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Unit 6 vocab quiz Flashcards

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developmental psychology

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examines our physical, cognitive, and social development across the life span

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zygote

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fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo.

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embryo

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developing organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month.

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fetus

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developing organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth

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teratogens

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“monster makers”; agents, such as chemicals and viruses, that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm

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FAS

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physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s heavy drinking. In severe cases, signs include a small, out of proportion head and abnormal facial features

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habituation

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decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a stimulus, their interest decreases and they look away sooner

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maturation

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orderly sequency of biological growth.
Example: babies stand before they walk

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cognition

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all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

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schema

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concepts or “mental molds” into which we pour our experiences.

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assimilation

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INTERPRETING new experiences in terms of our current understandings (schemas).

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accomodation

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adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new info)

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sensorimotor stage

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babies take in the world through their senses and action, through looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping.

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object permanence

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awareness that objects continue to exist even when not perceived.

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pre operational stage

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a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic.

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conservation

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principle that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape.

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egocentrism

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a child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view.

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theory of mind

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people’s ideas about their own and others’ mental states, about their feelings, perceptions, and thoughts, and the behaviors these might predict.

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concrete operational stage

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from age 7-11, children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events.

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formal operational stage

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from 7-11, kids gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about abstract concepts

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scaffold

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providing a framework that offers children temporary support as they develop higher levels of thinking.

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ASD

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a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors.

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Stranger anxiety

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fear of strangers infants commonly display.

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attachment

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emotional tie with another person; shown in young kids by their seeking closeness with their caregiver and showing distress on separation.

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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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imprinting

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rocess by which certain animals from strong attachments during early life.

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strange situation

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procedure for studying child-caregiver attachment; a child is placed in an unfamiliar environment while their caregiver leaves and then returns, and the child’s reactions are observed.

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secure attachment

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in their mother’s presence they play comfortably and eagerly explore their new environment; when she leaves, they become distressed; when she returns, they seek her out.

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insecure attachment

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infants display either a clinging anxious attachment or an avoidant attachment that resists closeness.

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temperament

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a person’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity

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basic trust

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a sense that the world is predictable and reliable.

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self concept

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understanding/assessment of who they are

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gender

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in psychology, the socially influenced characteristics by which people define boy, girl, man, and woman.

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aggression

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any physical or verbal behavior intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

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relational aggression

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act of aggression (physical or verbal) intended to harm a person’s relationship or social standing

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role

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Culture shapes our behaviors by defining how we OUGHT to behave in a particular social situation

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gender role

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set of EXPECTED behaviors, attitudes, and traits for males/females.

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gender identity

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our sense of being male, female, or some combination of the two.

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social learning theory

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we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished for acting in certain ways.

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gender typing

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the acquisition of a traditional masculine or feminine role.

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androgyny

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displaying both traditional masculine and feminine psychological characteristics.

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transgender

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describes a person whose gender identity or expression differs from that associated with their birth-designated sex.

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adolescence

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the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence.

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puberty

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period of sexual maturation during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.

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identity

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our sense of self; according to Erikson, the adolescent’s task is to solidify a sense of self by testing and integrating various roles.

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social identity

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the “we” aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to “Who am I?” that comes from our group memberships.

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emerging adulthood

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In most Western communities, the time from 18 to the mid-twenties is a “not-yet-settled” life phase

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x chromosome

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the sex chromosome found in both males and females.

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y chromosome

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the sex chromosome typically found only in males

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testosterone

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the most important male sex hormone.

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primary sex characteristics

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the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible

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spermarche

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the first ejaculation

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menarche

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the first menstrual period

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intersex

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possessing biological sexual characteristics of both males and females

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AIDS

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a life threatening sexually transmitted disease that depletes the immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to infections.

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sexual orientation

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enduring sexual attraction toward members of the same or opposite sex.

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menopause

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time of natural cessation of menstruation, usually within a few years of age 50.

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cross sectional study

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research that compares people of different ages at the same point in time

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longitudinal study

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research that follows and retests the same people over time

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neurocognitive disorders

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acquired disorders marked by deficits

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Alzheimer’s disease

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neurocognitive disorder marked by neural “plaques”, often with onset after age 80, and entailing a progressive decline in memory and other cognitive abilities.

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social clock

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the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement

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Freud

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Piaget

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developmental psychologist who pioneered the study of children’s cognition

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Vygotsky

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emphasized how the child’s mind grows through interaction with the SOCIAL environment more so than the PHYSICAL environment. believed that effective mentoring occurs when kids are developmentally ready to learn a new skill.

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Harlow

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bred monkeys for their learning studies in the 1950’s at the University of Wisconsin.

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Lorenz

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explored imprinting: process by which certain animals from strong attachments during early life.

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Ainsworth

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designed the strange situation experiment. concluded that about 60% of infants/young children display secure attachment.

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Erikson

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He believed that securely attached children approach life with basic trust

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Baumrind

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the identification of two central dimensions of parents’ behavior — structured expectations and responsiveness — and the discovery that these dimensions in combination revealed three main parenting styles.

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Gilligan

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men and women follow different patterns of understanding, and perceive the world and their relationships with others in a different way.

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Bandura

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creator of the social learning theory.

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Kohlberg

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believed that moral reasoning , or the way that people make decisions about what is right and wrong, develops in a series of stages

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