Exam 3

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teratogens

Back 1

agents that reach the embryo & cause harm

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rooting reflex

Back 2

touch cheek, open mouth, search for food

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schema

Back 3

a concept or framework that helps us organize and interpret the world

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assimilation

Back 4

interpreting ones new experiences in terms of an old schema

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accommodation

Back 5

modifying ones schema to incorporate new info

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piagets 4 stages of cognitive development

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sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

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sensorimotor stage

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(0-2) children discover by sensing and doing

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preoperational stage

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(2-6) language develops

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concrete operational stage

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(7-11) conservation develops

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formal operational stage

Back 10

(12+) abstract thinking develops

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object permanence

Back 11

the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived

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conservation

Back 12

mass volume remains the same despite

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egocentrism

Back 13

how you feel is how others feel

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theory of mind

Back 14

ability to take another perspective

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stranger anxiety

Back 15

fear of strangers

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functions of a secure attachment

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safe haven, secure base

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safe haven

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when distressed - attach figure offers comfort

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secure base

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attachment figure offers affection and security promoting exploration

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basic trust

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(Erik Erikson) a sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy

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Kohlberg's stages of moral development

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preconventional morality, conventional morality, post conventional morality

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preconventional morality

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morality is guided by self interest

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conventional morality

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morality upholds conventional rules and laws

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postconventional morality

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morality is guided by agreed upon rights and ethical principles

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fundamental attribution error

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explaining others behavior: 1) overestimate the impact of disposition 2) underestimate impact of situation

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actor-observer effect

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1) dispositional attributes: others behavior 2) situational attributes: own behavior

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self serving bias

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1) successes - dispositions 2) failures - situations

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attitude

Back 27

feeling often influenced by our beliefs predispose us to responding in a particular way to objects, people, and events

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foot-in-the-door phenomenon

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the tendency who first agreed to a small request to comply will later with a larger request

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cognitive dissonance theory

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we act to reduce discomfort (dissonance) we feel when our thoughts (cognition) are inconsistent -> cruel/good will acts

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factors that increase attraction

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proximity, similarity

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mere exposure effect

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the phenomenon that repeated exposure to a novel stimuli increases liking of them

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passionate love

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an aroused state of intense positive absorption in another love

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compassionate love

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the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those whom our lives are intertwined with long term stability

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bystander effect

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utilitarianism, cost benefit analysis

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milgrams obedience study

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visual perception

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normative social influence

Back 36

influence resulting from a persons desire to gain approval or avoid disapproval ( social norms)

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informational social influence

Back 37

influence resulting from ones willingness to accept others opinions about reality