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Unit 3
BIRD IS LAME
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/09/2008

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Term
reaction formation
Definition
when love for parents is replaced with hate and disrespect

- is abnormal for this not to happen
- attempt to transfer sexual feelings from parents to peers
Term
Five changes during puberty
Definition
1. Rapid growth and weight gain
2. development of sex glands
3. secondary sexual characteristics
4. change in body composition ( type)
5. changes in circulatory/ respiratory system
Term
Piaget's Formal Operations
Definition
age 12+
abstract thought, logic, multi-dimensional

Limitations: people don't use their ability to do this, are not practical
Term
Invincibility Fable
Definition
belief that you are not at risk to common dangers
"it wont happen to me"
Term
imaginary audience
Definition
belief that everyone is always watching and scrutinizing you
Term
personal fable
Definition
belief that what happens to you happens to no one else
" no one understands me"
Term
Moral Development : Social Learning Theory
Definition
best predictor is if children received positive reinforcement for acting morally appropriate
Term
Piaget's Moral Development
Definition
1. heteronomous morality - intention not important
2. autonomous morality- intention is important, rules can bend
Term
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral development
Level One
Definition
Pre-conventional
rewards vs. punishments
self-centered
stage 1- obeys to avoid punishment
stage 2- follow rules to benefit youself, do something good for someone so that they will do something good for you
Term
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral development
Level Two
Definition
Conventional (concrete)
work to please society (social rules)

Stage 3- good girl/nice boy--> obey rules to benefit everyone

Stage 4- follow laws, conforms to what society says is right
Term
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral development
Level Three
Definition
Post- Conventional (formal-logic)
based on moral principles

Stage 5- people do good because of socities laws, recognize they can break a law if morally correct

Stage 6- follows laws because of ethical principles (internalized ideas)
Term
Gilligan's Three stage process
Level One
Definition
1. Orientation of individual survival (selfish)- womens' thinking based on personal interest, very focused on her own needs (socialite mom)

Transition #1- selfish- responsible, women realizes she is responsible for others
Term
Gilligan's Three stage process
Level Two
Definition
Goodness as Self-Sacrifice- put other people's needs before her own (she feels she has to)

sacrifices her own needs, worried how others will see her if she spends too much time on herself


Transition #2Goodness to Truth- less concerned with what other people think of her

she begins to evaluate the morality of her behavior on basis of consequences and intentions
Term
Gilligan's Three stage process
Level Three
Definition
Morality of Nonviolence- avoid hurting anyone else and herself

moral equivalence- her needs and others are both important
Term
Freud's Genital Stage
Definition
begins at puberty
mature sexual love- ideals for love and work
women resolve phallic conflict- embrace the vagina
Term
Erikson's Identity vs. Role Confusion
Definition
Identity- confidence that others see us as we see ourselves
role confusion exists if you lack identity

strength of this stage = fidelity
Term
Marcia's Identity Statuses = important characteristics
Definition
exploration- choosing various alternatives
commitment- investment in a course of action or ideology
Term
Identity Diffusion
Definition
no commitment, no exploration
constantly shift from one thing to the next

carefree, but they lack close relationships = socially withdrawn
Term
Foreclosure
Definition
No exploration, have commitment
accept other people's decisions about what is best for them( set on one idea)

fear rejection, need social approval
Term
Moratorium
Definition
have exploration, no commitment
experience anxiety

eventually settle

ex: junior in college changes majors a lot
Term
Achievement
Definition
both commitment and exploration
psychologically healthy
more driven, score high on moral reasoning
Term
Brown's Four Roles of peers
Definition
1. provide information and support
2. support for changes in school
3. provide a mirror ( help define who you are)
4. provide sounding board (experiment/ explore new things with them)
Term
Post Formal Thought
Definition
Does not really end where Piaget thought
- more advanced form of cognition
- consider 2 opposite sides of an argument at the same time and then integrate them into a new idea
Term
Schaie's stages of Adult development
Definition
- Acquisitive Stage- must learn how things work in childhood and adolescents
- Achieving stage- intelligence is applied to specific situations regarding retainment of long term goals
Term
Erikson's Intimacy vs. Isolation
Definition
intimacy- the capacity to commit to a relationship without losing your own identity

strength = LOVE
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