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CH 9 + 10
EXAM QUESTIONS
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/22/2012

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Term
ZYGOTE
Definition
-0-2 weeks
-fertilized egg
-rapid cell division
Term
EMBRYO
Definition
-2-8 weeks
-all major structures begin forming
Term
FETUS
Definition
-8 weeks to birth
-maturation/growth of all structures
Term
What are some environmental factors that can harm a fetus?
Definition
-maternal illness
-drugs
-diet
-pollution
Term
What is the most developed sense in a newborn?
Definition
-Touch
Term
Lack of touch can cause what in a newborn?
Definition
-can cause disease
-slower weight gain
Term
What does an infant use to identify their mother?
Definition
-hearing and smell
-at 7 months they can hear everything in their env.
Term
What is the least developed sense of a newborn?
Definition
-vision
-no depth or color
Term
EASY BABY
Definition
-very happy
-adjust to new things well
-predictable cycles
Term
DIFFICULT BABY
Definition
-very unhappy
-always unpredictable
-hate new things
Term
SLOW TO WARM-UP BABY
Definition
-low activity (they watch what is going on)
-mild temperament
-respond to new things after warming up well
Term
What is the progress of motor development in a newborn?
Definition
-only reflexes
-stepping, sucking, rooting, palmar grasp, babinski reflex
Term
When does voluntary behaviour begin?
Definition
-gradually over the first year
Term
Teratogens
Definition
-environmental factors that harm the developing fetus
Term
At birth, the automatic response that occur in response to environmental events are called ________.
Definition
-Reflexes
Term
Research has shown that premature babies will grow faster if given ________.
Definition
-touch simulation
Term
An infrant's inborn personality is referred to _________.
Definition
-temperament
Term
Behaviourist theories (language development)
Definition
imitation and reinforcement
Term
Nativist theories (language development)
Definition
inborn language rules and knowledge (LAD-lang. acquisition device)
Term
Interactionist theories (language development)
Definition
built-in language abilities that require social interactions for learning
Term
Schema
Definition
organized sets of knowledge about the world; always changing
Term
Assimilation
Definition
a process where you keep adding examples that support the schema; the idea of a bird-different types of birds
Term
Accommodation
Definition
changing a schema for specifics (bird -> butterfly)
Term
Sensorimotor Period
Definition
-0-2 years old
-sensory experiences
-motor reaction to the sensory experiences
-major achievements: object permanance
Term
Preoperational Period
Definition
-(2-6 yrs)
-Mental representation: can think of what color a ball-favourite toy
-always asking questions
-ecocentrism: only can see things in their point of view
Term
Concrete Operations Period
Definition
-(7-11 yrs)
-mentally solve problems
-other perspectives
Term
Kohlberg's Moral Development
Definition
1. preconventional
2. conventional
3. post conventional
Term
Preconventional
Definition
consequences (reward/punishment)
Term
Conventional
Definition
laws/social obligation
Term
Postconventional
Definition
abstract moral principles
Term
Definition
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