Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psychology > Exam 4 Psych > Flashcards

Exam 4 Psych Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Psychology 101 flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards AP® Psychology flashcards
1
Q

Zygote

A

fertizled egg cell 1-2 weeks after conception, zygote attaches to the uterine lining after 2 weeks and is the size of the period at the end of this sentence.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Embryo

A

3-8 weeks. Major systems organs and structures of the body develop. At 8 weeks embryo is about 1 inch long and weighs 1/7 of an once.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Fetus

A

a developing human from 9 weeks after conception until birth. Rapid growth and further development of the body structures organs and systems,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Placenta

A

A mass of tissue that supplies oxygen and nutrients to embryo carries away waste products and separates the bloodstreams.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Umbilical cord

A

A cord containing blood vessels that connects the embryo with the placenta.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Amniotic sac

A

fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the embryo and the fetus.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Teratogens (A)

A

harmful agents in the prenatal environment that can have a negative impact on prenatal development, causing birth defects and other problems. Eg drugs, environmental hazards such as X-rays or toxic waste and diseases.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Sucking reflex

A

when an object brushes against and infants lips, rhythmic sucking begins (replaced by voluntary sucking by 2 months)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Rooting reflex

A

when an infants cheek is stroked lightly, head turns in the direction of the stroked cheek and mouth opens (disappears around 4 months)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Moro reflex

A

in response to a startling stimuli (sudden loud noise or rapid lowering of head or body) arms are extended and then brought rapidly back together and fingers close in grasping motions. Disappears around 5 months.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Grasping reflex

A

pressure on palms causes fingers to curl with a strong enough grasp to support the infants weight.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Babkin reflex

A

infant lying down pressure on both palms causes head to turn straight ahead, mouth to open, eyes to close.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Babinski reflex

A

when side of foot is stroked from heel to toe toes fan out and foot twists inward

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Attachment

A

a long term feeling of closeness between people such as a child and a caregiver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Harry Harlow

A

1958 study with monkeys found that attachment depended on contact comfort

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Secure

A

infants cries or protest when the primary care giver leaves and actively seeks out the care giver when she returns (consistent parenting)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Anxious0ambivalent

A

infant becomes anxious before the primary care giver leaves is extremely upset during her absence, and both seek and resists contact on her return (unconsistent parenting)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Cooing

A

repetitive vowel sounds such as aah and ooh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Babbling

A

repeating consonant vowel combinations such as ma ma ma ma ma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Protowards

A

vocalizations that seem to have consistent meaning for a child and are used in attempts to communicate but do not closely resemble adults words in sound or meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Overregularizations

A

language errors in which a child applies does not know an exception to the rule

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Schemas

A

organized ways of interacting with objects in the world involves two basic components

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Assimilation

A

the tendency to fit new information into existing schemas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Accommodation

A

modifies and old schema to fit a new object or problem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Object permanence

A

the idea that objects continue to exist when we do not see or hear then (begins at 8 months, newer research suggest 3-5 months)

26
Q

Conservation (A)

A

children are not aware that a given quantity of matter (a given number mass,area,weight, or volume of matter) remains the same even if it is rearranged or changed in its appearance.

27
Q

Temperament (A)

A

inherited pattern of personality and behavior (activity,sociability, emotionality)

28
Q

Socialization

A

the lifelong process of shaping an individual’s behavior patterns, values,standards,skills, attitudes and motives to conform to those regarded as desirable in a particular society

29
Q

Authoritative parents (A)

A

set high standards and impose controls, but they also warm and responsive to the child’s communications

30
Q

Authoritarian parents (A)

A

set firm controls, but they tend to be emotionally more distant from the child; they set rules without explaining why they are good rules.

31
Q

Permissive parents (A)

A

permissive parents are warm and loving but undemanding

32
Q

Indifferent or uninvolved parents (A)

A

set high standards and impose controls, but they are also warm and responsive to the child’s communications.

33
Q

Identity crisis (A)

A

adolscents concern with decisions about the future and the quest for self understanding identity development

34
Q

Identity diffusion (A)

A

those who have not yet given any serious though to making any decisions and who in fact have no clear sense of identity

35
Q

Identity moratorium (A)

A

those who are seriously considering the issues but have nor made any decisions

36
Q

Sensation

A

is the conversion of energy from the environment into a pattern of response by the nervous system

37
Q

Perception

A

is the interpretation of that information

38
Q

Receptors

A

specialized cells in our bodies that convert environmental energies into signals for the nervous system

39
Q

Electromagnetic spectrum

A

which is the continuum of all the frequencies of radiated energy

40
Q

Pupil

A

is the adjustable opening in the eye through which light enters

41
Q

Accommodate

A

adjusting its focus for objects at different distances

42
Q

Cornea

A

is the rigid transparent structure on the very outer surface of the eyeball.it focuses light by directing it through the pupil

43
Q

Visual Receptors

A

covering the back surface of the eyeball

44
Q

Cones

A

utilized in color vision daytime vision and detail vision

45
Q

Rods

A

adapted for vision in dim light

46
Q

Fovea

A

center of the human retina and the location of the highest proportion of cones

47
Q

Optic nerve

A

bundle of neurons that carries visual information from the retina to the brain

48
Q

Trichromatic theory

A

the process begins with 3 kinds of cones which respond to different wavelenghts of light

49
Q

Opponent process theory

A

later cells in the visual path code this wavelength information in terms of pairs of opposites

50
Q

Retinex theory

A

cells in the cerebral cortex compare the inout from various parts of the visual field to create a color experience for each individual object

51
Q

Blind spot

A

point where the optic nerve exits the eye and where there are no receptors.

52
Q

Color constancy (A)

A

is the tendency of an object to appear nearly the same color even though we see it in a variety of lighting conditions

53
Q

Glaucoma

A

is a condition caused by increased pressure within the eyeball causing damage to the optic nerve and loss of peripheral vision

54
Q

Cataract

A

is a disorder in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. This disorder is treated by removing and replacing the actual lens with a contact lens.

55
Q

Cochlea

A

is the location of the hearing receptors

56
Q

Conduction deafness

A

results when the three special bones in the ear fail to transmit sound waves properly to the cochlea

57
Q

Nerve deafness

A

results from damage to the structures that receive and transmit impulses

58
Q

Vestibular system

A

detects the position and acceleration of the head

59
Q

Olfaction

A

is another term for sense of smell

60
Q

Taste

A

detects chemicals on the tongue

61
Q

Taste buds

A

are located in the folds on the outer edge of the tongue. They contain the vast majority of human taste receptors.

62
Q

Perception of pain

A

a complex mixture of sensation and perception that is in part mediated by emotion

Psychology (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions