Midterm Corrections Flashcards
A person’s understanding of the emotions, intentions, thoughts, and perceptions of other people
theory of mind
5 year old alex thinks the is the tallest is the oldest. This limitation is
centration
psychological development during adolescence is often seen as a quest to answer
who am i
what do people in pre-operational thought and formal operational thought share?
they are egocentric
concerete operations called concrete b/c
performed on real objects
As described in lecture, inner representations of the attachment figures, the self, and the environment are called
internal working models
An experiment is conducted to determine the effect of rewards on children’s problem-solving skills. The measure of problem-solving skills would be an example the:
dependent variable
Harold is upset with grade on his developmental psychology test and says “I bet if I would’ve taken that test at another time I would have done much better”. Harold’s complaint deals most directly with the questionable ___ of the test:
reliability
Identity an example of classical conditioning
feeling happy at the smell of baking
The best example of operant conditioning is
feeling tired after a long day
A theorist believes that babies are biologically predated with behavior systems like crying, smiles, coos, that elect caregiving response. This perspective is most consistent with:
ethological theory
Tom and Jenny want to enhance their synchrony with their 6-month-old: they can do this best:
imitating her vocal and facial expressions
A major contextual influence on development is
social class
germinal period of prenatal development ends with
implantation in the uterine wall
cephalocaudal patter
head down to toes
