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Exam 1, Monday Flashcards

1
Q

What stays the same over time?

A

Personality and temperament

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2
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What are the 2 developmental change processes?

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Learning and maturation

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3
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What are the 3 PATTERNS development examines?

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Patterns of growth, change, and stability

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4
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Broad domains in which change occurs

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Physical, cognitive, social

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5
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development that occurs in a series of breakthroughs

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discontinuity

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6
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Multidirectional development?

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joint expression of growth and decline at every period

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7
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Quantitative development

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continuous change that happens at varying degrees

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8
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Qualitative development

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fundamental change in an ability

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9
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Social learning theory (4)

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Bandura; modeling, imitation, and observational learning

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10
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the settings and circumstances that contribute to variations in human development

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Contexts

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11
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when participants or groups are studied at the same time, then followed for up to 6 years

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Cross-sequential

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12
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theory that is usually represented by a flow chart; that human cognition is a symbol-manipulating system

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Information processing theory

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13
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optimal best fit between one’s abilities and the demands of the environment

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Competence-Environmental Press Theory

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14
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What are 4 key features of the lifespan perspective?

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Multidirectionality, plasticity, multiple causation, and historical context

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15
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a type of longitudinal study that pulls a specific time period out to observe a specific change

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Microgenetic study

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16
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a darkening of the face when pregnant

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Cholasma

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17
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test for fetal abnormality that goes through the amniotic sac

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Amniocentesis

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18
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test for fetal abnormality that goes through vagina

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CVS (chorionic villus sampling)

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19
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the first stage of labor; longest but least intense

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Latent phase

20
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second phase of labor where cervix is dilated from 4-7 centimeters; slightly more intense

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Active phase

21
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third phase; urge to push, very intense

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Transition

22
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pushing stage; ends in delivery

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Crowning

23
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what is used to test a baby’s well being just after birth?

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Apgar test

24
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disruption of baby’s oxygen

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Anoxia

25
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disruption of baby’s blood flow

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Hypoxia

26
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the percent of infants who die before their first birthday

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Infant mortality

27
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when substances alter development during embryonic development, such as drugs, diseases, alcohol, caffeine, or pollution

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Teratogen

28
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what is a sex cell called and how many chromosomes does it have?

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Gamete, 23

29
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How does DNA duplicate?

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Mitosis

30
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2 sperms fertilize 2 eggs; increase chance with older mother, IVF

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Dizygotic

31
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1 fertilized egg splits, creating identical twins; increased chance due to temperature and oxygen levels

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Monozygotic

32
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What are alleles?

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Different forms of the same gene

33
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When you inherit the same gene from each parent

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Homozygous

34
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When you inherit a different gene from each parent; dominant allele is applied

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Heterozygous

35
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What is a phenotype?

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an observable, physical trait

36
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What is a genotype?

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underlying combination of genetics, but invisible

37
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membrane that surrounds the amnion

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Chorion

38
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What is the ectoderm?

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The outermost layer, teeth, brain, and spinal cord

39
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What is the mesoderm?

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connective tissue, bones, and circulatory system

40
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What is the endoderm?

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innermost structures like lungs

41
Q

covers the skin to prevent from getting chapped from amniotic sac

A

Vernix

42
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white hair that helps vernix stick

A

Lanugo

43
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When is the age of viability?

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22-26 weeks

44
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What are 2 resolutions for infertility?

A

Artificial insemination and IVF

45
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How long until a woman is considered infertile?

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After trying for 12-18 months

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