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Finals
Ch 10
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
08/08/2013

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cross-sectional design
Definition
research design that examines people of different ages at one point in time
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longitudinal design
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research design that examines development in the same group of people on multiple occasions over time
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secure attachment
Definition
(60%)upset when mom leaves, happy when she returns (mom as secure base)
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insecure-avoidant attachment
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(15-20%)indifferent when mom leaves, little reaction when she returns
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insecure-anxious attachment
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(15-20%)panic when mom leaves, reaches for her yet squirms away when she returns and picks him up (anxious ambivalent)
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disorganized attachment
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(5-10%) inconsistent and confused reactions, seem dazed when reunited with mother
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Piaget's 1st Stage of Development
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sensorimotor: birth-2 years; here and now; lack object permanence and deferred imitation (ability to perform action observed earlier)
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Piaget's 2nd Stage
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pre-operational: 2-7 years; imagination (holds banana as phone); can use symbols such as language, drawings, and objects as representations of ideas (fail conservation tests)
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Piaget's 3rd stage
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concrete operational: 7-11 years; can pass conservation tests; still bad at hypothetical or abstract, need physical objects
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Piaget's 4th Stage
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formal operations: adolescence; thinking beyond the here and now, abstract thinking; logical concepts (if -then statements)
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Vygotsky vs Piaget
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Piaget emphasized physical interaction with the world as primary source of learning, Vygotsky emphasized social interaction
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scaffolding
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Vygotskian learning mechanism in which parents provide initial assistance in children's learning but gradually remove structure as children become more competent
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Zone of proximal development
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Vygotsky's notion that there's a phase of learning when children can benefit from instruction
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permissive parenting style
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parents give freedom inside and outside of house; discipline sparingly, if at all, while showering children with affection
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authoritarian parenting style
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strict giving little opportunity for free play or exploration; punishment when not obeyed; little affection
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authoritative parenting style
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combo of both; supportive but set clear and firm limits
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uninvolved parenting style
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neglect, paying little attention to both positive and negative behaviors
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Erikson's 1st stage of development
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infancy: trust vs mistrust; developing general security, optimism, and trust in others
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Erikson's 2nd stage
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toddlerhood: autonomy vs shame and doubt; developing a sense of independence and confident self-reliance, taking setbacks in stride
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Erikson's 3rd stage
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early childhood: initiative vs guilt; developing initiative in exploring and manipulating the environment
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Erikson's 4th stage
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middle childhood: industry vs inferiority; enjoyment and mastery of the developmental tasks of childhood, in and out of school
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Erikson's 5th stage
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adolescence: identity vs role confusion; achievement of a stable and satisfying sense of role and direction
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Erikson's 6th stage
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young adulthood: intimacy vs isolation; development of the ability to maintain intimate personal relationships
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Erikson's 7th stage
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adulthood: generativity vs stagnation; satisfaction of personal and familial needs supplemented by development of interest in the welfare of others and the world in general
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Erikson's 8th stage
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aging: ego integrity vs despair; recognizing and adjusting to aging and the prospect of death with a sense of satisfaction about the future
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self-control
Definition
ability to control an impulse to act
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accomodation
Definition
Piagetian process of altering a schema to make it more compatible with experience; drives stage change by forcing children to enter a new way of looking at the world (conception from flat to round)
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assimilation
Definition
Piagetian process of absorbing new experience into current schemas (reinterpret info to believe what is already known: tell child world is round, they picture a flat disk rather than a sphere to absorb new info without changing old belief)
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Harlow's monkey theory
Definition
cold, angular wire mom with milk vs warm, comfy cloth mom- went to wire mom for milk but cloth mom for comfort when scared which led to "contact comfort"
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contact comfort
Definition
positive emotions afforded by touch(why holding hands is reassuring, etc)
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adolescence
Definition
transition between childhood and adulthood (teen years)
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puberty
Definition
achievement of sexual maturation resulting in potential to reproduce
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primary sex characteristics
Definition
physical features such as reproductive organs and genitals that distinguish sex
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secondary sex characteristics
Definition
sex-differentiating characteristic that doesn't relate directly to reproduction, breast enlargement in women and deepening voices in men
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spermarche
Definition
boys' first ejaculation
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menarche
Definition
start of menstruation
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menopause
Definition
termination of menstruation, marking end of women's reproductive potential
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preconventional morality
Definition
what's right we get rewarded for what's wrong we get punished for
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conventional morality
Definition
what's right is what society approves of, what's wrong is what society disapproves of
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postconventional morality
Definition
whats right is what accords with fundamental human rights and values, what's wrong contradicts these rights and values
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