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33 Cards in this Set
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developmental psych
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the study of changes in physiology, cognition, and social behavior over the life span
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tetrogens
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environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus
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synaptic pruning
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a process whereby the synaptic connections in the brain that are commonly used are preserves and those that arent, are lost
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critical period
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time in which certain experiences must occur for normal brain development such as exposure to visual information during infancy for the normal development of the visual pathways of the brain
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attachment
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a strong emotional connection that persists over time and across circumstances
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orienting reflex
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the tendency for humans to pay more attention to novel (new ) stimuli
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schemas
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hypothetical cognitive structures that help us perceive organize process and use information
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assimilation
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the process by which a new experience is placed into an existing schema
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accommodation
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the process by which a schema is adapted or expanded to incorporate a new experience that does not easily fit into an existing schema
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sensorimotor stage
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first stage in piagets theory of cognitive development- acquire knowledge through their senses and respond
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object permanence
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an understanding that an object continues to exist even though it cannot be seen
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pre operational stage(2)
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thinks symbolically about objects, reason is based on appearance rather than logic
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concrete operational stage(3)
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thinks about the reversability of things
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formal operational stage(4)
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thinking in abstract ways, and test hypothesis'
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infantile amnesia
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an inability to remember events from childhood
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source amnesia
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person can remember event but not where it took place
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theory of mind
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the term used to describe the ability to explain and predict other peoples bahavior as a result of recognizing their mental state
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telegraphic speech
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ex: all gone
the tendency for children to speak using rudimentary sentences that are missing words but follow logical syntax |
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social development
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the maturation of skills to enable them to live in a world with other people
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adolescence
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the transitional period between childhood and adulthood
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gender
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culturally constructed differences between males and females
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gender identity
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personal beliefs about whether one is female or male
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gender roles
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the characteristics associated when men or women because of cultural influence or learning
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gender schemas
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cognitive structures that influence how people perceive the behaviors of men and women
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stress hormones can cause....
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low weight and cognitive impairments
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excess androgens
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social and cognitive impairments
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tetrogens
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agents that cause abnormal development
ex: fetal alcohol symdrome |
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avoident attachment style
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not upset by departure of caregiver; can be comforted by
stranger; snubs caregiver upon return |
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secure attachment style
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happy to play alone; comfortable with strangers in presence of
caregiver; upset if caregiver leaves; happy when caregiver returns |
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anxious ambivalent
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clings to caregiver; when caregiver leaves, they are inconsolable;
when caregiver returns, they demand and reject contact |
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pre conventionally- values in external events
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stage 1: punishment avoidance
2: getting what you want by trade off |
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conventional-performing right roles
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3: meeting expectations of others
4: fulfilling duties and upholding laws |
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post conventional-shared standard
sharing rights and duties |
5: sense of democracy and relevancy of rules
6: self selection of universal principles |
