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Tucker Midterm
Psychological Foundations
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Graduate
02/22/2011

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Name the 3 domains of human development
Definition
Physical, Cognitive, and Social-Emotional
Term
Name 4 of the 7 child development theories
Definition
a. Biological theory
b. Behaviorism and social learning
c. Psychodynamic
d. Cognitive development
e. Cognitive process
f. Sociocultural
g. Developmental systems
Term
_______ is consistent results from the same assessment technique.
Definition
Reliability
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_______ is the extent to which an assessment measures what it is intended to measure
Definition
Validity
Term
What type of research is used to measure cause and effect results
Definition
Experimental
Term
Name the 4 parenting styles and circle the one that research suggests is the most effective pattern for U.S. children.
Definition
Authoritarian AUTHORITATIVE Permissive
Uninvolved
Term
What are the three phases of pre-natal growth?
Definition
Zygote, embryo, fetus
Term
Name three primary teratogens
Definition
Alcohol, caffeine, drugs, tobacco
Term
When emerging characteristics are tightly controlled by genetic instructions it is know as _________.
Definition
Canalization
Term
Draw and identify the parts of a neuron
Definition
DRAW
Term
Name the four stages of Piaget’s cognitive development theory:
Definition
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operations, and Formal Operations
Term
Name the two primary types of genetic disorders
Definition
Chromosome abnormalities & Single-gene defects
Term
What do we call thinking about your own thinking?
Definition
metacognition
Term
What is the function of the myelin sheath
Definition
To insulate axons so they can conduct electrical charges quickly
Term
At what age is the myelin sheath mature?
Definition
About Nine
Term
What is the form describing the range of tasks that a student cannot perform independently but can perform with the help and guidance of others?
Definition
Zone of Proximal Development
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What is the Vygotskian term for building on prior knowledge to learn?
Definition
Scaffolding
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What is Vygotsky’s theory generally called?
Definition
Constructivism
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