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Developmental Psychology Flashcards

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Developmental psychology

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

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Zygote

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A fertilized egg ; it enters a two week period of rapid cell division & develops into a embryo

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Embryo

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The developing human organism from bout two weeks after fertilization through the second month

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Fetus

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The developing human organism from nine weeks after conception to birth

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Teratogens

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Monster maker

Agents , like chemicals & viruses , that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development & cause harm

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Physical & cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant women heavy drinking
Can have small proportion head & abnormal facial features

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Habituation

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Decreasing responsiveness w repeated stimulation

As infant gain familiarity w repeated exposure to a visual stimulus , their interest wanes & they look away sooner

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Three major issues in development psych

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Nature vs nurture
Continuity & stages
Stability & change

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Nature vs nurture

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How does our genetic inheritance interact w our experience to influence our development ?

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Newborns prefer their moms voice to their fathers immediately after birth .. why ?

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Bc babies are exposed to the sound of their mother in the womb

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Rooting reflex

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Coordinated sequence of reflexes by which the baby gets food

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Alcohol is a teratogen that can slip through the ….. & damage the fetus or embryo

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Placenta

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Even as newborns , we prefer sights & sounds tht facilitate social responsiveness. This can be seen by a new born preference for

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Face like images

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As infants gain familiarity w repeated exposure to a visual stimulus , their interest wanes & they look away sooner … the decrease in a infants responsiveness is called

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Habituation

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What is the prenatal dev sequence ?

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Zygote , embryo , fetus

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Maturation

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Biological growth that enable orderly changes in behavior , relatively un influenced by experience

Ex ; standing before walking

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By when do you have most of your brain cells ?

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On the day that you are born

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Where is brain growth most rapid from ages 3 to 6 ?

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In the frontal lobes Bc it’s enabling rational planning

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What are theory areas of the brain to develop ?

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Thinking
Memory
Language

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When is the average age of people earliest memories ?

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Your third & fourth year of age

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As the infants brain develops ; some neural pathways will decay if not used
This use it or lose it process is known as

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Pruning

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Which of the following depends least on the maturation process ?

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Telling time

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Cognition

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All the mental activities associated w thinking , knowing , remembering , & communicating

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Schema

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A concept or framework that organizes & interests information

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Assimilation

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Interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemes

Ex ; a toddler may call all four legged animals dogs

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Accommodation

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Adapting our current understanding ( schemas ) to incorporate new info

Ex: four legged animal category is refined

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Sensorimotor age

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Piaget theory
Birth to two years old
During which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions & motor activities
OBJECT PERMANENCE

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Object permanence

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The awareness that things continue to exist even when no perceived

Ex ; if you hide a toy , a. Baby will continue to look for it

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Preoperational stage

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Piaget theory
Two to 6 or 7 years old
During which a child learns to use language bus does not yet comprehend logic
EGOCENTRIC

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Conservation

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The principle ( which Piaget believed to be a part of concrete operational reasoning ) that properties such as mass , volume , & number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

Ex ; water & ice

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Egocentrism

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In Piaget theory , the pre operation child difficulty taking another point of view … PRETEND PLAY

Ex ; a child putting his hands over his face to make himself invisible

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Symbolic thinking

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Representing things w words & images

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Theory of mind

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People’s ideas about their own & others mental states - about their feelings , perception , & thoughts , & the behaviors these might predict

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Autism spectrum disorder

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A disorder that appears in childhood & is marked by significant deficiencies in communication & social interaction , & by rigidity fixated interests & repetitive behaviors

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Concrete operational stage

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Piaget theory
6 to 11 years of age
During which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically bout concrete events
CONSERVATION

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Formal operational stage

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Piaget theory
12 years old
During which people begin to think bout logically bout abstract concepts
REASON SYSTEMATICALLY

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According to Vgotsky , why do children increasingly think in works & use words to solve problems by age 7 ?

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Bc they are internalizing their cultures language & relying on inner speech

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What is the difference between Piaget & vgotosky emphasis on children cognitive development ?

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Piaget emphasize kids independent efforts to make sense of their own world
Vgotsky emphasizes it as a socially mediated process & depend on adults

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Zone of proximal development

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The zone between what a child can & cannot do , it’s what they can do w help

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Neural networks grow more complex by

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branching outward to form multiple connections

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Your friend’s baby brother, Matt, loves to play with his pet cat. When he sees a puppy, he points and calls it “ Mi Mi, “ which is what he calls his cat. Matt is demonstrating Piaget’s process of

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Assimilation

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Vygotsky called the space between what a child could learn with and without help the

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Zone of proximal development

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Which of the following is a current belief of researchers that differs from Piaget’s original theories?

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Object permanence develops earlier than Piaget believed

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Which of the following identifies children’ s difficulty seeing another’s perspective?

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Egocentric thinker

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Stranger anxiety

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The fear of strangers that infants commonly display beginning by eight months

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Attachment

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An emotional tie w another person ; show in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver & showing distress in separation

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Harry Harlow study of attachment on monkeys

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Wanted to see if food or contact was more important
Contact comfort is more important to monkeys
Contact comfort is a critical factor in human infant caregiver

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What else is important in forming an attachment ?

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Familiarity

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Critical period

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

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Temperament

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A persons characteristic emotional reactivity & intensity

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Lorenz imprinting

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The process by which certain animals form strong attachments during an early life critical period

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Do human infants imprint ?

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No they become attached

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Secure attachment

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Comfortable & happy in mothers presence to explore environment

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Insecure attachment

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Marked either by anxiety or avoidance of trusting relationships

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Basic trust

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Erik Erickson
A sense that the world is predictable & trustworthy ; said to be formed during infancy by appropriate experiences w responsive caregivers

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Effects on a child if they are deprived of attachment

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Less intelligence

Anxiety levels are high

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Self concept

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All our thoughts & feelings about ourselves

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Self concept vs self esteem

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Self concept is the way you think bout yourself

Self esteem is how you feel bout yourself

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Authoritarian

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Parents who impose & expect obedience

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Permissive

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Parents submit to their children’s desires ; make few demands & little punishment

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Authoritative

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Parents who are demanding & responsive gain control by setting rules & enforcing them , but explain reasons for rules

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According to Baumrind , what kinds of parents do kids who have high self esteem tend to have ?

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They have warm , concerned authoritative parents

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An 18 - month old typically recognizes herself in a mirror. This self awareness contributes to

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Self concept

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What do we call an optimal window of opportunity for proper dev ?

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Critical period

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Who identified secure & insecure attachment ?

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Mary Ainsworth

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Gender

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The socially constructed roles & characteristics by which a culture defines male & female

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Sex vs. gender

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Sex is your biological status made out of chromosomes

Gender is the socially constructed roles in culture

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Explain power difference people perceive between genders

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Men do place more importance on power & achievement are socially dominant

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What did carol gilligan find bout gender & social connectedness ?

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She believes females tend to differ from males both in being less concerned w viewing themselves as separate individuals & in being more concerned w “ making connections “

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Gender roles

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A set of expected behaviors for males or females

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Gender identity

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Our sense of being male or female

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Social learning theory

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The theory that we learn social behavior by observing & imitating & by being rewarded or punished
Ex : when little kids says curse words

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Gender typing

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The acquisition of traditional masculine or feminine role

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Transgender

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An umbrella term describing people whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated w their birth sex

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According to research , which type of aggression is more common among males than females ?

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Harmful physical aggression

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Diego likes to play sports & video games whereas Sara likes to sing , dance , & play house .. this example best depicts which of the following ?

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Gender typing

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Carol gilligan research emphasizes prominent female characteristics , especially :

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Making social connections

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What is the general conclusion bout which is more influential on development ; nature or nurture ?

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Nurture , early childhood shapes our brain , but our brain modifies itself in response to our learning

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According to plomin & Daniels , two children in the same family are as different from….. as ours of children selected randomly from the population

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One another

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Compared w rats raised in an enriched environment , which of following is true of rats raised in isolation ?

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Their brain cortex is more thicker

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What is the primary means by which parents influence the behavior of their children ?

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Genetic contributions

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Function of pruning

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Eliminates unused pathways

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Adolescence

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The transition period from childhood to adult hood , extending from puberty to independence

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Puberty

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When we mature sexually

Hormones , moods , bodily changes

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What happened to your neurons in your brain during adolescence ?

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The mirrors we do not use , we lose them

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What lobe of the brain matures during adolescence ?

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Frontal lobe

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During early teens , what is reasoning like ?

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Their moral judgements build on their cognitive development

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Preconventional Morality

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Before age nine
Self interest ; obey rules to avoid punishment or gain concrete rewards
Ex ; if you save your wife , you’ll be a hero

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Conventional Morality

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Early adolescence
Uphold laws & rules to gain social approval or maintain social order
Ex ; if you steal the drug , everyone will think you’re a criminal

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Post conventional

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Beyond adolescence
Actions reflect beliefs in basic rights & self defines ethical principles
Ex ; people have a right to live

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What happens to children who learn to delay gratification ?

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They become more socially responsible , academically successful , & productive

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The growth of the ….. around axons speeds neurotranmission , enabling better communication between the frontal lobe & other brain regions

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Myelin

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Who believed that a child’s moral judgements build on cognitive development ?
Who agreed & sought to describe the development of moral reasoning ?

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Piaget

Kohlberg

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Which level of moral reasoning includes a focus on upholding laws in order to gain social approval ?

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Conventional

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What development in adolescents allows for greater impulse control ?

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Frontal lobe maturation in late adolescence

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Which of jean Piaget stages describes typical adolescent thinking ?

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Formal operational

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Identity

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Our sense of self

According to Erickson , the adolescent task is to solidify a sense of self by testing & integrating various roles

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Social identity

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The “ we “ aspect of our self concept ; the part of our answer to “ who am I ? “ that comes from our group memberships

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Intimacy

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Erickson theory

The ability to form close , loving relationships

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Why is the first year of college such a challenge to many adolescents ?

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Bc they are provided w new opportunities for trying out possible roles

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Emerging adulthood

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For some people in modern culture , a period from the late teens to mid twenties , bridging the gap between adolescent dependence & independence

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Trust vs Mistrust

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Infancy to one year

If needs are dependably met , infants develop a sense of basic trust

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Autonomy vs Shame

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One to three years old

Toddlers learn to expertise their will & do things for themselves , or they doubt their abilities

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Initiative vs Guilt

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Three to six years old

Preschool learn to initiate tasks & carry out plans ; or they feel guilt about their efforts to be independent

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Industry be inferiority

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Six to puberty

Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to take ; or they feel inferior

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Identity vs role

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Teen years to 20
Teens work at refining a sense of self by testing roles & then integrating them to form a single identity or become confused w who they are

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Intimacy vs isolation

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20s to 40s
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 self absorption

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40s to 60s
People discover a sense of contributing to the world , usually through family & work ; or they may feel a lack of purpose

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Integrity vs Despair

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60s & up

Reflecting on his or her life , an older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure

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What goes hand in hand w positive parent teen relationships ?

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Positive parent teen relations & positive peer relations

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Examples of secondary sex characteristics

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Breasts
Hips
Male voice quality
Body hair

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Menarche

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The first menstrual period

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Sexual orientation

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An enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one’s own sex

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According to Erickson , you develop your …. , a part of who you are , from your group memberships

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Self esteem

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According to Erickson , what is the primary developmental task for adolescents

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Identity versus role confusion

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Compared w the late nineteenth century , what is true bout the transition from childhood to adulthood in western culture

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It starts earlier & is completed later

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Megan , a third grader , is having trouble w math . She is starting to do poorly in other subjects , Bc she feels she cannot master math .
Based on Erickson a stages of psychosocial development , which stage is Megan in

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Industry versus inferiority

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Boez is a two year old boy who is in the process of potty training , when he pees in the potty , he has a sense of pride
When he pees in his pants , he hides

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Autonomy vs shame

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Example of primary sex characteristic

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Reproductive organs in both sexes

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Menopause

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The time of natural cessation of menstruation ; also refers to the biological changes a woman experience as her ability to reprise declines

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Cross sectional study

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A study in which people of different ages are compared w one another

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Longitudinal study

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Research in which the same people are testified & retested over a long period

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What happens to senses as you age ?

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Visual sharpness diminishes & distance perception & adaption to light level changes are less acute

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What happens to immune system as you age ?

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The system weaken , more prune to cancer

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What happens to neural processing as you age ?

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The process slows down

126
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What is terminal decline of mental abilities

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W age , we lose recall memory & processing speed but we gain vocab & knowledge

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According to Erickson , which of the following is a dominant goal of adulthood ?

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Generativity

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Which of the following would be considered an example of Erickson concept of generativity

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A 40 year old takes pride in her work & how she has raised her kids

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The …. is a culturally determined timetable for certain events , such as having kids

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Social clock

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