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ADOLESCENCE TEST 1
TEST 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
09/21/2015

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Development
Definition
systematic changes that happen overtime due to both nature and nurture
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Developmental Psychology
Definition
age is a component, based on age, what stays the same and what changes.
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Nature
Definition
Biological
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Nurture
Definition
Environment
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What are the 4 domains of development
Definition
1.Biological
2.Cognitive
3.Personality
4.Social/Emotional
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Continuity
Definition
Gradual continuum, difference in amount
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Discontinuity
Definition
Stages, difference in kind
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Adolescence is..
Definition
A period of time, after puberty begins but before adult roles are taken on, CULTURAL CONSTRUCT, changeable. (20th Century)
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Ancient Greece
Definition
Life stage:Infancy to 7
Infants mind to underdeveloped to learn much.
Childhood: 7-14 EDUCATION FOCUSED ON SPORTS AND MUSIC

Adolescence:14-21 Capacity for reason allows for study of science and math
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Early Christian-Middle Ages
Definition
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Childrens Crusade of 1212
Definition
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Life Cycle Services
Definition
Late teens to early 20s, Engage in various trades and crafts "apprentice"
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1890-1920
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Legislation prohibiting child labor, Requirements for children to attend secondary schooling
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G. Stanley Hall
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Father of developmental psychology
says "adolescence is a pivotal point"
wrote first textbook in developmental psychology
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Theories are important because
Definition
Help us
-organize
-understand
-predict
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Hypothesis
Definition
Prediction on what will happen
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Quantitative
Definition
Amount (more or less)
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Qualitative
Definition
Kind (each different)
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Why does development happen
Definition
1. Biological forces
2. Environmental factors
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Arnold Geseil
Definition
Genes and maturation
Critical Periods in development
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Konrad Lorenz
Definition
Imprint in the first couple days to the first moving thing they see
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Psycho dynamic perspective
Definition
Discontinuous theory
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Unconscious
Definition
Freud
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Sigmund Freud
Definition
Things we are unaware of can impact our development
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ID
Definition
Instincts, it wants what it wants, PRIMAL
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EGO
Definition
Balances the two, Rational, Referee
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SUPER EGO
Definition
Moral Guardian
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Super Sexual Stages (5)
Definition
1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latency
5. Genital
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Anna Freud
Definition
Adolescence is a time of internal conflict, psychic disequilibrium, and erratic behavior.
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Reasons for conflicting behavior in adolescence according to Anna Freud
Definition
1. Sexual Maturation
2. Reemergence of sexual drives
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Erik Erikson
Definition
-Psychosocial Theory
-Lifespan Theory
-8 stages
-Each defined by a CHALLENGE
-how well you do in one stage will determine how well you will do later
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Behaviorism Perspective
Definition
Focused on behaviors and based on nurture
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BF Skinner
Definition
Operant Conditioning
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Reinforcement
Definition
Positive and negative
WANT A BEHAVIOR TO CONTINUE
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Punishment
Definition
positive and negative
WANT A BEHAVIOR TO STOP
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Positive Reinforcement
Definition
Add something to make a behavior continue (pleasurable)
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Negative Reinforcement
Definition
Take away to continue behavior
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Positive Punishment
Definition
Add something to stop behavior
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Negative Punishment
Definition
Take something to stop behavior (Pleasurable)
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Bandura
Definition
Observational learning: learn by witnessing others behaviors
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John Piaget
Definition
activity involved in development
Children are little scientists
Discontinuous theory
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Ecological Theory
Definition
Bronfrenbrenner
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Bronfrenbrenner
Definition
Individuals grow and develop within a set of influences
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microsystem
Definition
Immediate settings
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mesosystem
Definition
how micro systems interact with one another
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exosystem
Definition
Adolescent not involved with but can impact them
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macrosystem
Definition
cultural norms
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chronosystem
Definition
overtime things change
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case study design
Definition
Single person study (small group)
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Longitudinal design
Definition
Same group of people overtime
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Experimental design
Definition
causes of behaviors
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cross sectional design
Definition
different age groups of people at same time
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correlational design
Definition
relationship among variables
DOES NOT MEAN CAUSATION
can be positive, negative, or zero
Term
Two things a design must have
Definition
1. reliability
2. validity
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Types of research
Definition
1. basic: adding to data base
2. applied: solve and improve everyday condition
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positive correlation
Definition
correlation in same direction
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negative correlation
Definition
as one increases the other will decrease
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zero correlation
Definition
no relationship
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Sequential Design
Definition
both cross sectional and longitudinal
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independent variable
Definition
variable being tested
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dependent variable
Definition
variable being measured
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self reports
Definition
interviews, surveys, questionnaires
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naturalistic observation
Definition
observations in natural environment
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structured observation
Definition
observations in a created setting
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standardized tests
Definition
NORMS
comparing people to age groups
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archival records
Definition
existing data
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physiological measures
Definition
brain waves, perspiration, heart rate
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