carol gilligan

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had a response to kohlberg’s 3 stages of moral reasoning
- kohlberg should have used both boys and girls, not just boys
- boys have an all-or-none view of morality, and girls pay attention to situational factors (girls may ask for more info. before making a call)

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erik erikson

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created the 8 stages of psycho-social development

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trust vs. mistrust

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stage: infancy
- parents caring for you (ex. feed you, care for you)

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autonomy vs. shame or doubt

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stage: toddlerhood
- doing things on their own

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initiative vs. guilt

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stage: preschooler
- develop their own favorite colors, movies, etc.

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industry vs. inferiority

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stage: elementary school
- adding pleasure to tasks

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identity vs. role confusion

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stage: adolescence
- refining a sense of self

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intimacy vs. isolation

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stage: young adulthood
- struggle to form close relationships

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generativity vs. stagnation

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stage: middle adulthood
- find ways to add value to life: career meaning to society, having kids

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integrity vs. despair

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stage: late adulthood
- reflecting on life

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emerging adulthood

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ages 18-25
- in between indolence and adulthood

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dementia

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loss of memory

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alzheimer’s disease

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leads to severe dementia

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prospective memory

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remember to do things certain things at certain times
- ex. work after school

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fluid intelligence

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refers to your ability to reason quickly - this deteriorates with age

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crystalline/crystallized intelligence

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accumulated knowledge and skills, this does not go away with old age

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social clock

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the social norm to do things
- ex. getting married

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kubler-ross 5 stages of grief

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  1. denial
  2. anger
  3. bargaining
  4. depression
  5. acceptance

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