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Developmental Psychology Flashcards

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

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developmental psychology

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takes place in the fallopian tube, 1 egg v 200 sperm, only one sperm will unite with 1 egg

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conception

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fertilized egg

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zygote

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what are the 3 stages of prenatal development in order

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germinal , embryo, fetus

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lasts 2 weeks, cellular division takes place

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germinal period

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lasts 8-9 weeks, organs start to function/form, weighs a grace, and is .5 an inch at the end

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embryo

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lasts 2-9 months, growth occurs, fine details (hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, sex)

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fetus

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carries nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, and filters harmful substances

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placenta

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drugs and viruses, can cross placenta and harm the fetus

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teratogens

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physical and cognitive abnormalities caused by drinking

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Name some reflexes a newborn is born with

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grasping, suckling, rooting, startle

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Senses a newborn has/doesnt have

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Vision 8-12 inches away
Strabisoms
lack color vision

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when does a child see 20/20

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6 months

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Newborn preferences

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human voices and faces, face like objects, smell and sound of mother, habituation

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Decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation

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Habituation

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maturation is known as

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Physical development

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Physical development is known as

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maturation

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What sequence is universal between all new borns, though timing is different

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motor development

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All mental processes associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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cognition

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developmental psychologist, created 3 step learning model, Theory of cognitive development

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Jean Piaget

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concept that that organizes and interprets information, like a folder

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schema

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taking new information/experiences and grouping into an existing schema

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assimilation

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adapting ones current understand understanding to incorporating new information

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accomadation

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stage that experiencing the world, senses, actions: lack object perimance, (birth-2 yr)

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Sensorimotor stage

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stage that lacks logical reasoning, pretend play, language development, egocentrism, lacks theory of mind (3-6)
preoperational stage
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awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived
object perimance
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the inability to take another point of view
egocentrism
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understanding others mental states
theory of mind
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inpaired communication, social interaction, and theory of mind
autism
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thinking logically, mathematically, seriation, conservation
concrete operational (7-11)
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putting things in order
seriation
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the principal that properties like mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects
consevation
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abstract thinking, reasoning, logic, potential for moral reason (12 +)
formal operational
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develops around 18 months, tested by the Mirror Test
Self Awareness
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An emotional tie with another person
attachment
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distress when separated
separation anxiety
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Experiment to study attachment style
Strange Situation
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Who came up with attachment theory/ strange situation
Mary Ainsworth
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Relaxed, explorative, minimal operation anxiety, mothers who are attentive to Childs needs
secure attachment
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stressed, anxious, clingy, increased separation anxiety, mothers that ignore needs
insecure attachment
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period that attachment is formed, shortly after birth
critical period
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animals that hatch from eggs attach to what they see first
imprinting
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Who came up with imprinting
Lorenz
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What did Harlows experiment prove
animals need attachment too
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Effects of deprivation:
social impairment
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who came up with the psychology stages
Erik Erikson
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Trust V Mistrust
psychology stage early year/ months of life
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autonomy v shame and doubt
choice making, 2 years old
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initiative v guilt
taking initiative in activities, curiosity, (3-6)
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Industry v Inferiority
confidence in school work, teachers, peers, projects (7-11)
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Who developed parenting styles , what can they influence
Baumuind , self esteem
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Type of parenting style that imposes rules and expect obedience, children are incompetent, dependent, have few discipline problems
Authoritarian
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Type of parenting style that Parents have no rules, child is in charge, child thinks they are entitled, high self esteem, performance academically is horrible, behavior problems
Permissive
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Type of parenting style that Parents both depending and responsive, set rules but have explanation and are open to discussion, children have high self esteem, confidence, warm and concerned children
Authoritative
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Children cannot recall information prior to 3/4 yrs of age, bc neural connections haven't developed yet
infantile amnesia
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shaking a baby and brain deteriorates
Shaken baby syndrome
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period of growth and sexual maturation, becoming capable of reproducing
puberty
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testes, penis, ovaries, vagina
primary sexual characteristics
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non reproductive sexual characteristics, acne, body hair, hips widen/shoulders, deeper voice
secondary sexual characteristics
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girls average puberty at ... while boys ...
11, 14
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girls are ___ ab early onset puberty while boys are ___
embarassed, confident
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Who developed the stages of moral development
Lawrence Kolhberg
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follow rules based on getting a reward or avoiding a punishment
Pre-conventional morality
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follow rules based on society definition of whats correct
conventional
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follow rules based on personal moral principles and ethics
post-conventional
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girls are more ___, ___; boys are more
social, emotional; independent
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teens must achieve self identity while doing their roles in society (deciding occupation, political and religious practices)
Identity v. Role confusion
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development of a relationship once you know who you are
intimacy v. isolation
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prejudgice aganist old people, fear of getting older
ageism
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physical development as an adult
gray hair, wrinkles, muscle turns to fat, senses decline, less sickness more recovery time
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hormone production drops sharply in females, stop ovulation and menstrating
menopause
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__ __ memory declines as age increases
short term
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Disease where memory declines, communication is difficult, distruction of brain cells, demensa, confusion
Alzhimers
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Accumulated knowledge, increases with age
Crystallized intelligence
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Ability to solve problems quickly and think abstractly
fluid intelligence
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Different ages studied at the same time
Cross sectional studies
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One group of people studied overtime
Longitudinal studies
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Socially, __ declines in adults socially
vocation
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Cultural preference timing of events
Social Clock
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Contribution to society, avoiding the feeling of failure
Generatity v Stagnation
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Acceptance of one's lifetime accomplishments and sense of fulfillment
Integrity v Despair

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