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Unit. 4: Human Development Across the Lifespan Flashcards

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Accommodation

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The act of changing existing mental structures to explain new experiences.

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Age of Viability

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The age at which a baby can survive.

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Assimilation

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The cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive understanding. / Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing mental structures without changing them.

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Attachment

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Close, emotional bonds of affection developed between infants and their caregivers.

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Centration

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Tendency to focus on just one feature of a problem & neglecting important aspects.

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Childhood Cognitive Development

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Transitions in children’s pattern of thinking, including reading, remembering, & problem solving.

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Cohort effects

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When differences in studies can be because groups grew up in different time periods. EX.) To unbiasedly compare 20, 40, & 60 year old’s researcher would have to take into account the different time periods they grew up, some grew up through the women’s movement & so on. Such things have influence over individuals.

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Conservation

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The awareness that physical quantities remain constant in spite of changes in shape or appearance.

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Cross-sectional design

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Investigators compare groups of participants of differing age at a single point in time.

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Crystallized intelligence

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The application of accumulated knowledge.

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Dementia

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An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive deficits that include memory impairment.

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Development

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The sequence of age-related changes that occur between conception & death.

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Developmental Norms

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Average age at which individuals display various behaviour & abilities.

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Habituation
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Dishabituation

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H-A gradual reduction in the strength of a response when a stimulus event is presented repeatedly.
Dh-A new stimulus elicits an increase in the strength of a habituated response.

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Egocentrism

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The inability to see another view point.

*Animism: belief that all things are living.

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Embryonic Stage (development)

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The second stage of prenatal development.
Most of vital organs & bodily systems begin to form in the developing organism.
-heart
-spine
-brain

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3 Stages of Prenatal development

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  1. Germinal stage (first 2 weeks)
  2. Embryonic stage (2 weeks to 2 months)
  3. Fetal stage (2 months to birth)
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Family Life Cycle

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The sequences of stages that families tend to progress through.

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FAS (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)

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Congenital (inborn) problems associated with excessive alcohol use during pregnancy.

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Fetal Stage

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3rd stage
The embryo begins to rapidly grow into the fetus, developing major body parts & movement. 
-bones
-sex organs
-*age of viability
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Fluid Intelligence

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Basic information-processing skills

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Gender

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Refers to culturally constructed distinctions between femininity & masculinity.

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Gender Differences

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differences between the sexes in typical behaviour\average ability.

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Gender Roles

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Expectations of what is appropriate behaviour for each sex based on societal norms.

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Gender Stereotypes

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Widely held beliefs about females & males abilities, personalities, social behaviours.

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Germinal Stage

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First stage of prenatal development
Zygote is created through fertilization, rapid cell division begins creating a mass of multiplying cells.
-zygote

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Irreversibility

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The inability to envision reversing an action, or undoing something is incomprehensible.

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Longitudinal Design

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Investigators observe one group of participants repeatedly over a period of time.

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Maturation

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The development that reflects gradual unfolding of one’s genetic blueprint

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Menarche

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The first occurrence of menstruation.

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Motor Development

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The profession of muscular coordination required for physical activities.

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Object Permeance

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The understanding that an object exists even when it is not seen.

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Placenta

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A structure that allows oxygen & nutrients to pass into the fetus from the mothers blood stream, then the bodily wastes to pass out to the mother.

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Prenatal Period

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The period of conception to birth for a child, usually 9 months.

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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Sex characteristics needed for reproduction, develop during the puberty stage.

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Puberty

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Sexual functions reach maturity & marks the beginning of adolescences.

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Pubescence

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Two year span preceding puberty, during which the changes leading to physical & sexual maturity take place.

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Secondary Sex characteristics

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Physical features that distinguish one sex from another.

*not essential for reproduction.

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Sex

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The biological based categories of female & male.

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Scaffolding

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When the assistance provided to a child is adjusted as learning progresses.

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Socialization

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The acquisition of the norms & behaviours expected of people in a particular society.

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Stage

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The developmental period during which characteristic patterns of behaviours are exhibited & certain capacities become established.

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Temperament

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Characteristics mood, activity level, & emotional reactivity.

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Teratogens

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External agents, such as drugs/viruses, that can harm an embryo/fetus.

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Zone of proximal Development (ZPD)

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The gap between what a learner can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with the guidance of a skilled partner.

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Zygote

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A once celled organism formed by the union of a sperm & an egg.

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Erik Erikson

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Personality Development

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Jean Piaget

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Cognitive theory

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Albert Thomas & Stella Chess

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Longitudinal studies of the development of temperament.

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Personality Development childhood vs. adulthood (Erickson’s 7 stages)

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Child:
1. Trust vs. Mistrust 
2. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative vs. Guilt
4. Industry vs. Inferiority 
Adulthood: 
1.Early adulthood *intimacy vs. isolation
2.Middle adulthood *generativity vs. self-absorption 
3.Late adulthood *integrity vs. despair
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Physiological & Neural changes (Adulthood)

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  • Depression may occur (death)
  • Loss of hearing/vision
  • Menopause
  • Dementia
  • Cognitive abilities seem to just slow down
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Physiological & Neural Development (Adolescence)

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  • Puberty
  • Prefrontal Cortex develops (front of brain)
  • White & Grey matter in brain
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Family Transitions

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  • Marriage
  • Parenthood
  • Empty Nest
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What are the 5 Key themes present in this chapter

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  1. Psychology is theoretically diverse.
  2. Psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context
  3. Hereditary & Environment jointly influence behaviour
  4. Behaviour is determined by multiple causes
  5. Behaviour is shaped by cultural heritage

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