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PSY 280 5001 (LifeSpan Human Development) > Exam 1 (Ch. 1 & 2) > Flashcards

Exam 1 (Ch. 1 & 2) Flashcards

1
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Lifespan Development

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“womb to tomb” systematic changes

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2
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Cohort

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group of people born around the same time and place

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3
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Continuous

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smooth transition with age

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Discontinuous

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Stages of development

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5
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Nature

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genetic inheritance

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Nurture

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environment

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7
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Urie Bronfenbrenner

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context/ecological model

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8
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Microsystem

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family, home

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Exosystem

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town, culture

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Mesosystem

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interaction of microsystem with school, work, church, etc. (community)

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Macrosystem

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country, politics, govt

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Chronosystem

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changes in time in any system (micro, exo, meso, macro)

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13
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Vygotsky

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sociocultural perspective: child is a social learner, learns through interaction with others

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14
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Cross Sectional Study

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different subjects at different ages

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Longitudinal Study

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same subjects at different ages; tracks growth

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IRB

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Institutional Review Board that approves human research

17
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Debriefing

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if you deceive participants you must tell them what you were really researching after the study

18
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Gametes

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haploid germ cell that when combined with another from the opposite sex, forms a zygote

19
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Chromosomes

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genetic information

20
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Human Genome

A

3 billion base pairs

21
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Zygote

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0-2 weeks, conception

22
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Embryonic

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2-8 weeks, organogenesis, teratogens

23
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Fetal

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2-9 months, birth

24
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Critical Period

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a specific period in development when a particular event has greater consequences

25
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Theory

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broad explanation of a phenomena

26
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Psychodynamic Theory

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behavior is motivated by inner forces (memory, conflicts) that are beyond the person’s control

27
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Private Speech

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speech by children that is spoken and directed at themselves

28
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Homozygous

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inheriting 2 of the same allele (1 from each parent)

29
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Heterozygous

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inheriting 2 different alleles (1 from each parent)

30
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Dizygotic Twins

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2 separate ova fertilized by 2 separate sperm (fraternal twins)

31
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Monozygotic Twins

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genetically identical twins

32
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Polygenic Inheritance

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a combination of gene pairs is responsible for a single trair

33
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Temperament

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patterns of arousal and emotionality that represent consistent characteristics in an idividual

34
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Apgar Scale

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measurement system that looks for good health in newborns

35
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Habituation

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Decrease in response to a stimulus after frequent exposure to the stimulus

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