finale exam Flashcards
zygote
0-2 weeks
rapide cell division
blastocyst
hollowed out zygote (attaches to uterine wall)
ectopic pregnancy
when the fertilized egg installs in fallopian tube (can’t expand)
terminate their pregnancy to avoid death
identical twins
when fertilized egg divides in two
fraternal twins
when two sperms fertilize two eggs
teratogens
environmental agents that can negatively affect prenatal development
teratogens factors
- timing (gestations, embryo)
- dose
- cumulative effects
alcohol and effects on pregnancy
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) : identified preschool or early school years
- Damage internal organs (heart, kidney, vision, hearing)
- Altered physical characteristics (reduced head size, small height, smooth patch of skin between mouth and nose)
- Cognitive impairments (hyperactivity, inattention, reduced intelligence)
stages of cognitive developpement
Piagets theories
Provides a foundation of stages that children have to progress in - there is no skipping stage.
stages of cognitive developpement (4)
- sensorimotor stage (0-2)
- pre operational stage (2-7)
- concrete operational stage (7-12)
- formal operation stage (12+)
sensorimotor stage
uses reflexes and body to discover the world
- object of permanence
object of permanence
when you don’t see, it doesn’t exist
pre operational stage
lack of capability to be operational
- conservation
- egocentrism
- theory of mind
conservation
lack of conversation : can’t understand space
egocentrism
doesn’t consider others, selfishness
theory of mind
understand others have feelings, thoughts, intentions … can lead to manipulation
concrete operational stage
route planning
undertands conservation and
- identity
- compensation
- inversion
conservation (identity)
what it is
conservation (compensation)
make up for …
conservation (inversion)
reversible
formal operational stage
- abstract and hypothetical situations
- thinking and applying knowledge
lev vygotsky
sociocultural theory (cultural contexte)
- scaffolding
- zone of proximal development
scaffolding
helping a bit then letting the kid figure it out for itself
zone of proximal development
the distance between what a child can accomplish alone and what it can accomplish with some assistance
attachment styles (names)
John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth
securely attached
distressed, but recovered
insecure-resistant
distressed and clingy
insecure-avoidant
unbothered
disorganized attachment
want both to approach and avoid parent (abusive family)
Lawrence Kohlberg
moral reasoning
Heinz dilemma
Heinz dilemma
- pre conventional morality
- conventional mortality
- post conventional morality
pre conventional mortality
rule-following guided by self interest (avoid punishment, get rewarded)
conventional morality
rule-following in social contexte
post conventional morality
abstract reasoning leads to a greater understanding of rights and ethics
risk taking
- The “brakes” aren’t developed to prevent impulsive actions
- They are more susceptible to positive results and less sensitive to negative outcomes
societal modifications
may prevent accessibility too accidents
identity formation
Marcias model
(axes : commitment and exploration)
identity diffusion
no decision are made
foreclosed identity
prematurely decided who they are
psychosocial moratorium
explores a various amount of options
identity achievement
after identity crisis
attachment and marriage
- secure or autonomous attachment
- dismissive or avoidant attachement
- anxious or preoccupied attachment
secure or autonomous
positive manner, comfortable and confident
anxious or preocuppied
insecure-resistant, uncomfortable with independence always wants intimacy
dismissive or avoidant
they think relationship will compromise their independance
research methodes in developmental psychology
- cross-sectional study
- longitudinal study
cross-sectional study
compare different people, takes place at one time, quick, snapshot
longitudinal study
follows an individual, examine changes associated with age in same person, can take lifespan
self-enhancement bias
thinking you are smarter than average
flynn effect
IQ has been increasing with time
environmental factors influencing IQ
- nutrition and health care
- better education
- increasing complexity of our environment (technologie, hypothetical)
galton
cognitive ability (g)
- physical (eugenics)
Bell curve
- mean, Standard deviation, median, mode
- re-emerges with fMRI
standard deviation
measures typical amount of variability there is in a characteristics around that characteristic’s mean (average) value
- more high = dispersed
- low = tighter to the mean
intelligence tests imperfection
- They are biased (racist, stereotypical, sexist)
- Stereotype threats
stereotype threats
when you don’t want to confirm racial expectation, pressure
spearman
- General cognitive ability (g): mental energy across cortex
- Subject-specific ability (s)
- Factor analysis
- Component analysis
- apprehension
factor vs component analysis
- Factor analysis (structure, levels)
- Component analysis (process, strategies)
apprehension
how one sizes up a situation, how one focuses and assesses a situation
thurstone
factor analysis
7 clusters (primary mental abilities)
cattel
Hierarchical structure
- General intelligence at the top
- Followed by fluid general intelligence
- crystallized general intelligence
- Cognitive flexibility “mental agility”
fluid general intelligence
general problem-solving and independent of content knowledge
crystallized general intelligence
specific content, cognitive toolbox
cognitive flexibility
“mental agility”, how we apply our knowledge
goldberg
Wisdom paradox, people get wiser as they grow up, facilitates problem-solving
sternberg
thiarchic theory (components)
- analytic intelligence
- creative intelligence
- practical intelligence
successful intelligence
analytic intelligence
academic
creative intelligence
ideas
practical intelligence
applied
successful intelligence
use of all thee to preform well
general intelligence is influenced by …
nature and nurture
personality def
an enduring set of internally based characteristics that produce uniqueness and consistency in the expression of a person’s thoughts and behaviours
Freud psychoanalytic theory
Girl clients having “nervous disorder”
Ice berg model
Unconsciousness
- tools (hypnosis, free association, dream analysis)
hysteria
greek word for uterus, psychic tension
unconscious mind
most influential part, needs special techniques to require access to them
preconscious mind
normally unaware, we can retrieve memories from the preconscious
conscious mind
what we are aware of
free association
freely share thoughts, emotions … like a therapist
hypnosis
relax mind and weaken the disguises