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Unit 7: Development Flashcards

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Piaget’s Theory

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development happens in stages:

  1. sensorimotor: (0-2) see the world through senses
  2. preoperational: (2-6) language; not able to use concrete logic
  3. concrete operational: (7-11) able to think logically
  4. formal operational: (12+) abstract concepts
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Zone of Proximal Development

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this is the prime way of learning where a person is guided just enough to be successful while learning on their own

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Vygotsky

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  • Social Learning Theory
  • ZPD
  • language shapes our thoughts
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scaffolding

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demonstrating process while going through steps

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Erikson

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believed that as we go through life there are stages that we reach:

  1. trust vs mistrust
  2. autonomy vs shame
  3. initiative vs guilt
  4. industry vs inferiority
  5. identity vs confusion
  6. intimacy vs isolation
  7. generativity vs stagnation
  8. integrity vs despair
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authoritative parenting

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sensitive and demanding

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authoritarian

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cold and demanding

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permissive

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sensitive and relaxed

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uninvolved

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stern and relaxed

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assimilation

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taking info and processing it into our knowledge

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accomodation

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changing a schema to fit new info

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Kohlberg’s story

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should the man steal the medicine for his dying wife

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Harlow

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monkey experiment with robot monkey and soft monkey

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relational aggression

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demanding relationships or status

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androgyny

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not clearly masculine or feminine

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habituation

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decreased response to a stimulus after repeated exposure to the stimulus

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cognition

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mental process involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension

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Theory of Mind

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ability to attribute mental states to ourselves and others (predict behavior)

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attachment theory

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children must develop at least one good relationship with a primary caregiver in order for development to occur correctly

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critical period

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maturation stage: nervous system sensitive to environmental stimulus

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secure attachment

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children show stress when a caregiver leaves but are able to compose themselves

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insecure attachment

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the child-caregiver bond is secured by fear

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Social Learning Theory

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children learn behaviors by watching others

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social identity

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sense of self based on group members

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perceptual set

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predisposition to perceive things in a certain way

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context effect

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describes influence of environmental factors on one’s perception of a stimulus

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bottom up processing

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perceptions that start with an incoming stimulus and working upwards until our minds form representation of object

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top down processing

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perceptions begin with most general and go to most specific

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inattentional blindness

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failing to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight (lack of attention)

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change blindness

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fail to notice changes when brief visual disruption occurs

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transduction

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transportation or transformation from one to another

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Weber’s Law

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change in stimulus will be just as noticeable as constant ratio of original stimulus

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extrasensory perception

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perceiving things by means other than the known senses

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Gestalt

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explain perceptions by looking at the entire picture rather than pieces

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Phi Phenomenon

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a visual illusion with stationary lights

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subliminal

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information presented just below conscious awareness; still able to reach the brain

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Opponent Process Theory

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color perception is controlled by three systems

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Frequency Theory

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pitch of a sound wave corresponds with the frequency to the auditory nerve

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Volley Principle

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relates experience of pitch to the neurons in the basilar membrane

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four sensory experiences

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hot, cold, pressure, pain

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nociceptors

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sensory receptors for pain

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Gate-Control Theory

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spine has a “gate” that either allows pain or blocks it

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gustatory transduction

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for taste; taste buds within papillae

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olfactory transduction

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for smell within the nasal cavity

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