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What type of design studies 1 group of people at different ages?
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Longitudinal studies.
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Gene:
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Section of DNA having the same arrangement of chemical elements.
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What's the difference between dizygotic and monozygotic twins?
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Monozygotic- two babies come from one fertilized egg. (Identical twins.)
Dizygotic- two seperate eggs are fertilized by two different sperm. (Fraternal twins.) |
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What happens during the embryonic period?
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The period 2-8 weeks after fertilization, when the major organs and structures of the organism develop.
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Newborns seem the most responsive to what sounds?
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High pitches, as in a female's voice and low pitches, as in a male's voice.
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Object Permanence:
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The knowledge that an object exists even when it is not in sight.
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What are the differences in behaviors of an easy or difficult child?
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Easy- babies regular in schedules of waking, sleeping, and eating. They're adaptable to change. They're happy, and easily soothed when distressed.
Difficult- Irregular schedules, unhappy about change. They're loud, active, and tend to be more crabby than happy. |
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What are the ages for the adolescent period?
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13-20.
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During adolescence, what characteristic must be developed to deal with the development crisis during that time?
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Must have a consistent sense of self.
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What are the difference between intimacy, attachment, and bonding?
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Intimacy- emotional and psychological closeness based on the ability to trust, share, and care while still maintaing sense of self.
Attachment- the emotional bond between an infant and the primary caregiver. Bonding- Growing in relationship?? |
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What's the difference between drives and instincts?
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Drive- a psychological tension and physical arousal arising when there is a need that motivates the organism to act in order to fulfill the need and reduce the tension. Ex: Thirst or hungerf
Instincts- Biologically determined and innate patterns of behavior. |
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There are 6 theories that explain emotion What are the differences of the 1st and 2nd response for each theory?
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Common Sense Theory: 1. Fear 2. Arousal-shaking. "I'm shaking because I'm afraid."
James-Lange Theory: 1. Arousal 2. Fear "I'm afraid because I'm shaking." Cannon-Bard Theory: 1. Brain activity 2.Arousal + Fear "Im shaking and afraid at the same time." |
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There are 6 theories that explain emotion What are the differences of the 1st and 2nd response for each theory?
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Schachter-Singer Theory: 1. Arousal, appraisal (thinking) 2. Fear "The dog is dangerous and that makes me feel afraid."
Facial Feedback Theory: 1. Arousal in face + facial expression 2.Interpretation of emotion= fear Lazarus's Cognitive-Meditational Theory: 1. Realize threat = fear 2. Bodily response |
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Obesity:
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A condition in which the body weight of a person is 20 percent or more over the ideal body weight for that person's height.
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Japanese Vs. American women eating habits:
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American women eat for emotional reasons, like depression.
Japanese woen eat from hunger signals or social demands. |
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Intrinsic Motivation:
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A type of motivation in which a person performs an action because the act itself is rewarding or satisfying in some internal manner.
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Incentive Approaches:
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Theories of motivation in which behavior is explained as a response to the external stimulus and its rewarding properties.
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What level of tension is described in arousal theory?
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Heart racing, wide eyes??
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Homeostasis:
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The tendency of the body to maintain a steady rate.
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What do men tend to talk about with other men?
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Current events, sports, and other events.
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What are the phases of the sexual response?
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1.Excitement
2. Plateau 3. Orgasm 4. Resoultion |
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Kinsey Study:
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Believed that sexual orientation was not an either/or situation in which one is either completely hetero or homosexual, but instead that some people fall at either extreme and some fall closer to the middle.
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Severe stress during which one of the trimesters might increase the chances of a male child being homosexual?
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The second trimester.
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Paraphilia:
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Sexual disorder in which the person's preferred method of sexual arousal and fulfillment is through sxcual behavior that is unusual or socially unacceptable.
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STI:
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Sexually transmitted infection.
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Hardest STI to treat?
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AIDS??
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What cultures have traditional view of gender roles?
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African and Asian countries like Nigeria, Pakistan, and Japan.
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Characteristics of a male stereotype:
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Aggressive, logical, decisive, unemotional, insensitive, nonnurturing, impatient, and mechanically talented.
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