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developmental psychology

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the psychology of growth, change and consistency through the lifespan

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nature and nurture issue

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how much weight do heredity and environment have on our development

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continuity view of development

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believes change is gradual

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discontinuity view of development

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believes that change is abrupt, occurs in stages

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blank slate

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idea that newborns are born with an empty brain and no abilities

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newborn innate abilities

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finding nourishment, interacting with others, and avoiding harmful situations

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prenatal period

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the 9 month developmental period before birth
(p is for same period as pregnancy)

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infancy period

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1 month to 18/24 months

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neonatal period

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birth to 1 month

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during prenatal period..

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  • genetic plan determines how organs begin to form
  • differentiation occurs which is when stem cells then begin to form into organs
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teratogens

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substances from the environmental that can damage a developing baby

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placenta

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  • forms as the zygotes outer cells attach to the uterine wall
  • transfers nutrients and oxygen from mother to fetus
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fetal alcohol syndrome

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physical and cognitive abormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman heavy drinking

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prenatal stages of development

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zygote –> embryo –> fetus

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during neonatal period…

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babies are capable of responding to stimulation from all of their senses

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during infancy period…

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it’s a period of rapid development but is still heavily reliant on reflexive behavior

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permanent reflexes

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swallowing and blinking

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moro reflex

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the startle reflex

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reflexes

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a movement pattern triggered by a stimulus

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neonatal reflexes

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moro reflex
grasping reflex
rooting reflex
sucking reflex

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critical period

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optimal period when certain events must take place to facilitate proper development

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rooting reflex

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a touch near mouth will trigger the newborn to move their mouth and head towards the touch

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imprinting

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a powerful attraction occurs between infants and first moving object or individual they spend time with

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contact comfort

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an infant’s need for physical closeness and touching

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cupboard theory

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infants become attached to those who provide the “cupboard” containing the food supply

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secure attachment

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  • confident that attachment figure will meet their needs
  • use as a safe base to explore environment
  • seek figure in times of distress
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harlow’s monkeys

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disproved cupboard theory because it showed infants need more than just food, they NEED contact comfort too

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insecure avoidant attachment

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  • do not orientate to attachment figure when investigating environment
  • independent of figure physically and emotionally
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insecure ambivalent attachment

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  • clingy and dependent behavior
  • fails to develop feelings of security from the attachment figure
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authoritative parenting

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  • parent is warm and attentive to child’s needs/interests
  • parent makes reasonable demands for the child’s maturity level
  • parent permits child’s to make decisions in accord with developmental readiness
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authoritarian parenting

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  • parent is cold and rejecting
  • parent is highly demanding; may yell, command, and criticize
  • parent makes most decisions for child and doesn’t take input
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permissive parenting

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  • parent is warm but may spoil the child
  • parent makes few or no demands
  • parent permits child to make decisions before the child is ready
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uninvolved parenting

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  • parent emotionally detached, withdrawn and inattentive
  • parent makes few or no demands
  • is lacking in interest of the child
  • parent is indifferent to child’s decisions and point of view
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the association between certain parenting styles and certain childhood outcomes is just correlational. CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION

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piaget’s cognitive theory of development

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discontinuous model that claims children will undergo a revolutionary change in thought at each stage

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piaget’s theory was based on

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  • schemas
  • assimilation and accommodation
  • stages of cognitive development
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accommodation

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process of restructuring or modifying schemas to incorporate new information

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assimilation

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process that modifies new information to fit with existing schemas or what is already known

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Assimilation makes new information fit our existing view of the world. Accommodation changes our views to fit new information.

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sensorimotor stage

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children mostly give reflexive responses with very little thinking involved

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changes during sensorimotor stage

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  • object permanence –> the knowledge that objects exists independently of one’s own actions/awareness
  • mental representation –> ability to make mental images
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changes in preoperational stage

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  • egocentrism –> self centered focus that causes children to see the world only in their own terms
  • irreversibility –> an inability to think though a series or steps and then reverse the course
  • animistic thinking –> believing inanimate objects have life and mental processes
  • centration –> focusing on one aspect of a situation and neglect others
  • pretend play
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preoperational stage

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a stage marked by well developed mental representation and use of language

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concrete operational stage

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child develops the abilities of irreversibility, conservation and mental operations

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changes during concrete operational stage

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conservation –> the principle that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape
mental operation –> the ability to solve problems by manipulating images in one’s own mind

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formal operational stage

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people begin to think about issues like being more accepted by peers

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formal operational structural properties

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Hypothetical reasoning
Analogical/Abstract reasoning
Reflective abilities
Deductive reasoning

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theory of mind

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the ability to infer (understand) other’s mental states, and know they may be different than our own.

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Erik Erikson Theory of Psychosocial Development

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identified 8 stages, with each bringing a new challenge. To move onto the next stage of life, the problem of the previous stage must successfully be coped with.

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Trust vs Mistrust

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If needs are dependably met, infants develop a sense of basic trust.

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Basic trust

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child’s expectation that his needs would be met by caregivers and the world is a safe place

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Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

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toddlers learn to exercise will and do things for themselves or they doubt their abilities

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initiative vs guilt

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preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans or they feel guilty about efforts to plan/learn new skills

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Competence vs inferiority

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children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to asks or they feel inferior

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identity vs role confusion

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teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are

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intimacy vs isolation

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young adults struggle to form close relationships and to gain the capacity for intimate love, or they feel socially isolated

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generativity vs stagnation

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the middle-aged discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually though family and work or they may feel a lack of purpose

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integrity vs despair

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when reflecting on his or her life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure

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Kohlberg 6 stages of morality

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  1. avoids punishment
  2. gain rewards
  3. gains approval/avoids disapproval
  4. rules and laws of society
  5. flexible tool / individual rights determine behavior
  6. abstract autonomous principle - taking the perspective of every person in the group who’s affect
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Kohlberg 3 levels of morality

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preconventional morality
conventional morality
post conventional morality

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preconventional morality

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morality that focuses on self interest. they obey rules to avoid punishment or gain rewards.

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conventional morality

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morality that focuses on caring for others and on upholding laws and social rules because they’re the laws and rules

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postconventional morality

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abstract reasoning of formal operational though and these actions are judged as “right” because they flow from people’s rights or from self defined ethical principles

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