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French psychologist who designed the first formal test of intelligence

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Alfred Binet

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Identified children who are unable to learn as quickly. Tests child’s mental age

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Binet’s Mental Ability Test

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Age at which child could successfully answer a particular level of questions

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Mental Age

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A number representing a measure of intelligence

IQ= MA/CA

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Intelligence Quotient

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A distribution in which the scores are the most frequent around the mean and beCome less and less frequent the further from the mean they occur

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Normal curve

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The degree to which a test actually measures what it’s supposed to measure

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Validity

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Individuals whose behavioral and cognitive skills exist at a earlier development stage than the silks of others who are the same chronological age

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Developmental Delayed

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Criteria for Developmental Delayed

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  1. IQ below 70 or 2 standard deviations below the mean
  2. Adaptive limitations skills Thai allow ppl to live independently are severely below a level appropriate for the person’s age
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Classifications of Intellectual Disability

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Mild. 55-70 90%
Moderate. 40-55. 6%
Severe. 25-40. 3%
Profound.

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Causes of intellectual disability

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Unhealthy living conditions, lead poisoning, exposure to PCBs, prenatal exposure to mercury, poor nutrition resulting in inadequate brain development, lack of stimulation in formative years, downs syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, fragile X syndrome

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Gifted

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IQ ^130 2% of population

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Genius

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IQ ^ 140-145

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Multiple intelligence theory (Gardner)

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Believed there are different aspects of intelligence
Verbal, musical, logical/mathematical, visual/spacial, movement, interpersonal, interpersonal, naturalist, existentialist

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Sternberg’s triarchic theory

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Analytical intelligence
Creative intelligence
Practical intelligence

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Analytical intelligence

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The ability to break down into component parts for problem solving

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Creative intelligence

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The ability to deal with new and different concepts and to come up with new ways of solving problems

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Practical intelligence

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The ability to use information to get along in life and become successful

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The process by which activities are started, directed, and continued so that physical or psychological needs or wants are met

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Motivation

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A requirement of some material that is essential for survival of the organism

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Need

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A need that involves a strong desire to succeed in obtaining goals, not only realistic ones but also challenging ones. Have careers where others evaluate then

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Need for achievement

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The need for friendly social interactions and relationships with others. Good team players

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Need for affiliation

22
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The need to have control or influence over others. Need ideas to be used regardless of if it will work. Status and prestige are important

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Need for power

23
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Maslow’s hierarchy needs

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Physiological needs
Safety needs
Belongingness/love needs
Esteem needs
Cognitive needs
Aesthetic needs
Self actualization needs
Transcendence needs
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The psychological aspects of being male or female

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Sex/gender

25
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The culture’s expectations for masculine or feminine behavior

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Gender roles

26
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The process of acquiring gender role characteristics. Influenced by both biological and environmental factors

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Gender typing

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The individual’s sense of being male or female

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Gender identity

28
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Emphasizes learning through observation and imitation of models. Attributes gender role development tip this process

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Social learning theory

29
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Masters and Johnson’s 1977 study

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Study of human sexual response. 700 men and woman. Used equipment to measure physiological activity.
4 phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution

30
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The Kinsey report

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Zoologist conducted face to face surveys. Believed sexual orientation was not an either/our situation some ppl fall in the middle. Results flawed

31
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The Janus report (1993)

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Began in 1983, sampled 3000 ppl from all 48 mainland states. 19% men and 8% women had sex by age 14

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Term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral response to the events that are appraised as threatening or challenging

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Stress

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The effect of positive events, or the optimal amount of stress that ppl need to promote health and well being

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Eustress

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How stress effects the body

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^ b/p and heart rate, destruction of neurons,sweat, vasoconstriction, changes in chemical production

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How do stress affect us

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Decrease in func of immune sys
NK cells
^ In risk for heart disease
Decrease in cognitive skills
Decrease in sleep
36
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Assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person’s life over a 1 year period resulting from major life events

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The social readjustment rating scale SRRS

37
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The degree to which we feel we have control over a situation determines the amount of stress we feel

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Uncontrollability

38
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The feeling produced by blocking of a desired goal or need

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Frustration

39
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Approach-approach conflict

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Conflict occurring when a person must choose between 2 desirable goals

40
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Approach-avoidance conflict

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Conflict occurring when a person must choose or not choose a goal that has positive and negative aspects

41
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Avoidance-avoidance conflict

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Conflict which a person has to choose between two undesirable goals

42
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Double approach-avoidance conflict

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Conflict in which a person must decide between 2 goals, with each goal having positive and negative aspects

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Multiple approach-avoidance conflict

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Conflict which the person must decide between more than 2 goals, each having positive and negative aspects

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Primary appraisal

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1st step in assessing stress, estimating severity of stressor and classify it as threat or challenge

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Secondary appraisal

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2nd step in assessing a threat, estimating resources available to the person for coping with stressor

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Type A personality

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Workaholic, ambitious, time conscious, and tends to have increased levels of hostility and anger as well as being easily annoyed

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Type B personality

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Relaxed and laid back, less driven and competitive than type a, and slow to anger

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Type C personality

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Pleasant but repressed.

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Hardy personality

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Thrives on stress but lacks the anger and hostility of Type A personality
3Cs: commitment, control, challenge

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Social support

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The network of family, friends, and others who can offer support, comfort, or aid to person I need. Linked to decrease stress

51
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The ability to learn from one’s experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations or solving problems

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Intelligence

52
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Optimist

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Person who expects positive outcomes. Reports low stress. ^ immune sys

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