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Psych exam 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/04/2011

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Mary Ainsworth
Definition
demonstrated infant-mother attachment styles
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Secure attachment
Definition
infants use mother as a secure base;are comfortable with mother present but upset when she leaves and calmed by her return
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Anxious-ambivalent attachment
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anxious with mother present and protest when she leaves;not particularly calmed by her return
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Avoidant attachment
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seek little contact with their mothers;not distressed when she leaves
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Jean Piaget
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an interdisciplinary scholar whose own cognitive development was rapid;studied the reason's for childrens' wrong answers
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Sensorimotor Period
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Coordination of sensory input and motor responses;development of object permanence;birth to 2 years
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Preoperational Period
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development of symbolic thought marked by irreversibility, centration, and egocentrism;2 to 7 years
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Concrete operational period
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mental operations applied to concrete events;mastery of conservation;7 to 11 years
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Formal Operational period
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mental operations applied to abstract ideas;logical systematic thinking;11 thru adulthood
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Object permanence
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develops when a child recognizes that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible
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Conservation
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physical quantities remain constant even if their shape or appearance changes
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Centration
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tendency to focus on just one feature of a problem
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Irreversibility
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inability to envision reversing an action
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Erik Erikson
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proposed a revision of Freud's theory that early childhood leaves a permanent stamp on adult personality
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1st type of personality development
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Trust vs. Mistrust;1st year of life
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2nd type of personality development
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Autonomy vs. shame and doubt;2nd and 3rd years
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3rd type of personality development
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Initiative vs. guilt;4th-6th years
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4th type of personality development
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Industry vs. inferiority;age 6 thru puberty
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5th type of personality development
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Identity vs. Confusion;adolescence
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6th type of personality development
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Intimacy vs. isolation;early adulthood
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7th type of personality development
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Generativity vs. self-absorption;middle adulthood
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8th type of personality development
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Integrity vs. despair;late adulthood
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Marcia
Definition
the four identity statues
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Identity diffusion
Definition
a lack of concern with no commitment to ideology
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Identity foreclosure
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commitment to visions and values;not being open to new experiences
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identity moratorium
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delaying commitment to experiment with alternative ideologies and careers
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Identity achievement
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arriving at a sense of self direction after some consideration of alternative possibilities
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kohlberg
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his theory focuses on moral reasoning
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Stages 1 & 2 of moral development;Preconventional level
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1.Punishment orientation-right and wrong is determined by what is punished
2.Naive reward orientation-right and wrong is determined by what is rewarded
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Stages 3 & 4 of moral development;Conventional level
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3.Good boy/good girl orientation-right and wrong is determined by close others' approval or disapproval
4.Authority orientation-right and wrong is determined by society's rules and laws, which should be obeyed rigidly
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Stages 5 & 6 of moral development;Postconventional level
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5.Social contract orientation-right and wrong is determined by society's rules, which are viewed as fallible rather than absolute
6.Individual principles and conscience orientation-right and wrong is determined by abstract ethical principles that emphasize justice
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highlights of adolescence
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identity crisis, stress, suicide attempts
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highlights of early adulthood
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new trend of later marriage; authoritative; open minded; indifferent
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highlights of middle adulthood
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marital happiness; midlife crisis vs reflection; empty nest syndrome vs adjustment
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highlights of late adulthood
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gradual decline of active neurons; gradual decline in sensory sensitivity; intelligence decreases; new identities/activities associated with life satisfaction; interaction of physical, social, and cognitive health
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Freud
Definition
creates a psychoanalytic theory to explain personality, motivation, and psychological disorders
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Id
Definition
concerned with pleasure
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Ego
Definition
mediator/reality check
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Superego
Definition
morality and conscious
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Conscious
Definition
whatever one is aware of at a particular time
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Preconscious
Definition
easily accessable
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unconscious
Definition
things you know that you don't know you know
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