Term
Piaget
(Conservation & Seriation Tasks) |
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Definition
1. Liquid Conservation
2. Class inclusion/classification/properties
3.Seriation
4. Number conservation
5. Class inclusion |
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*Principles of Growth*
Cephalocaudal Trend |
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Definition
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*Principles of Growth*
Proximaldistal Trend |
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Definition
center to outward
OR:
periphary developmental progression |
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Term
| Prenatal 1st stage: GERMINAL |
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Definition
2 weeks
distal end of fallopian tube
placenta forms
implantation after 14 day trip to uterus |
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Term
| Prenatal 2nd stage: EMBRYONIC |
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Definition
2weeks-9weeks
-most critical period
forms features and visible face
3rd week: internal organs/glands form
external features
muscles, bones, sex organs
4th week heartbeat |
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Term
| Prenatal 3rd stage: FETAL PERIOD |
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Definition
9th week-38week
-Grows 3-20 inches & 3oz-7/8 lb.
266 total days for prenatal development
body well developed |
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Term
Organogenesis
(2nd stage) |
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Definition
cell to body part systemization
2 million% mass increase
-extremely vulnerable to teratogenic agents |
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Genetics: DOMINANT
(no carriers) |
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Definition
Huntingtons & Achondroplasia
50% will have/are affected
50% normal
if both parents have it then 75% will be affected |
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Genetics: SEX-LINKED
(x chromosome only!) |
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Definition
Red/Green Colorblind, Muscular Dystrophy, Hemophilia
Girls cancel out with 2 X's. Boys cant cancel |
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Genetics: RECESSIVE
(both chromosomes) |
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Definition
Sickle Cell, PKU, Tay Sacks, Cooley's Syndrome
mom is nN and dad is nN = carriers |
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Term
TERATOGENE
-environmental agent that causes birth defects |
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Definition
Rubella
Drugs (Caffeine)
Radiation
Maternal O2 level
Maternal diet
Maternal emotional level
Maternal age
Maternal smoking
Maternal diseases |
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Term
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Definition
-STANDARD LINE TEST
Confederate told to pick wrong 12/18 times
75% Chose along with the confederates |
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Term
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Definition
-OBEDIENCE TEST (shock test)
Teacher didn't know about the experiment
Learner was always the confederate
15-450 volt shocks
Higher for each mistake
65% went along with procedure & gave high shocks |
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Term
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Definition
Cognitive Dissonance
Attitudes and behavior in conflict:
-uncomfortable
-wont stay in dissonance long
ex: 2 friends/ 1 dates ex
-wont last long for you
-have to make choice who to stay friends with |
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Term
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Definition
Inferences people draw about the causes of events, others behaviors, and their own behaviors.
"Psychological Life" |
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Term
*Biases*
Fundamental Attribution Error |
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Definition
| Explains behavior by attributing behavior to internal, personal characteristics, while ignoring effects of external, situational factors. |
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Term
*Biases*
Actor-Observer Discrepancy |
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Definition
| When we're the actor we attribute our behavior to EXTERNAL, when were the observer we attribute it to the internal. |
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Term
*Biases*
Blaming the Victim |
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Definition
When we can't/don't help we blame the victim for their own misfortune or not taking steps to prevent it.
ex: a woman gets raped -> we say it was because she dressed that way to look like a "hooker" |
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*Biases*
Self Serving Bias |
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Definition
| If the idea/product is good, then it was our idea and we take all the credit. If its bad, then we had nothing to do with it. |
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Term
*Biases*
Self Effacing (modesty) Bias |
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Definition
| We blame ourselves for our failures, attributing them to internal personal causes, while downplaying our successes to external |
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Term
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Definition
STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
-Give someone authority and they might change
-took roles & became roles
College students as "guards" & "prisoners"
-stop research because of violence |
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Term
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Definition
ROBBERS CAVE CAMP RESEARCH
-*Social Identity Theory*-
Divided camp into 2 competitive groups
Hostility was very high among the 2
-Ended by bringing the 2 groups together for a common cause |
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Term
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Definition
RELATIONSHIPS & EMOTIONAL COMPONENTS OF LOVE
-relationships take many forms
-need 3 things: intimacy, passion, & commitment
69.5% dont have all 3 |
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Term
*5 Theories of Motivation*
INSTINCT |
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Definition
| Believes motives are innate |
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Term
*5 theories of motivation*
DRIVE |
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Definition
| We have intrinsic "push" and drive to seek homeostasis, psych stability or equilibrium, to release tension |
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Term
*5 theories of motivation*
INCENTIVE |
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Definition
| extrinsic things "pull" us to behave |
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Term
*5 theories of motivation*
AROUSAL |
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Definition
| people are motivated to maintain optimum level of arousal |
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Term
*5 theories of motivation*
HUMANISTIC |
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Definition
| Psych & cognitive factors are motivated even to realize potential |
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Term
| The hub of many central drive systems are in the |
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Definition
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Term
(Regulates Hunger)
Lateral Hypothalamus |
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Definition
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(Regulates Hunger)
Ventromedial Hypothalamus |
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Definition
Fat Control Areas
No satiation & (the rat) will eat till it dies! |
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Term
| 5 Regulators in Appetite & Body Weight |
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Definition
Leptin
Insulin
Neuropeptide Y
Ghrelin
CCK (cholecystokinin) |
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Term
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Definition
The rate the body uses energy for vital functions when at rest.
ex: heart beat |
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Term
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Definition
Numerical scale indicating adult height in relation to weight.
Obesity 30> |
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Term
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Definition
Excessive weight loss
BMI 12
Fear of gaining weight & distorted body image
CONTROL Issues!!
-Decrease seratonin in brain. Changes in pituitary, heart, & 2 other neurotransmitters in the brain. |
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Term
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Definition
Binges of extreme overeating followed by purging such as vomiting & laxatives.
-Decrease in seratonin in the brain. Changes in pituitary, heart, & 2 other neurotransmitters.
1 out of 6 has this! |
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Term
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Definition
HUMANISTIC THEORY
-Motives divided into 5 need levels
1. Realism & acceptance
2.Spontanaety
3.Problem centering & problem finding
4.Appreciate simple pleasures of life and nature
5.Autonomy experiences with self & others |
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