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#11 Development (AP Psychology) Flashcards

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5144137509Developmental Psychology-Study of physical, intellectual,social, and moral changes across the life span from conception to death0
5144137510MaturationDefined: Biological growth processes that enable development to occur Example: You can't learn to read before a certain age1
5144137511Stages of Prenatal DevelopmentGEF: Germinal, Embryonic, Fetal2
5144137512Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)-a cluster of abnormalities that occurs in babies of mothers who drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy3
5144137513GenotypeGenetic make-up with 23 chromosomes from mom and 23 chromosomes from dad Point to remember: Inherited genetics4
5144137514PhenotypeVisible characteristics that are seen and stemmed from your genetics Point to Remember: Expressed Characteristics5
5144137515Teratogen-Harmful substance during the prenatal period that can cause birth defects -chemicals, such as alcohol,drugs,tobacco ingredients, mercury,lead,cadmium, and other poison, or infectious agents6
5144137516Rooting ReflexWhen you poke a baby's cheek and they turned toward the poke Helpful for breast feeding7
5144137517Theory of Mindability to understand mental states (beliefs, intents, desires, pretending, knowledge, etc.) of oneself and others and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own. people with Autism struggle with this8
5144137518Habituation-decreasing responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus -developmental psychologists depend on gazes,sucking,and head turning to reveal abilities of infants during habituation studies9
5144137519SchemasDefined: a cognitive system or mental map which helps us organize and make sense of our experiences & the world. Example: You developed a schema that all homeless people are rude. Because of this you organize your actions around it and more readily look for information that supports this view while discarding information that disagrees with this perspective.10
5144137520Assimilationdefined: reinforces the existing schema "ss"-schema stays the same Example: You think homeless people are rude and a homeless person yells at you because you didn't give them money11
5144137521Accomodationdefined: changing your existing schema "cc"-schema changes! Example: You think homeless people are rude but when your car got a flat tire, a homeless person helped you change the flat tire12
5144137522Jean Piagetinterested in "thought processes" and creates the first cognitive development theory using his children includes four distinct stages that the child must accomplish before moving onto the next stages in order: sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, and formal operational13
5144137523Sensorimotor StageAge: 0-2 Description: Experience the world through your senses and actions Important Concepts: Basic causality, Object permanence14
5144137524Preoperational StageAge: 2-7 Description: Use their gut instincts to make decisions, often flawed logic Important Concepts: Instinctive Logic, Egocentrism, Centration15
5144137525Concrete Operational StageAge: 7-12 Description: Use their past experiences to make decisions Important Concepts: Inductive Logic, Conservation, Reversibility16
5144137526Formal Operational StageAge: 12+ Description: Use their past experiences to think hypothetically Important Concepts: Deductive Logic17
5144137527Object PermanenceDefined: Understanding objects exists out of their sight18
5144137528EgocentrismDefined: At roughly age 4, child only understands life from her perspective Example:19
5144137529ReversibilityDefined: child can view items in more than one way Example: a mom can also be a sister20
5144137530CentrationDefined: focus on one aspect of a situation and ignore all others Example: Poem about money from "Where the sidewalk ends"21
5144137531ConservationDefined: Two equal quantities remain equal even though the appearance has changed22
5144137532Zone of Proximal Development(ZPD)-Lev Vygotsky emphasized the environment -Range between the level at which a child can solve a problem working alone with difficulty and the level to which a child can solve a problem with the help of adults or more-skilled children23
5144137533Criticism of PiagetUnderestimated: An infants cognitive abilities, and the impact of the social cultural environment Overestimated: amount of people who reach formal operations24
5144137534Contact Comfort-Harry Harlow -his wire verses cloth monkey experiments showed that touch is just as if not more important than food for building attachment25
5144137535ImprintingDefined: The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life Very common in birds but does not exist in humans26
5144137536Insecure AttachmentChild does not learn to use the parent as a secure base because they don't trust their parents to meet their needs27
5144137537Secure AttachmentChild learns to use the parent as a secure base because they trust the parents will meet their needs28
5144137538Strange Situation ExperimentPsychologist: Ainsworth Studied and developed the different types of attachment by studying how children relate to their mother in a playroom where she is present, leaves, and then returns29
5144137539Temperament-Kagan's types: easy, difficult, slow to warm up Classified by activity level, mood, sleeping/ eating patterns, and attention span30
5144137540temperamentAn inborn predisposition to behave in a certain way Personality development: temperament (Nature), attachment (nurture)31
5144137541Self-ConceptOur understanding and evaluation of who we are goal is to have a positive one with confidence, optimism, assertiveness, etc.32
5144137542Parenting StylesDiana Baumrind: Studied a sample with 100 pre-school children in California-almost all white Parents differed on 4 dimensions & found 3 types33
5144137543PermissiveExpressions of warmth: Parents are highly affectionate Strategies of Discipline: Rare Communication: child talks not the parent Expectations of maturity: few demands Effects on child: aggressive & immature34
5144137544AuthoritarianExpressions of warmth: Parents are cold and critical Strategies of Discipline: Strict, often physical Communication: parent talks not the child Expectations of maturity: clear rules and high expectations for maturity Effects: low self-esteem, low self-reliance, and low social competence35
5144137545AuthoritativeExpressions of warmth: parents are Highly affectionate Strategies of Discipline: Set limits and enforce rules but allow for child's input Communication: both parent and child talks Expectations of maturity: Demand maturity but allow forgiving of failure Effects: high self-esteem, high self-reliance, and high social competence36
5144137546Gender RolesDefined: Cultural Expectations about the way men and women should behave37
5144137547Gender SchemasSandra Bem Defined: A theory of gender development that combines social learning and cognitive learning theory38
5144137548Social Learning TheoryLearn our gender by Reinforcement, modeling, and punishment39
5144137549Primary verse secondary sex characteristicsDevelopment of the uterus and testes VERSES Other signs (hair, body parts, voice, etc.) that signal sexual maturity40
5144137550Sexual MaturationWhen boys hit this early they are often more popular with their peers whereas girls have a higher risk for mental and other health problems41
5144137551Puberty-early adolescent period marked by accelerated growth and the onset of the ability to reproduce -menarche: first menstrual period at about age 12.5 marks female fertility -Ejaculation of semen with viable sperm at about age 14 marks male fertility42
5144137552Rite of PassageDefined: ritual event that marks a person's transition from one status to another. Example: Hazing and graduating from high school signals adulthood43
5144137553Parental v Peer_________ influences on children and teens include politics, College and Career Choice, Big Decisions whereas; ________ influences on children include clothing, music and less important decisions44
5144137554Lawrence KohlbergStudied and developed a model for moral dilemma Used the hypothetical "Heinz dilemma" to develop three levels including pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional45
5144137555Pre-conventional LevelDecisions are based on "what's best for you" (avoid punishment & gain rewards)46
5144137556Conventional LevelDecisions are based on "what's best for the group and you receiving the group's social approval"47
5144137557Post-conventional LevelDecisions are based on "what's best for another every single individual based on their individual specific circumstance"48
5144137558Carol GilliganDisagreed with Kohlberg because women scored lower in moral development The reasoning is that women base their morals on "caring" and not following the rules49
5144137559Erik Erikson-Examined social development -Identified eight stages during which we face an important issue or crisis50
5144137560Trust v MistrustStage 1: Infants learn to rely on parent/caregiver OR you don't learn to rely on parent/caregiver51
5144137561Autonomy v Shame & DoubtStage 2: Toddlers learn to explore environment OR dependent on caregiver52
5144137562Initiative v GuiltStage 3: Middle Childhood learn to make simple decisions OR dependent on caregiver53
5144137563Industry v InferiorityStage 4: Late Childhood feel confident to achieve more OR discouraged and don't try to achieve more54
5144137564Identify v Role ConfusionStage 5: Adolescence Know who you are OR try to do what others expect of you55
5144137565Intimacy v IsolationStage 6: Young Adulthood Find a mate OR live alone56
5144137566Generativity v StagnationStage 7: Middle Adulthood Give/Help others OR focus solely on yourself57
5144137567Ego Integrity v DespairStage 8: Late Adulthood Happy with your life OR hate your life58
5144137568Menopausecessation of the ability to reproduce accompanied by a decrease in production of sex hormones;occurs at about age 50 in women59
5144137569Crystallized IntelligenceDefined: The amount of information you obtain and the verbal skills you develop over time but does NOT decrease in later adulthood Example: anything and everything you have learned60
5144137570Fluid IntelligenceDefined: ability to reason in an abstract way but DECREASES during later adulthood Example: if I asked you to come up with as many different possible uses for a tire, you would have to use very abstract reasoning -- think about what a tire is, the different types, the sizes, etc., then go through cognitive lists of situations, uses, and much more.61
5144137571Social ClockDefined: the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement. Example: be married by 25, have kids by 30, etc.62
5144137572Stages of Death and DyingPsychologist: Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Stages (DABDA): Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance63
5144137573Alzheimer's Disease-Fatal degenerative disease in which brain neurons progressively die, causing loss of memory, reasoning,emotion,control of bodily functions, then death -characterizes by amyloid plaques in brain and a lack of acetycholine64

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