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what are Ainsworth’s Strange Situation
Major attachment types |
1. Securely – attached
2. Insecure avoidance 3. Insecure anxious/ambivalent 4. Insecure disorganized or disoriented |
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a. When mom leaves the room they are okay when she comes back they want her
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securely attached
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a. Don’t check in with mom, just explore.
b. When she leaves they may or may not notice and when she comes back they may or may not have contact |
insecure aviodance
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a. Attached to her
b. When she leaves they freak out, when she comes back they want contact but they are angry for leaving |
insecure anxious/ambivilant
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a. Not severely attached but don’t avoid
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insecurely disorganized/ disoriented
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what are the effects of insitutional care?
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o Affectionless characters – unable to form an attachment with another human being
o Reactive attachment disorder Destructive children or people who just don’t care, psychopathic as adults Don’t know what to do with these kids, if they could be put into therapy at 2 ½ years old possibly be helped . but in most cases no. |
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Destructive children or people who just don’t care, psychopathic as adults
Don’t know what to do with these kids, if they could be put into therapy at 2 ½ years old possibly be helped . but in most cases no. |
reactive attachment disorder
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what are the deminsions-braumrind of parenting styles?
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demandingness and responsiveness
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degree to which parents set down rules / expectations for behavior and require children to comply
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demandingness
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degree to which parents are sensitive to children’s needs and express love, warmth, and concern for children
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responsiveness
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What are the high low parenting styles?
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authoritive, authoritarian, indulgent, and indifferent
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– high in demandingness and responsiveness
a. Fair rules and fair consequences but at the same time parents are willing to communicate with children b. Most positive outcomes for kids |
authoritive
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high in D but low in R
a. My way or no way parents b. Rebellion or dependency c. Parents never let them make their own decisions d. More likely to use physical discipline violence in and out home . e. Less creative, less socially competent, and less self-assured. |
authoritarian
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low in D and high in R
a. Over indulged but not guided or properly socialized, kids not prepared to accept frustrations or responsibilities |
indulgent
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low in both
a. Impulsive, delinquent b. No one checks up on child |
indifferent
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what are the normal american parent styles ranked?
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Indifferent, authoritative, indulgent authoritatirn
• A more complex view- reciprocal/ bidirectional interactions |
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• Saw cognitive development as a series of stages
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piaget's cognitive development theory
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cognitive structures – organized ideas that grow / differentiate with experience
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schemas
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learning new information; including/adjusting to new info
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adaptation
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absorbing new info into existing schemas
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assimilation
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adjusting old schemas or developing new ones to better fit with new info
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accomodation
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What are Piaget’s Cognitive –Developmental Stages?
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Sensorimotor
Preoperational Concrete-operational Formal-operational |
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birth – 2- learning to coordinate motor reactions with sensory input
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sensorimotor
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just because something is out of sight doesn’t mean it no longer exists
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object permanence - evident in stage 1: sensorimotor
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2 to 7 yrs – symbolic representational ability – objects can be represented with symbols
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preoperational
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what are the problems within the preoperational stage?
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Egocentric – difficulty comparing
• Ask a kid a question over the phone hear silence its b/c they are nodding and they think you know that Animistic Syncretism – the belief that two unrelated events are somehow related |
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the belief that two unrelated events are somehow related; example if child trips the same time lightening stricks the chlid thinks the lightening caused him or her to fall
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syncretism
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attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inanimate objects
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Animistic
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7 to 11 – reasoning becomes more flexible, logical, organized
o Limitation – can only reason about concrete things |
concrete - operational
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11 and above – abstract, logical, idealistic
o Adolescent egocentrism |
formal-operational
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believe that they are unique and special none else is going through the same thing
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personal fable- a part of adolescent egocentrism
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everyone is staring at my clothes or bad hair ; self conscious
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imgainary audience- pary of adolescent egocentrism
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• Initial study included 72 boys aged 10, 13, and 16
• 10 moral dilemmas were presented to each boy • Boys asked to select one of two acts, then questioned about reasons for choice • No right or wrong answers; individual was scored according to mode of reasoning |
Kolberg’s Theory of Moral Development
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There are 3 levels and 6 stages of Kolberg’s Theory of Moral Development consisting of:
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L1:Preconventional Reasoning
Stg1:: Punishment and obedience orientation Stg2:Instrumental exchange orientation L2:Conventional Reasoning Stg3:“Good Child” orientation Stg4:Law and Order orientation L3:Postconventional Reasoning Stg5:: Social contract orientation Stg6:Universal Ethics orientation |
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children using definitions of good / bad provided by parental authority figures
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level 1- preconventional reasoning
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moral thinking tied to punishment
Motivation – to avoid punishment |
L1- stage 1: punishment and obediance orientation
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I’ll be nice to you so you will be nice to me
Motivation – to satisfy one’ self and to gain rewards from others |
L1- stage 2: instrumental exchange orientation
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conformity to social conventions based on desire to maintain social order
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Level 2 - conventioal reasoning
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maintaining good relationships with approval of others
Motivation – to avoid disapproval of others |
L2 - stage 3: "Good Child" orientation
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judgments’ based on understanding social order, law, justice, and duty
Motivation – to maintain law and order ; concern for community |
L2 - stage 4: law and order orientation
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– self accepted moral principles
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level 3 - postconventional reasoning
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individual defines morality in terms of general principles and human rights
Motivation – to gain respect of individual / community |
L3 - stage 5: social contract orientation
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universal ethical principles that all religions or moral authorities might view as right
Do not have to adhere to existing laws Motivation – to avoid self condemnation for lapses (avoid guilt) |
L3 - stage 6 : universal ethics orientation
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What were the problems with Kolhberg's theory of moral development?
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1. Difficulty of determining what stage an individual is in
2. Stage regression 3. May not be true or fair to say that higher stages have higher level of morality 4. No evaluation of levels or moral judgment can be used to predict moral behavior 5. Gender – original research tested only males 6. Richard Shweder – theory biased in favor of individualistic thinking , focused on upper class instead of society as a whole |
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_______ - theory was biased towards males and a justive perspective – places a premium on abstract principles of justive equality and fairness
o Women use a care perspective emphasixe responsibility to human beings rather than to abstract principles |
Carol Gilligan : proved error in kolberg's thoery of moral development b/c it only tested males
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________ – theory biased in favor of individualistic thinking of Western elitism – highest social classes / levels of education
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Richard Shweder
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Richard Shweder based his theory off of ______
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ethic of autonomy, ethic community, and ethic divinity
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individual as primary moral authority
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ethic of autonomy
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individuals are members of social groups to which they have commitments / responsibilities
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ethic community
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individual is a spiritual entity, subject to rules of dive authority
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ethic divinity
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first true lifespan theorist; first to focus on life to death
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Erikson
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what is Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory?
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1. Basic trust vs. mistrust
2. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt 3. Initiative vs. guilt 4. Industry vs. inferiority 5. Identity vs. identity confusion 6. Intimacy vs. isolation 7. Generativity vs. stagnation 8. Intergrity vs. despair |
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1st year. Most important – consistency, predictability, and reliatbility in caretaker’s actions
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basic trust vs mistrust
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1 to 3 yrs. Trying to exercise sense of autonomy
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autonomy vs. shame and doubt
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preschool. Child makes plans, sets goals, and perseveres in attaining them
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iniative vs guilt
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elementary school. Learning the useful skills and tools of the wider culture
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industry vs inferiority
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adolescence. Establishing an EGO IDENTITY – who one is; one’s place in the larger social order
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identity vs identity confusion
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early adulthood . Having found a FIRM IDENTITY for ourselves, we can then begin to give ourselves to others
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intamacy vs isolation
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Adulthood. Generativity – creation of children/production of things and idea through work . will be concerned with issues such as: the future ofthe environment, what kind of world will we leave the next generation, equalityfor all people, etc
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Generativity vs. Stagnation
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Old age. Life review – accomplishments, regrets
Ego integrity – order to life – did best they could with their life circumstances |
integrity vs despair
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What are the 5 stages of dying developed by elisabeth kublar ross?
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• 1. Denial
• 2. Anger • 3. Bargaining • 4. Depression • 5. Acceptance |
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• Psychiatrist _________interviewed more than 200 dying people of all ages to try to understand the psychological aspects of dying
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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What are the 4 stages of greiving?
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Numbness
Yearning and searching Disorganization, anger, and despair Reorganization/resolution |
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– feelings of numbness, emptiness; denial of the death
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numbness
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intense longing for the loved one; guilt, anger, and resentment
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yearing and searching
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life seems to lose its meaning. Disruption of normal activities
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disorganization, anger, and dispair
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acceptance of the loss; reorganization of new roles
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reorganization/resolution
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biological status of being male or female; • Genetically and hormonally determined
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sex
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internal sense of being male or female
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gender identity
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social categories of male and female
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gender role
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instrumental roles –taking charge, standing up for themselves, etc
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masculinity
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expressive roles –taking care of others, being kind and nurturing
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feminity
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combination of masculine / feminine traits in one person
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adrogyny
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when an individuals competence is at issue, it should be conceptualized on a person basis
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gender role transcendence
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What are the theories of gender role developement?
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Social Learning Theory
Cognitive-Development Theory Gender Schema Theory Evolutionary Approach |
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Bandura and Mischel. Gender role instruction is no different from any other kind of social learning
• Direct Tuition – AKA differential reinforcement • Observational learning |
social learning theory
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• Children have to reach a level where they form a gender identity
• Actively socialize themselves |
cognitive development theory
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network of gender information that color perceptions / shape behaviors
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gender schema theory
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natural selection and adaptation as major determinants of social behavior
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evolutionary approach
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irrational fear and hatred of homosexuals
o Can result in ridicule, beatings, or even murder |
homophobia
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hiding ones real social identity
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passing
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• Gay and lesbian adolescents attempt suicide at rates of _____
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20-35%
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Hormone studies – inconsistent
2nd to 5th months after conception ,exposure of fetus to ________ might cause individual – male of female – to be attracted to males |
hormone levels characteristic of females
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. Brain Studies – LeVay found an area of __________ that governs sexual behavior is twice as large in heterosexual men as in homosexual men
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hypothalamus
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Twin Studies
Monozygotic twins –almost 2/3 concordance rate Dizygotic twins – less than 1/3 concordance rate Sexual orientation – most likely determined by a combination of __________ |
genetic, hormonal, cognitive, and environmental factors
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• What doesn’t cause homosexuality?
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o 1. Modeling Theory
o 2. Poor parenting theory o 3. Role Models o 4. Seduction Theory o 5. “By default” myth |
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factors that activate, direct, maintain behavior toward a goal
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motivation
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subjective feeling that includes arousal, cognitions, and expressions.
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emotion
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What are the theories of motivation?
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instincts, drive, arousal, arousal theory
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specific, inborn behavior patterns characteristic of an entire species
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instincts
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state of tension or arousal that motivates behavior
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drive
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behavior aimed at reducing a state of bodily tension/arousal and returning organism to homeostasis(balance)
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drive-reduction theory
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unlearned, found in all animals; motivate behavior vital to survival of individual species
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primary drives
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learned drives not based ona physiological state
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secondary drives
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What are the reasons for the instinct theory of motivation falling out of favor?
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most important behavior is learned, human beahvior is rarely rigid, inflexible, unchaning, and found throughout species, linking every conceivable human havior to a corresponding intinct explains nothing
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state of altertness
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arousal
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each individual has an optimum level of arousal; varies from one situation to next and over course of day
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arousal theory
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a basic motivation that varies greatly from person to peron
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zuckerman- sensation seeking
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Higher needs only come into focus once all lower needs are mainly or entirely satisfied.
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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physiological needs, safety needs, love/belonging needs, esteem needs are all a ________ of maslow's hierarchy of needs
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deficiency needs
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what are the 2 being needs of maslow's hierarchy of needs?
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self-actualization & self-trancendence
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make most of unique abilities; these people embrace facts/realities of world, are spontaneous in their ideas and actions, are creative, are intrested in solving problems, feel a closeness to other people, and generally appreciate life, have a system of morailty that is fully internalized and independent of exteral authority, judge others without prejudice
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self-actualization
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spiritual needs
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self-transcendence
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desire to perform a behavior that stems from behavior performed
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intrinsic motivation
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desire to perform a behavior to obtain an external reward or avoid punishment
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extrinsic motivation
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What are the 2 phases of metabolism?
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absorptive (when you are eating) and fasting (when you’re done eating)
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What is the brains influence on hunger?
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"Onswitch"-> lateral hypothalamus
"off switch"-> ventromedial hypothalamus |
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What is the stomachs influence on hunger?
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physical sensations
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self-starvation- 15% below ideal weight
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anorexia
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____ of those diagnosed with anorexia will die. most lethal mental disease
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10%
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higher levels of serotonin/ genetic predisposition(tends to run in families)
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biological cause of anorexia
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professions/ sports/ cultural values/ family influences
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social cause of anorexia
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personality/major life events/ powerlessness
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physiologial/emotional cause of anorexia
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Binge and purge-often maintain normal body weight
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bulimia nervosa
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• Robert Plutchik proposed eight basic emotions: ________
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fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation, joy, and acceptance.
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_____ help us to adjust to demands of our enviornment
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8 emotions
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shared by people throughout the world, regardless of culture
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primary emotions
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What classifies a primary emotion?
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be evident in all cultures, contribute to survival, be associated with a distinct facial expression,
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found throughout one or more cultures, but not all cultures
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secondary emotion
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_____used to name or describe an emotion may influence how that emotion is experienced
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words
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What are the theories of emotion
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James-Lange theory, Canon-Bard theory, Schacter's two-factor theory, Facial Feedback theory
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- stimuli in environment cause physiological changes in our bodies that we interpret as emotions.
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James-Lange theory
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What did the research of the james lange theory show?
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• Different Physiological responses for some emotions
• Different emotions associated with different brain areas |
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What were the problems with the james lange theory?
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claimed that emotions went through our spinal cord there fore if someone injured their spinal cord they would no longer have emotions varying in intensity, and most emotions are accompanied with quite simliar physiological changes(butterflies in stomach, sweaty hands = love)
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we experience emotion and physiological changes at the same time
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canon-bard theory
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stimuli -> thalamus -> cortex and hypothalamus
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canon-bard theory
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trigger-> bodily changes-> cognitive label(label as specific emotions)
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schacter's two factor theory
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emotion is experience of changes in our faival muscles
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facial feedback theory
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Age- related changes in behavior/ mental processes from conception to death (entire life span)
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development psychology
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what are the 3 major issues in developmental psychology?
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1. nature and nurture (what makes us us? DNA/Eviornment)
2. Continuity and Discontinuity (nature of development) 3. Stability and change AKA early and Later Experience (looking at can we change) |
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AKA maturational approach- development proceeds in an orderly (predictable) fashion, is result of genetics (you are who you are before birth)
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nature approach
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AKA experience approach- emphasized importance of environment for development (you are who you are b/c how raised)
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nurture approach
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development is a gradual, additive process without sudden change (babies learn to sit, then crawl, then stand, then walk… buildup)
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continuity view
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development is discontinuous qualitative transformations (stages-- childhood to adolecense to adulthood)
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discontinuity view
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experiences of infancy especially important for later development (are who we are by 7)
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early experience view (stability)
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early experiences are important to development, but no more important than later experiences or phases of life
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later experience view (change)
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aspects on both sides effect development (nature/nurture/contiguity/later and early)
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interactionist persepective
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what are the Research Methods (used in developmental psychology) to show what changes as we age?
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cross sectional research, and longitudinal research
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studying people all at one time… processual… (several age groups at the same time)
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cross sectional research
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studying same group of people for a period of time
Problems (follow 20 year olds for the next 40 years) |
longitudinal reseach
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what is the problem with cross sectional research?
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cohort effects- differences that result from specific histories of age group studied (time when born not aging. ex child from 80s thinks russia = scary! Diff historical issue
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What is the problem with longitudinal research?
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are expensive, both in time and money Attrition loss of research participants over time… (non-random =trouble… random like death doesn’t hurt facts)
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What are the 3 stages of prenatal development?
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1.Germinal period- 1st 2 weeks after conception. Creation of zygote (fertilized egg), cell division, and attachment of zygote to uterine wall (when officially pregnant)
2.Embryonic period - 2-8 weeks after conception. Rate of cell divisions increases, support systems for cells form, and organs appear. ~Mass of cells attached to uterine wall forms layers and is now called “embryo”~ 3.Fetal Period - 2-9 months after conception. Fetus is rapidly gaining weight; fine detailing of body organs and systems |
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1st 2 weeks after conception. Creation of zygote (fertilized egg), cell division, and attachment of zygote to uterine wall (when officially pregnant)
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germinal period of prenatal development
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2-8 weeks after conception. Rate of cell divisions increases, support systems for cells form, and organs appear.
Mass of cells attached to uterine wall forms layers and is now called “embryo” Endoderm digestive and respiratory systems Ectoderm nervous system and sensory receptors Mesoderm bones, muscles, excretory, reproductive and circulatory systems |
embryonic period of prenatal development
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2-9 months after conception. Fetus is rapidly gaining weight; fine detailing of body organs and systems
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fetal period of prenatal development
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an agent that produces a malformation or raises population incidence of malformation ( capable of producing birth defects)
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tetratogen(ic)
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The severity of damage from a tetratogic substance depends on _____
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Dose response(more dose, more damage)
Time of exposure(certain stages of development are more vulnerable than others. 1st trimester more vulnerable than 2nd and 3rd) Genetics susceptibility(genotype of pregnant woman and genotype of fetus o If you have a high metabolism, then the alcohol will not stay in your body (less damaging). Low metabolism then stay in body longer (more damage) ) |
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genotype of pregnant woman and genotype of fetus
o If you have a high metabolism, then the alcohol will not stay in your body (less damaging). Low metabolism then stay in body longer (more damage) |
genetics susceptibility
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certain stages of development are more vulnerable than others. 1st trimester more vulnerable than 2nd and 3rd
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time of exposure
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more dose more damage
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dose response
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a group of abnormalities in babies born to mothers who consume alcohol during pregnancy
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FAS - fetal alcohol syndrome
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Alcohol is broken down more slowly in immature body of fetus than in an adult’s body (stay in their body longer)
Usually seen in babies born to alcoholic mothers and those consuming 4-5 drinks daily NO amount of alcohol has been proven safe Fetus may become addicted Alcohol withdrawal may begin within a few hours after birth and symptoms may last up to 18 months |
fetal alcohol syndrome
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________ during pregnancy is estimated to account for 20-30% of low birth weight babies, up to 14% of preterm deliveries, and some 10% of all infant deaths
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Smoking
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a pregnate mother that ______ can result in Nicotine and carob monoxide reach fetus through placenta and prevent fetus from getting nutrients/ oxygen needed to grow
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smoking
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greatest development takes place at top of body, and physical development moves gradually downwards
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Cephalocaudal pattern
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growth starts at center of body and moves towards extremities
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Proximodistal patterns
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removal of connections that are not used
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pruning
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an involuntary response to a particular stimulus (inate, inborn)
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infant reflex
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what are the importances of refluxes?
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1. Protective (prevent injury)
2. Provide instincts (nursing) 3. Avoid Injury 4. Development of voluntary movement (later… moving muscles) 5. Diagnosing abnormalities (onset offset is fairly predictable and outside of time frame shows mental damages) |
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what are the type of infant refluxes?
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1. Blinking (light or change in air pressure= blink)
2. Babinski (baby: when you rub on the bottom of there feet they separate and curl there toes upward…normal adults:curl in) 3. Crawling 4. Moro’s reflex AKA startle reflex (from or past-- if there is a sudden lack of support they push there arms and head back then claps it’s hand like trying to hold onto a tree) 5. Palmar and plantar grasp (grasp to finger) 6. Sucking (automatically know how to nurse) 7. Rooting (helps them find the nipple) |
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focus attention on a moving object and follow it with eyes (fairly alert/ awake)
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tracking
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what are the infant senses?
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vision, hearing, touch, taste smell
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roughly, year 10-20
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adolescence
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biological changes during adolescence that lead to an adult-sized body/sexual maturity
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puberty
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adolescent gains a lot of height, weight, and skeletal growth
o Girls hit this growth spurt about two years before boys do |
adolescent growth spert
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a strong affection bond with special others that endures over time
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attachment
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What are the theoretical attactments of psychology?
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Evolutionary psychology
Psychoanalytic orientation Behaviorist |
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infants are motivated to seek out the attention/ proximity of adults, especially when hurt, scared b/c can’t take care of selves
o Corresponding in adults to provide that care |
evolutionary psychology
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physcial traits present in the young of the species that are not present in the adult of the species… facial: huge eyes/ small nose
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neotenous
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Freudian--- Early experiences with caregivers (mom) lead to formation of (of self and others) “working models”
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psychoanalytic orientation
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significant risk of psychopathology later in life should attachment become inconsistent or less than satisfactory (if she died or abandoned)
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bowlby
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Hull’s drive reduction model of attachment
o Mother satisfies baby’s hunger drive; she becomes a learned drive (repeated pairing with satiation) |
behaviorist
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babies become attached to people who rarely if ever feed them (grandparents, siblings) (argue against feeding as bases of attachment)
Toddlers separated from attachment figures (daycare) tend to form attachment to something soft and cuddly- blanket, teddy bear, etc. |
naturlaistic observation
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What are the actual differences between males and females?
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1. Verbal Ability- Females are better
2. Visual Spatial ability- Males are better 3. Math- Females are better at math computation, Males are better at higher math theory and problem solving 4. Aggression a. Males are more overtly aggressive b. Females are more covertly aggressive- Relational Aggression- spreading rumors, exclusion, etc. |
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what are the recent controversial differences of males and females?>
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1.Activity level
2.Fear, timidity, and risk-taking 3.Emotionally Expressivity/sensitivity 4. Compliance 5.Differences are more or less prevalent depending on where you live |
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place strong prohibitions on sex before marriage
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restrictive
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prohibitions are not as strictly enforced, and there are easy ways around them
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semi-restrictive
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encourage and expect sexuality
Mangaian culture of South Pacific |
permissive
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a. Sunna circumcision- removal of hood and/or tip of the clitoris.
b. Clitoridectomy (AKA excision)- removal of entire clitoris, and adjacent labia. c. Infibulation (AKA pharaonic circumcision)- removal of clitoris, adjacent labia (majora and minora), and joining of scraped sides of vulva across vagina. are all types of ..... |
FGM
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Alfred Kinsey described _________ as a continuum on a scale, with 0 signifying exclusive heterosexuality and 6 indicating exclusive homosexuality.
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sexual orientation
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the stomachs influence on hunger ______
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physical sensations- Cannon and Washburn (early 1900s)
Washburn fasted, then swallowed a rubber tube to register contractions of stomach Reported hunger when stomach contacted More complicated no stomach; can fool stomach in short term by ingesting low-nutrient food/liquid |
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feel hungry when glucostats detect low levels of glucose in blood
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glucostatic theory of hunger due to chemical signals in the blood stream
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their blood levels of glucose drop, if we inject them with a little ______(insulin) they delay eating
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gluocse
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The body weight 15% or more above the ideal for one’s height/ age; BMI over 30
About 1/3 of the adult population in US in obese, and percentage is growing. |
obesity
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