Mid-Term Flashcards
Longitudinal Research
Collecting data repeatedly on the same individuals as they age
Cross-sectional research
Comparing groups of people of one age with people of another age
Cross-sequential research
Studying several groups of people
Five Steps of the scientific method
- Begin with curiosity and pose a question
- Develop a hypothesis
- Test the hypothesis
- Draw conclusions
- Report the results
- (Bonus) accepted by peers
- (Bonus) replicated
Positive Correlation
Both variables tend to increase or decrease together
Negative correlation
One variable tends to increase while the other decreases
Zero Correlation
No connection
Correlation is not:
Causation
What does Quantity research provide?
Numbers ranks or scales
Qualitative research provides
qualities
Genome
A set of genes that are the instructions to make an individual member of a certain species
Epigenetics
Focuses on how environment factors affect genes and gene expression
Allele
A Variation of a gene where a trait could occur
Three stages of Pre-natal development
- Germinal period
- Embryonic period
- Fetal period
How many weeks is a pregnancy?
38
APGAR
Appearance
Pulse
Grimace Response
Activity or Muscle Tone
Respiration
Three sets of reflexes in Newborns
Maintaining Oxygen
Maintaining Constant body temperature
Managing feeding
Age of your first memory
About 3 1/2 years old (usually)
What are some early emotions (5)
Anger
Sadness
Fear
Stranger Wariness
Separation Anxiety
New emotions as a toddler (5)
Pride
Shame
Embarrassment
Disgust
Guilt
Types of temperaments in children (4)
Easy
Difficult
Slow to warm up
Hard to classify
Scaffolding Defenition
Scaffolding is the idea that in order to lear, children need to interact with others who know more than they currently know.
Attachment styles (4)
Secure
Avoidant
Anxious
Ambivalent
The highest risk for avoidable injury
ages 2-6
ACES Definition
Adverse Childhood Experience
Three types of ACEs
Abuse
Neglect
Other
Is operational thinking online in the preoperational stage?
No
