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| a research design in which groups of different ages are compared. |
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| a research design in which people in a single group are studied at different times in there lives. |
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| a research design that combines cross-sectional AND longitudinal examinations of development |
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| the group in an experiment that receives either no special treatment or a neutral treatment. |
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| a detailed description of a single culture or context |
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| strategies for reducing anxiety, such as repression, denial, or projection, proposed by Freud |
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| the reinforcement of intermediate steps until an individual learns a complex behavior |
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| information-processing theory- |
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| a theoretical perspective that uses the computer as a model to explain how the mind manages information |
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| the view that human beings possess unique genetic traits that will be manifested in all members of the species, regardless of differences in environments |
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| the study of the role of heredity in individual differences |
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| the understanding that objects continue to exist when they can’t be seen |
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| imitation by an infant of an action seen earlier |
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| the view that the ability and need to form an attachment relationship early in life are genetic characteristics of all human beings |
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| expressions of discomfort, such as clinging to the mother, in the presence of strangers |
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| the process of selecting experiences on the basis of temperament |
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| 3 degrees of psychology include |
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DEGREE PRIMARY/SECONDARY TIME
PSY-D APPLICATION/RESEARCH 4-6POST BA
PHD RESEARCH/APPLICATION 4-8POST BA
MA/MS VARIES/VARIES 2-3POST BA |
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| DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IS- |
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| BOTH A SCIENCE AND A PROFESSION |
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DIAGNOSES, TREATS AND STUDIES MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS. TRAINED TO TREAT PTS W/SEVER MENTAL DISORDERS OR MINOR ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS
*CAN'T PRESCRIBE MEDICATION
QUALIFICATION; PSYD, PHD, MA/MS |
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HELPS PEOPLE WITH "EVERYDAY PROBLEMS"TEST ANXIETY OR FAMILY CONFLICTS.
*DOES NOT TREAT SEVER DISORDERS
QUALIFICATIONS: PSYD, PHD, MA/MS |
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PROFESSIONAL HIGHLY TRAINED IN METHODS, FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE, AND THEORIES OR PSYCHOLOGY
QUALIFICATIONS: PSYD, PHD, MA/MS |
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| DEFINE DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY- |
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| THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR, THINKING, EMOTIONS, AND PERSONALITY. |
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DEFINE NORMS-
WHAT INSIGHT DO THEY PROVIDE? |
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AVERAGE AGES AT WHICH MILESTONES ARE REACHED.
CAN PROVIDE INSIGHT ABOUT
(A)THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN BEINGS
(B)THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN |
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| SOCIAL CLOCK, COHORT AND SHARED EXPERIENCES |
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SOCIAL CLOCK- SET OF AGE NORMS
COHORT- GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE THE SAME HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES
SHARED EXPERIENCES CAN EXPLAIN PERCEPTUAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENERATIONS |
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4 WAYS TO EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIABLES
ADV/DISADV? |
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1.CASE STUDY-ADV-STUDY INDIV. IN DEPTH
DISADV. CAN'T ALWAYS APPLY TO OTHERS
2.NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION-NATURAL ENVIRONMENT-ADV- INFOR ABOUT PEOPLE IN THEIR EVERYDAY ENFIRONMENTS-DISADV-OBSERVER OFTEN BIASES PEOPLE BEHAVIOR
3.CORRELATION-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 2 VARIABLES-ADV- USEFUL FOR PREDICTING-DISADV-CANT BE USED TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER ONE VARIABLE ACTUALLY CAUSES ANOTHER
4.EXPERIMENT- TO TEST A CASUAL HYPOTHESIS-ADV- EXAMINES VARIABLES-DISADV-CONDUCTED IN SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT |
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT VS ELECTRONIC ENGAGEMENT
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CIVIC-FORMAL AND INFORMAL PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC LIFE
ELECTRONIC-ELECTRONIC MEDIA, ESPECIALLY TV AND INTERNET
R=-.25 WEAK NEGATIVE |
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| USED TO EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORE THAN 2 VARIABLES |
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| MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS SUGGESTS THAT 4 VARIABLES PREDICT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT- |
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1. GENERATIONAL CHANGE
2. ELECTRONIC ENGAGEMENT
TIED FOR #3. WORK& SPRAWL |
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FREUD THEORIZED THAT THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND OTHER INTERNAL FACTORS SHAPED PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.
WATSON THEORIZED THAT THE EXTERNAL FACTORS(ENVIRONMENT) SHAPED PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT |
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BELIEVED THAT THINKING DEVELOPS IN 4 STAGES- THE FINAL STAGE, REACHED DURIN GTEENAGE YEARS, ENABLES THE ADOLESCENT TO APPLY LOGIC TO ABSTRACT AND HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS.
HOWEVER, RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THINKING DEVELOPS STEADILY OVER TIME DURING CHILDHOOD. |
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| STAGES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST STUDY= |
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| THE ENTIRE LIFE SPAN- FROM BIRTH TO DEATH |
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| NATURE/NURTURE CONTROVERSY |
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| DEBATE ABOUT THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BIOLIGICAL PROCESSES AND EXPERIENTIAL (ENVIRONMENTAL)FACTORS TO DEVELOPMENT |
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| INTERNAL MODELS OF EXPERIENCE=- |
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| SUGGESTS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL'S INTERPRETATION OF AN EXPERIENCE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE OBJECTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE EXPERIENCE. |
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| A SPECIFIC PERIOD IN DEVELOPMENT WHEN AN ORGANISM IS EXPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SOME PARTICULAR KIND OF EXPERIENCE. |
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| DEVELOPMENT THAT IS MALADAPTIVE- IT PREVENTS THE INDIVIDUAL FROM DEVELOPING IN HEALTHY WAYS. |
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| ERIKSONS STAGES DIFFER FROM FREUDS PYCHOSEXUAL STAGES HOW? |
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| ERIKSON STRESSED THE INFLUENCE OF SOCAIL FACTORS ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, WHEREAS FREUD EMPHASIZED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE "LIBIDO" TO PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT |
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| MAZLOW HIERARCHY OF NEEDS |
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1.PHYSIOLOGICALS- FOOD, WATER, SEX, OXYGEN, SLEEP, ELIMINATION
2.SAFETY- NEED FOR STABLE, PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT
3.LOVE AND BELONG-NEED AFFECTION FROM OTHER/TO BE W/OTHERS NOT ALONE
4.ESTEEM-NEED TO GAIN SUPERIORITY & RESPECT
5. SELF ACTUALIZATION- BE ALL YOU CAN BE |
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| ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE OF MAZLOW |
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ADV. IS APPLICABLE TO REALITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE
DISADV. THE IPRECISION OF THE THEORY MAKES SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFYING HIS THEORY DIFFICULT. |
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| ANYTHING THAT FOLLOWS A BEHAVIOR AND CAUSES IT TO BE REPEATED |
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| ANYTHING THAT FOLLOWS A BEHAVIOR TO CAUSE IT TO STOP |
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| THE PROCESS OF USING A SCHEME TO MAKE SENSE OF AN EVENT OR EXPERIENCE. |
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| THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND SPOKEN LANGUAGE |
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| PERIOD BETWEEN 16-24 MOS. OF AGE WHEN MOST CHILDREN RAPIDLY BEGIN TO ADD NEW WORDS TO THIR VOCABULARY |
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| ABILITY AND NEED TO FORM AN ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIP EARLY IN LIFE ARE GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS. |
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| THE EMOTIONAL TIE TO THE PARENT EXPERIENCED BY AN INFANT, FROM WHICH THE CHILD DERIVES SECURITY |
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| AN INFANTS USE OF OTHER'S FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AS A GUIDE TO HIS/HER OWN EMOTIONS |
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| A PATTERN OF RESPONDING TO PEOPLE AND OBJECTS IN THE ENFIRONMENT |
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INBORN PRE-DISPOSITION SUCH AS ACTIVITY LEVEL THAT FORM THE FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY
(HARD-WIRED PART OF PERSONALITY) |
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| PROCESS OF SELECTING EXPERIENCES ON THE BASIS OF TEMPERAMENT |
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| PERSONALITY VS. TEMPERAMENT |
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PERSONALITY=GENETICS&ENVIRONMENT, NATURE&NURTURE, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE AS RESULT OF GENES AND EXPOSURE
TEMPERAMENT-GENETICS, NATURE, SOME TRAITS CANT BE ALTERED |
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| RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT AN INFANT'S TEMPERAMENT AND HIS ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES ATTACHMENT. |
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| 4 HARD WIRED DIMENSIONS OF PERSONALITY |
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1.ACTIVITY LEVEL
2.APPROACH OR POSITIVE EMOTIONALITY
3.INHIBITION
4.EFFORTFUL CONTROL/TASK PERSISTANCE |
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