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28 Cards in this Set
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Bright/Dull Rat Demonstrate?
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Selective breeding (nature) for superior genetics leads to superior creatures.
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More similar in IQ - MZ or DZ twins?
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MZ
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Twin study?
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MZ vs. DZ Twins
Fraternal & Identical Compared Genetics are superior |
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Adoption study?
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MZ twins raises together vs. apart
Environment is superior |
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Teratogens?
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Toxic substances that can harm developing fetus
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Safe alcohol consumption?
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None, even a glass a day is harmful.
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F.A.S. effects
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Stunted growth, facial deformity, mental retardation
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Jean Piaget studied
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Cognitive development
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Object permeance
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Objects exist even when not in sight
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Infants with object permeance also display...
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Separation anxiety
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Example for lack of conservation
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Liquid from one small glass into a taller, thinner one, flattening clay or spreading out pennies
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What's missing from concrete operational stage?
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Inductive and deductive reasoning, hypothesis testing
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Was Piaget right?
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About the sequence of things occurring, yes.
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Newborn capabilities
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sucking, grasping, crying, staring, reflexes, rooting
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Brain growth spurts due to
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Motor skill development
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What is human attachment?
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A deep emotional bond with the caretaker
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Real life applications of Harlow's study of monkeys
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No physical contact leads to lessened development
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What's the key factor that determines how daycare affects young children?
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Quality of time spent with them
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Why did Binet make the test for intelligence?
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To enhance the education of children needing special assistance.
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What IQ test is for adults
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Wechsler Scales
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RAW Score + ___ determines intelligence
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Reliability of the test and validity
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What does culturally biased mean?
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Questions refer to things within the dominant culture where the test was made.
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Practical intelligence
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Street smarts; lack of common sense or intelligence in making decisions
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Difference with gender
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Effects of hormones on brain sphere development
Testosterone increases growth of right hemisphere, left-handed, better at math |
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Savant syndrome
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Talented in some areas, dull in others - extremes
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Black children raised in white neighborhoods
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IQ was higher than usual
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Terman's IQ formula weakness
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Can't apply to adults
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Issue central to ongoing debate about differences in intelligence
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Nature & Nurture
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