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| field of study that seeks to account for gradual evolution of child's cognitive and social capacities. |
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| What are two ways developmental psychology uses to understand gradual changes in child's development? |
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1.describing changes in child's observed behaviors.
2. uncovering processes and strategies that underlie these changes |
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1) Behaviorism
2) cognitive social learning theory
3)Information-processing appraches |
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| cognitive processes a child uses between input and output phases |
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1.attends to information
2. changes it into mental representation
3.stores it in memory
4. compares it with others memories
5. generates various responses
6. makes decision of best response
7. takes specific action |
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| if same measures used repeatedly, participants answers may be result of familiarity with questions |
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| What are the 4 advantages of the sequential method? |
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1)longitudinal aspect allows examining of age-related changes in children.
2)cross-sectional aspect allows examining of impact of the year of evaluation(ex: 9/11 or math curricula went through major change for 8 y.os but not when 10 y.o. were 8)
3)design can explore generational effects
4) saves a lot of time |
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| What methods do Freud/psycho-dynamic researchers favor and why? |
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case studies.
they provide the personal detail they seek. |
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| Piagetian Theorists favor what method of study? |
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| systematic observations in laboratory |
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| learning perspective researchers favor what method of study? |
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| observational techniques in field and lab |
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| When does Conception usually take place? |
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| during a woman's ovulation or within a few days of it. |
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| how long does the ovum(egg) live once released from ovaries? |
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how long is the period of the zygote?
what happens during it? |
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first 2 weeks of life.
proceeds down fallopian tube, implants into wall of uterus about 7 days after conception |
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| when does embryo period begin? |
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once zygote is implanted in mothers uterus.
lasts from third week until end of eighth week. |
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| what happens during embryo period? |
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| major physiological structures become distinct. |
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| what three structures develop during embryo period? |
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1)amniotic sac- thin membrane around embryo that contains amniotic fluid.
2)placenta- tendrils that attach embryo to uterine wall, forms fleshy disk like structure
3)umbilical cord- joins embryo to placenta, tube that carries blood from infant to placenta |
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| how do substances pass from mother to infant? |
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| the semipermeable membranes within placenta allows some substances to pass from mother to infant |
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| what substances do the placenta and umbilical cord transmit to and from infant? |
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| oxygen and nutrients to infant; also drugs, hormones, viruses, antibodies; removes carbon dioxide and waste products, do not permit direct exchange of blood. |
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| during which period of gestation do the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm develop? |
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| hair, nails, teeth, outer layer of skin and skin glands, sensory cells, nervous system |
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| muscles, skeleton, circulatory and excretory systems. |
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| gastrointestinal tract trachea, bronchi, eustachian tubes, glands, lungs, pancreas, and liver |
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| Naturists (biology) extremists |
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Plato-innate ideas
Christianity-original sin
Rousseau- Flower bud theory
Pestelozzi- teaching as profession
Frobel- developed kindergarten
Montosorrie- schools with hands-off approach
Gesell- Data developmental milestones
Kagan- attended harvard, wrote "nature" |
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| 1960's historian who wrote "centuries of childhood" which looked into how children were portrayed from 1200-1600ish |
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| Nurturists (environment) extremists |
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Locke- Tabula Rosa- Blank Slate
Watson- environment can shape child into criminal or genius. developed data marketing.
Skinner- operant conditioning, baby in box |
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Anastosi- Genetics cause canalization. environment places in where role is
Piaget- biological maturation important, environment important but not sufficient for all development |
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| Wrote book called "Adolescence" in early 1900 |
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