General Psychology Exam 2

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studies age related changes in behavior and proccesses from conception until death

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developmental psychology

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nature nurture

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heredity environment

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different participants of various ages are compared at one point in time to determine age related differences.

research method?

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cross sectional research

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the same participants are studied at various ages to determine age related changes.

research method?

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longitudinal

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hearing, smell, taste, touch, are well developed

vision 20/200

when?

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birth

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-gradual, inevitable changes

-changes due to disease, disuse or neglect

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primary aging

secondary aging

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__________ _____________ believed infants

begin at a cognitively primitive level and progress in distinct stages.

__________ _____________'s schemas are the most basic unit of intellect which act as a pattern that organize interactions with the environment.

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jean piaget

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piaget's stages of cognitive developments

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sensorimotor

preoperation

concrete operational

operation abstract thinking

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ainsworth attachment types x3 ?

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securely attached

anxious/ambivalent

avoidant

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baumrind's x3

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permissive

authoritarian

authoritative

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Erickson's 8 stage of psychosocial

development

age 1

1-3

3-6

6-12

adolescence

early adulthood

middle adulthood(stagnation)

late adulthood

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trust vs mistrust

autonomy vs shame and doubt

initiative vs guilt

industry vs inferiority

Identity vs role confusion (adolescence)

intimacy vs isolation

generativity vs stagnation

ego integrity vs despair

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freud's levels of consciousness x 3

thoughts or memories a person is readily aware of....

thoughts, motives, or memories that can be easily brought to mind...

thoughts or motives that lie beyond normal awareness...

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conscious

preconscious

unconscious

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freud's personality structure

Id

Ego

superego

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devil

you

angel

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____________ ___________, the ego's protective ability to distort reality to reduce anxiety by distorting reality.

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defense mechanisms

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preventing painful or unacceptable thought from entering consciousness.

eg.

Forgetting the details of your parents painful death.

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repression

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redirecting unmet desires or unacceptable impulses into acceptable activities.

eg.

rechanneling sexual desires into school, work, art, sport, or hobbies that are constructive.

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sublimation

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protecting oneself from an unpleasant reality by refuscing to perceive it.

eg. alcoholics refusing to admit their addiction.

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denial

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substituting socially acceptable reasons for unacceptable one.

eg.

justifying cheating on an exam by saying everyone else does it.

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rationalization

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ignoring the emotion aspects of a painful experience by focusing on abstract thoughts, words, or ideas.

eg.

emotionless discussion of your divorce while ignoring underlying pain

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intelectualization

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transferring unacceptable thoughts, motives, or impulses to others.

eg

becoming unreasonably jealous of your mate while dnying your own attraction to others.

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projection

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refusing to acknowledge unacceptable urges, thought, or feelings by exaggeratomg the opposite state

eg.

promoting a petition against adult bookstores even though you are secretly fascinated by pornography.

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reaction formation

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responding to a threatening situation in a way appropriate to an earlier age or level of development.

eg.

throwing a temper tantrum when a friend doesn't want to do what you'd like.

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regression

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redirecting impulses toward a less threatening person or object.

eg.

yelling at a coworker after being criticized by your boss

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displacement

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freuds 5 psychosexual stages

o

a

p

l

g

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oral stage

anal stage

phallic stage

latency stage

genital stage

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Alder: suggested that most people experience an _____________ __________, which later results in a "______ ___ ________" that can be either positive or negative.

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inferiority complex

will to power

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Neo-Freudian theorist believed some adults experience basic anxiety due to childhood feelings of helplessness and isolation.

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Horney

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Maslow's hierarchy of needs...

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self actualization

esteem needs

belonging and love needs

safety needs

physiological needs

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permissive neglectful

permissive indulgent

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permissive neglectful is allowing the child to do whatever

permissive indulgent would be a spoiled brat

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authoritarian-

authoritative-

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strict like the military ruler no warmth and a high level of control

balanced level of control and warmth