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Psychology AP unit 5 vocab

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595522448reversibilitypreoperational inability to work backwards or see relationships as two-way
595522449Sensory Motorstage when a child coordinates movement with a sensory input and acquires earliest symbolic thought
595522450Cephalocaudal TrendThe head-to-foot direction of motor development.
595522451Object Permanenceearliest evidence of symbolic thought in which object is believed to still exist though out of sight
595522452Conventionalnot stealing because "it's just wrong"
595522453menarchethe first occurrence of menstruation in a woman around 12 yrs of age
595522454dimensiaabnormal confusion and memory loss in some elderly
595522455self-doubtmay develop if child doesn't take initiative to "be good" according to Erikson
595522456identitymain focus of psychosocial development in teens
595522457Despairif one lacks integrity about the life they've lived
595522458Concrete Operationaloperations stage when kids understand how the physical world works
595522459PiagetStudied Cognition, and cognitive development in children
595522460Avoidant attachmentwhen a child lacks a need for contact
595522461Eriksonstudied psychosocial stages
595522462posconventionalstealing food "to save someone's life"
595522463development Psychologyfield of psychology that studies life span changes
595522464spacialwhat males tend to perform better on
595522465Metopauseoccurs at age of 50 due to hormonal changes
595522466crystallized intelligenceincreases in elderly, accumulation of facts
595522467Intamacyopposite of isolation in adulthood according to Erikson
595522468Moratoriumactively struggling for a sense of identity but delaying commitment to one
595522469Harry Harlowfound that baby monkeys preferred comfort and contact over food
595522470preconventionalrefusing to steal because "you might get caught"
595522471corpus callosumbrain part larger in female brains, connects both brain hemispheres
595522472seperation anxietyoccurs between 12-18 months due to attachment
595522473Kholbergstudied development of morals
595522474preoperationalsuperstitious age when kid lacks understanding of concrete world
595522475longitudinal studytype of study following a subject's development over a long period of time
595522476Animismpreoperational belief that Teddy Bear is alive
595522477Formal Stagechildren begin to argue a lot at this stage
595522478conservationawareness that the amount of something does not change although it's shape changes
595522479foreclosureunquestioning adoption of an identity based on parent's values
595522480Anxietyif an infant is repeatedly neglected, this psychosocial quirk may develop
595522481fluid intelligencedecreases as you age, adaptable info-processing intelligence
595522482centrationwhen a child focuses on one detail rather than the whole
595522483egocentrisismpreoperational inability to think outside one's own perspective
595522484Compensationovercoming inferiorities by developing alternative abilities
595522485SuperiorityAdler says our personalities involve a struggle to achieve this
595522486Collectiveform of unconsciousness that is accumulation of latent memory inherited from our ancestral past says Jung
595522487Biological theorytheory of personality has been supported by twin studies
595522488Self-conceptcollection of beliefs about one's nature, traits, according to Rogers
595522489Aggression and SexFreud believed these 2 are the main conflicts people deal with on an unconscious level
595522490Defense Mechanismsinvolve unconscious reactions to unpleasant emotions
595522491Noveltythose who seek this have high dopamine levels and are often impulsive and extravagant
595522492Archetypeemotionally charged images or symbols with universal meaning
595522493Rorschachdeveloped the ink blot
595522494AnalPsychosexual stage when toilet-training is main conflict
595522495PsychosexualFreud's theory that personality develops due to conflicts between natural urges and social mores overcoming inferiorities by developing alternative abilities
595522496Freudcame up with personality theory
595522497fixationgetting stuck at a certain psychosexual stage
595522498introvertJung's description of one whose main focus is on their own thoughts, feelings, and experiences
595522499PhallicPsychosexual stage typical of 4-5 year olds
595522500Oralweaning from breast-feeding is an important crisis of this stage
595522501idpart of the psyche governed by the pleasure principle, resides purely in the unconscious
595522502Adlersaid personality is shaped by our striving for competence and superiority
595522503Self Actualizationthose who achieve this are often realistic, autonomous, balanced, philosophical and spiritual
595522504EMPImost widely used personality inventory
595522505egothe "self" that resolves conflicts between society and nature
595522506latencypsychosexual stage during grammer-school years when one expands in social interests
595522507Efficacybelieving one's actions will lead to effective outcomes
595522508superegoone's sense of morality as encoded by society, often in conflict with the id
595522509Psychosexual Stage order1. Oral Stage 2. Anal Stage 3. Phallic Stage 4. Latency Stage Freud 5. Genital Stage
595522510cognitive stage order1. Sensorimotor (0-2) Object permanence, Seperation/Stranger Anxiety 2. Preoperational (2-7) Egocentrism, irreversibility, animism, centration, pretend play 3.Concrete operational (7-12) conservation and reversibility 4.Formal Operational (12- Adult) formal logic, Moral reasoning Piaget
595522511Moral Reasoning Stage order1. preconventional - punishment orientation, Naive reward orientation 2. Conventional - Good boy/good girl orientation, Authority Orientation 3.post conventional - social contract orientation, individual principles orientation Kohlberg
595522512Psychosocial Stages order1. Trust vs mistrust 2.Autonomy vs shame/doubt 3.initiative vs guilt 4. industry vs inferiority 5. identity vs confusion 6.intimacy vs isolation 7.generativity vs self-absorption 8.integrity vs despair
595522513Kubler-Ross's stages of grief1. Denial 2. Anger 3. bargaining 4. Depression 5. acceptance
595522514Authoritative Parent StyleMedium balanced
595522515AuthoritarianDictator like
595522516Permissiveeasy and chill
595522517Diffusionconfusion typical of early teens opposite of achieving identity
595522518big 5openness conscientious extraversion agreeableness neurotic
595522519Libidosex drive, energy from id

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