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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
01/09/2014

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Psychological forces
Definition
Cognitive/perceptual, emotional, personality forces
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Cognitive Theory
Definition
Piaget, Vygotsky
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Behaviorism
Definition
Learning determines our behavior
Term
B.F. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning
Definition
The consequences of a behavior determine whether it will be repeated

reinforcement increases the chance that a behavior will be repeated

A punishment decreases the chance that a behavior will be repeated
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Social Learning Theory
Definition
Observational learning, or imitation

People learn by watching others

Imitation more likely if (observed person is viewed as cool, or if their is a reward)
Term
Cognitive-Developmental Theory
Definition
Stresses development of thought processes
Term
Piaget's 1st stage
Sensorimotor Stage
Definition
(birth to 2 years)

Sensation/movement
Term
Piaget's 2nd stage
Preoperational stage
Definition
(2 to 7 years)

Symbols and self-centered
Term
Piaget's 3rd stage
Concrete operational stage
Definition
7 years to early adolescence

"Now" logic
Not hypothetical
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Vygotsky's Theory
Definition
"Culture Apprenticeship"
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Microsystem
Definition
people/objects in immediate environment
Term
Exosystem
Definition
Social, environmental and governmental forces
Term
life-span perspective
Definition
many factors influence development
Term
Selective Optimization perspective
Definition
choices that determine/regulate development and aging
Term
Multidirectionality
Definition
different areas of development grow and decline at the same time
Term
Plasticity
Definition
skllls can be developed throughout life
Term
Multiple Causation
Definition
Biological, psychological, social, and lifecycle changes must be considered
Term
Elective selection
Definition
reducing involvement with one goal to concentrate on another
Term
Loss-based selection
Definition
reducing involvement because of lack of resources or abilities
Term
cross-sectional studies
Definition
tests in the same time period several subjects
Term
sequential studies
Definition
combo of longit. and cross-sec. studies
Term
Incomplete cominance
Definition
When one allele does not dominate another completely

produce intermediate variation of the characteristic
Term
Epigenesis
Definition
that genes and environment interact reflects interplay
Term
Cephalocaudal principle
Definition
Growth from head to spine
Term
Proximodistal principle
Definition
Growth from areas close to the body to farthest from body
Term
Teratogens
Definition
drugs, diseases, or environmental hazards causing abnormal prenatal development
Term
The five Apgar scores
Definition
1. Heart rate 2. Respiration
3. Muscle tone 4. Reflexes
5. Skin tone
Term
Environmental effect of newborn's temperament
Definition
Parental characteristics influences temperament
Term
Dynamic systems theory
Definition
Instead of simple maturation, motor development involves many distinct skills
Term
Differentiation
Definition
mastery of component skills
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Fine Motor Skills
Definition
grasping, holding, and manipulating objects
Term
Intersensory redundancy
Definition
simultaneously available multimodal sensory information (e.g., sight, sound, touch)
Term
Theory of mind
Definition
naïve understanding of the relationship between mind and behavior

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