Quiz 1 Flashcards
Multi-dimensional development
Changes in physical nature
Ex-motor development, puberty, inherited genes, weight
Changes in thoughts, intelligence, language development
Changes in relationships, emotions, personality
Multidirectional development
Language development
Development is…
Plastic
Contextual
Normative age-graded influences
Puberty and menopause
Starting school and retiring
Normative history-graded influences
Common moments in history shared by a generation
Normative life events
Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the lives of individual people
Prenatal period
Cell → organism with brain + behavioral capabilities
Infancy
Beginning of language, symbolic thought, sensorimotor coordination social learning
Early childhood
pre-K, more self-sufficient, learn to care for themselves, school, readiness skills, long periods of play
Middle and late childhood
Reading shills, writing, arithmetic, increased self- control
Adolescence
Rapid physical change
Pursuit of independence + identity
Early adulthood
Establish economic + personal independence
Middle adulthood
Enhancing social involvement, advancing career
Late adulthood
Reflective period, adjustment to new roles and altered health
Sigmund Freud Psychoanalytic Theory
First 5 yrs of life shape personality
Early years most important
5 phases: oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Erik Erikson Psychoanalytic Theory
Development occurs throughout lifespan
Importance in early and late years
8 phases: Trust vs. Mistrust, Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt, Initiative vs. Guilt, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role Confusion, Intimacy vs. Isolation, Generativity vs. Stagnation, Integrity vs. Despair
Each stage is a conflict
Piaget Cognitive Theory
Sensorimotor stage, Pre-operational stage, Concrete Operational Stage, Formal Operational stage
Vygotsky Sociocultural Theory
Emphasizes how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development
Skinner (behavioral and social cognitive theory)
Operant conditioning
Rewards ad punishments shape behavior
Bandura (behavioral and social cognitive theory)
Development: behavior, environment, cognition
Learning occurs through imitation (observational learning)
Data Collection methods
Observation, naturalistic observations, survey and interviews, standardized tests, case studies, MRI, EEG, heart rate
Descriptive research
Describes a phenomenon
Involves observation and recording of behavior
Can’t prove cause of phenomenon. Identifies important information about behavior
Correlational research
Prediction of behavior/phenomenon
Measures strength of relationship between 2 variables
Correlation coefficient
Correlation doesn’t equal causation
Experimental research
Identifies cause of phenomenon
Includes dependent and independent variables
Involves experimental and control groups
Yields cause and effect
Experimental group
Group whose experience is manipulated
Control group
Comparison group similar to experimental group except for manipulating factor (independent variable)
Cross-sectional approach
Individuals of different ages are compared at one time
Longitudinal approach
Same individual studied over a period of time
Cohort effects
Research participant chosen due to time of brith, or generation, not age
Natural selection
Evolutionary process by which individuals of a species that a best adapted are the ones that survive and reproduce
Adaptive behavior
Promotes an organism’s survival in the natural habitat
Organism possesses characteristics needed for survival
Evolutionary psychology
Emphasizes the importance of adaptation and reproduction to ensure survival
Prenatal diagnostic tests
Ultrasound sonography
Brain imaging
Chorionic villus sampling
Amniocentesis
Maternal blood screening
Fetal sex determination
Infertility
Inability to conceive a child after 12 months
Collaborative Gene
Each gene has its own location or designated place on a chromosome
Activity of genes is affected by their environment
All cells in the body except sperm and egg have…
46 chromosomes, 23 pairs
Mitosis
Cell’s nucleus duplicates itself into 2 new cells
Meiosis
Cell division forming eggs and sperm or gametes
Monozygotic Twins (identical)
Single zygote splits in 2
Dizygotic twin (fraternal)
2 eggs fertilized by different sperm
Susceptibility gene
Makes individual more vulnerable to disease or accelerated aging
Longevity genes
Makes individual less vulnerable to certain diseases, more likely to live longer
Genotype
Person’s genetic material
Phenotype
Physical characteristics
Expression influenced by environmental factors
Sex linked genes
Mutated Gene is carried on the x chromosome
Chromosomal abnormalities
Down syndrome
Klinefelter syndrome
Fragile X syndrome
Turner syndrome
XYY syndrome
Down syndrome
Intellectual disability caused by extra copy of chromosome 21
Klinefelter syndrone
An extra X chromosome in males
Causes underdeveloped testes, enlarged breasts, and becoming tall
Fragile X syndrome
Abnormality in the X chromosome
Causes intellectual disability, learning disability, or short attention span
Turner syndrome
Missing X chromosome in females
Causes intellectual disability and sexual underdevelopment
XYY syndrome
Male has extra Y chromosome
Causes above average height
Gene linked abnormalities
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes
Hemophilia
Huntington’s disease
Phenylketonuria
Sickle cell anemia
Spina bifida
Tay-sachs disease
Cystic fibrosis
Glandular dysfunction that interferes with mucus production, breathing, and digestion
Diabetes
Body doesn’t produce enough insulin
Hemophilia
Delayed blood clotting causes internal and external bleeding
Huntington’s disease
CNS deteriorates, producing problems in muscle coordination and mental deterioration
Phenylketonuria
Metabolic disorder that causes intellectual disability and hyperactivity
Sickle-cell anemia
Blood disorder that limits the body’s oxygen supply
Causes joint swelling, heart and kidney failure
Spina bifida
Neural tube disorder that causes brain and spine abnormalities
Tay- sachs disease
Accumulation of lipids in the nervous system causing deceleration of mental and physical development