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Unit 9 AP Psy Masters

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124649124mary ainsworthattachment styles; "strange situation"
124649125diana baumrindstudied parenting styles; how they effect development
124649126carol gilliganmen and women have different perspectives on morality; challenged Kohlberg's theory
124649127lev vygotskyemphasized the sociocultural influences on a children's cognitive development
124649128daniel levinsondetermined the adult male developmental stages; Seasons of a man's life; mid-life crisis
124649129james marciadeveloped four states of identity crisis
124649130erik eriksoneight stage theory of psychosocial development; each stage is a conflict
124649131sigmund freudpsychosexual stages of development
124649132lawrence kohlbergstage theory of moral development
124649133jean piagetfour stage theory of cognitive development
124649134konrad lorenzimprinting; critical attachment periods; studied baby birds
124649135elizabeth kubler-ross5 stages of death and dying
124650727fluid intelligencecognitive abilities requiring speed or rapid learning that tends to diminish with age
124650728crystallized intelligenceaccumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age
124686876schemaunderstanding of the world; framework that organizes and interprets information
124686877assimilationprocess of fitting objects and experiences into one's schemas
124686878accommodationadjustment of one's schemas to include new events and experiences
124686879object permanencerealization that an object exists even when itcannot be seen
124686880representational thoughtability of a child to picture something in his or her mind
124686881conservationprinciple that a given quantity does not change when its appearance is changed
124686882egocentrica young child's inability to understand another person's perspective
124686883imprintingcritical period very early in life; process of forming attachments; animals
124686884critical periodspecific time in development when certain skills or abilities are most easily learned
124686885socializationteaching or passing on of culture
124723517identificationprocess by which a child adopts the values and principles of the same-sex parent
124723518maturationthe internally programmed growth of a child
124723519androgynoushaving both male and female characteristics
124723520senile dementiageneral term to describe a decline in mental functioning seen in the elderly
124723521ageismprejudice and discrimination against older people
124723522alzheimer's diseaseirreversible, progressive brain disorder; deterioration of memory, language, and eventually, physical functioning
124723523primary sex characteristicsthe body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible
124723524secondary sex characteristicsnonreproductive characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair.
124726345asynchronycondition during adolescence in which the growth of bodily parts is uneven
124726346generativitythe desire to use one's accumulated wisdom to guide future generations
124726347stagnationdiscontinuation of development and a desire to recapture the past
124726348authoritarian familytoo hard; a family with a strict, unchanging set of rules that cannot be broken
124726349permissive familytoo soft; children have the final say, parents are less controlling and non-punishing
124726350authoritative familyjust right; firm but not rigid, responsive to the child's needs but not indulgent
128884742maturationinternal programmed growth
128884743idpleasure principle; demanding immediate gratification
128884744libidopleasure seeking energy
128884745autonomyindependence
128884746gender identityphysical/ biological make-up
128884747gender roleexpected behaviors for males and females
128884748gender stereotypesbeliefs about males' and females' abilities, personality traits, and behavior

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