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Developmental Psychology (7-9%) Flashcards

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Neonate

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newborn baby

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Rooting

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turning the head and opening the mouth in the direction of a touch on the cheek

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Schema

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file folders of long term memory mental representations that organize and categorize

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Assimilation

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fit new information into our already existing schemas

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Accommodation

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modify our schemas to fit new information

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Object Permanence

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8-10 months
the knowledge that an object exists even when it is not in sight

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Preoperational Stage

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2-6 years
language develops with ability to think, child is very egocentric/seeing the world only through his/her point of view

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Formal Operational Stage

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they can manipulate more information in their heads and make inferences

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Lev Vygotsky

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from the outside in
sociocultural theory

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Self Awareness

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knowledge of oneself

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Social Referencing

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1-2
observing the behavior of others in social situations to obtain information or guidance

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Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development

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social interactions helped them both discover and create meaning
children learn from observing the interactions of others

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Zone of Proximal Development

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the difference between what children can do with assistance and what they can do alone

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Scaffolding

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assistance

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Authoritarian

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set very strict rules and severely punish any wrongdoings

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Harry Harlow’s attachment

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concluded that physical contact was even more important than food to an infant

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Sex

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being biologically female or male

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Gender

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the socially constructed roles and characteristics by which a culture defines male and female

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Conventional Level

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follow rules to live up to the expectations of others “good boy/ nice girl” (stage 3)
“law and order” and do their duty (stage 4)

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Secure Attachment

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distressed when mother leaves
happy to see mother after and absence

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Insecure Resistant

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child sends mixed messages wanting to be held but them resisting when mom tries to pick them up

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Erik Erikson

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psychosocial development

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Initiative v. Guilty

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Is it okay for me to do more and act?
4-5
virtue; purpose

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Industry v. Inferiority

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Can I make it in this world of people and things?
6-12
virtue; competence

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Intimacy v. Isolation
Can I make my love count? 18-40 virtue; love
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Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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Developmental Psychology
study of physical, intellectual, social and moral changes throughout the lifespan
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Developmental Psychology Key Issues
unique v. shared, stability v. change, nature v. nurture, continuity v. dicontinunity
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Continuity v. Discontunuity
gradual v. distinct stages
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Maturation
automatic biological development of the body and nervous system over time
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Temperament
infants first personality
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Longitudal Study
involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time often decades
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Cross Sectional Study
evaluating different age groups of people at the same time
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Cohort
a group of people in one age group that share a common characteristic or experience
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Cohort Effect
a group of people in the one age group that is significantly different; skews data
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Prenatal Development
begins with fertilization/conception and ends with birth
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Zygote
initial cell formed when z gamete cells pair, it is the earliest development stage of the embryo
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Embryonic Period
(3rd through 8th week): basic forms of all body structures develop -differentiation/specialization of cells
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Fetus
begins to resemble a human; 8 weeks after conception to birth -organs begin to function -bone turns to cartilage -sex organs become refined
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Critical Period
specific stimuli have a major effect on development
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Teratogens
alcohol, drugs, tobacco, mercury, lead, cadmium
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FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome= caused by mothers who drink alcohol while being pregnant -low intelligence, small head, flat face, misshaped eyes, flat nose, thin upper lip
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Current leading cause of mental retardation
FAS
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Rubella
viruses can pass into the placenta and cause birth defects
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Imprinting
the process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life -follow the first large moving object
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Habituation Study
decreasing responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimuli -baby a new toy
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Adolescence
puberty through adulthood
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Puberty earlier than peers
most advantageous for males
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cognitive development
process of how you think/ advancement of thinking
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Jean Piaget
developed a stage theory of cognitive development
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sensorimotor stage
birth-2 baby explores the world using his/her senses and motor interaction
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stranger anxiety
8-10 months fear of unfamiliar people
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concrete operational stage
7-12 develops simple logic
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conservation concepts
changes in the form of an object do not alter physical properties of mass, volume, and number
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reversibility
3+4=4+3
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abstract thoughts
consider concepts that are hard to understand able to think abstractly/hypothetically
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Interalization
absorbing information from a specified social and environmental context knowing how
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fluid intelligence
the ability to use new information to quickly solve problems not related to learning and diminish with age
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Crystallized Intelligence
learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary, which tends to increase with age
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Plasticity
your brains ability to change or adapt if damaged; decreases with age
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Authoritative Parenting
parents set limits but explain the reasons for rules with their children and make exceptions when appropriate -children grow up independent, socially capable -best form
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Permissive Parenting
parents tend to not to set firm guidelines if they set any at all, kids do whatever and parents seem to ignore their children
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Insecure Avoidant
distressed when mother leaves infant is okay with a stranger infant shows little interest when mom returns
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Easy Babies
babies who have a positive disposition; their body functions operate regularly, and they are adaptable
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Difficult Babies
babies who have negative moods and are slow to adapt to new situations; when confronted with a new situation, they tend to withdraw
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Gender Typing
the acquisition of the roles associated with being male or female
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Gender Identity
our sense of being male or female
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Moral Development
refers to the growth in the ability to tell right from wrong, control impulses, act ethically
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Lawrence Kohlberg
believed that moral thinking develops sequentially in stages and cognitive abilities develop
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Heinz Dilemna
A woman is dying and needs an expensive medication. Husband cannot afford the medication, should he steal it or should she die?
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Preconventional Level
under 10 they do right thing to avoid punishment (stage 1) further their self interests (stage 2)
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Postconventional Level
a person will promote society's welfare (stage 5) universal principles that promote justice and internal moral principles (stage 6)
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Carol Gilligan
Presented feminist critique of Kolhberg's moral development theory; believed women's moral sense guided by compassion
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Society
group of people
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Culture
the way that a group of people lives ex. behaviors, ideas, attitudes
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Attatchment
creation of a close emotional relationship between the primary caregiver(mother) and the baby shortly after birth
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Trust vs. Mistrust
Can I trust the world? 0-2 virtue; hope
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autonomy v. shame and doubt
Is it okay to be me 2-4 virtue; will
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identitiy vs role confusion
Who am I and what can I be? 13-18 virtue; fidelity
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Generativity vs. Stagnation
Can I make my love count? 40-64 virtue; care
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integrity vs despair
Is it okay to have been me? 65-death virtue; wisdom

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