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PYSC Test #3
PYSC 300 intro
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/26/2012

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Term
Define Teratogens
Definition
damage pre-birth development
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Zygote
Definition
The new cell formed by the union of an egg & sperm
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Embryo
Definition
week 2-8
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Fetus
Definition
week 8 until birth.
Term
Reflexes
Definition
Unlearned stuff that occur automatically
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Attachment
Definition
Positive emotional bond
Term
Jean Piaget known for?
Definition
Cognitive Development
Term
Erik Erikson known for?
Definition
8 stage Psychosocial Theory of Development.
Term
Lawrence Kohlberg known for?
Definition
Moral Reasoning
Term
John Bowlby known for?
Definition
attachment theory
Term
Cindy Hazen known for?
Definition
romantic relationships
Term
Who is considered the father of Developmental Psychology?
Definition
Jean Piaget
Term
Schemas
Definition
theories
Term
Assimilation
Definition
apply schemas
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Accommodation
Definition
revise their schemas
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Egocentric Thought
Definition
view from own perspective
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Object Permanence
Definition
objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight
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Preconventional Morality
Definition
Rewards & Punishment
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Conventional Morality
Definition
Social Rules
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Postconventional Morality
Definition
Moral Principles
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Adolescence
Definition
late childhood into beginning of adulthood.
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Puberty
Definition
Period of sexual maturation
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Menarche
Definition
Female's first menstrual period
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Stage 1: Trust vs. Mistrust
Definition
Infancy
How safe is my world?
Fear
Term
Stage 5: Identity vs. Role Confusion
Definition
Adolescence
What is unique about me?
Inability to identify appropriate roles
Term
Stage 6: Intimacy vs. Isolation
Definition
Young Adulthood
Developing close relationships
loneliness
Term
Stage 7: Generatively vs. Stagnation
Definition
Middle Adulthood
Am I contributing to life?
Trivializing
Term
Stage 8: Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Definition
Late Adulthood
We review of our accomplishments and failures
Regret
Term
Stage is also known as the Sandwich Generation
Definition
Stage 7: Generatively vs. Stagnation
Term
Menopause
Definition
The ceasing of menstruation
Term
Jeanne Louise Calment
Definition
Longest documented lifespan 122 yrs
Term
What is the scientific study of continuity & change across the lifespan is known as?
Definition
Developmental Psychology
Term
What did Attachment theory initially focused on?
Definition
Children & Parents
Term
Attachment
Definition
emotional bond
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When do attachment styles develop?
Definition
the first year of life and strongly influence a person’s interpersonal interactions from then on.
Term
Which styles are associated with the longest lasting relationships and those with the shortest duration of relationship
Definition
Short-Anxious-Ambivalent

Long-Secure
Term
which neurotransmitter is associated with bonding?
Definition
Oxytocin
Term
Secure Adults
Definition
comfortable w/ mutual dependence
Term
Avoidant Adults
Definition
uncomfortable & fear closeness
Term
Anxious-Ambivalent Adults
Definition
obsessive w/ their relationships
Term
Attachment Anxiety
Definition
a partner will not be available when needed
Term
Attachment Avoidance
Definition
our tendency to maintain distance
Term
Personality
Definition
unique and enduring patterns of behaving, thing, & feeling
Term
Raymond Cattell
Definition
personality traits
Term
Carl Rogers
Definition
client centered therapy; humanistic theory
Term
Sigmund Freud
Definition
Developed Psychodynamic theory
Term
unconscious
Definition
A part of the personality that contains memories, feelings & urges a person is not aware of
Term
id
Definition
aw urges that energize human behavior
Term
ego
Definition
balancing urges w/ the reality
Term
super ego
Definition
social standard about what is right and wrong
Term
Pleasure Principle
Definition
Increase gratification
Term
Reality Principle
Definition
Delay gratification
Term
which principle the id is driven by?
Definition
Pleasure
Term
which principle the ego is driven by?
Definition
Reality
Term
What is a relatively lasting characteristic in our behavior making it unique & consistent called?
Definition
Personality trait
Term
Humanistic perspective
Definition
innate goodness
Term
Self-Actualization
Definition
realize their highest potential
Term
Unconditional Positive Regard
Definition
An attitude of acceptance
Term
Terror Management Theory
Definition
motivation by the fear of mortality
Term
Projective Tests
Definition
images designed to elicit unique response
Term
Define Rorschach Inkblot Test. Is it a projective test or objective?
Definition
response to symmetrical visual stimuli; projective
Term
Objective Personality Tests
Definition
responses are unanalyzed according to standard
Term
Define MMPI Test. Is it a projective test or objective?
Definition
asses personality and psychobiological disorders; objective
Term
psychoanalytic theory
Definition
unconscious forces motivate behavior.
Term
Denial
Definition
The refusal to recognize anxiety causing information
Term
Displacement
Definition
The redirection of unwanted feelings
Term
Regression
Definition
behaving in an earlier stage of development
Term
Rationalization
Definition
self justifying explanations
Term
Repression
Definition
thoughts pushed back to the unconscious
Term
Openness to Experience
Definition
Imaginative
Term
Conscientiousness
Definition
Organized, careful, self-diciplined
Term
Extraversion
Definition
Social
Term
Agreeableness
Definition
Sympathetic, kind
Term
Neuroticism
Definition
insecure
Term
Attachment Anxiety
Definition
a partner will not be available when needed
Term
Attachment Avoidance
Definition
our tendency to maintain distance
Term
Personality
Definition
unique and enduring patterns of behaving, thing, & feeling
Term
Raymond Cattell
Definition
personality traits
Term
Carl Rogers
Definition
client centered therapy; humanistic theory
Term
Sigmund Freud
Definition
Developed Psychodynamic theory
Term
unconscious
Definition
A part of the personality that contains memories, feelings & urges a person is not aware of
Term
id
Definition
aw urges that energize human behavior
Term
ego
Definition
balancing urges w/ the reality
Term
super ego
Definition
social standard about what is right and wrong
Term
Pleasure Principle
Definition
Increase gratification
Term
Reality Principle
Definition
Delay gratification
Term
which principle the id is driven by?
Definition
Pleasure
Term
which principle the ego is driven by?
Definition
Reality
Term
What is a relatively lasting characteristic in our behavior making it unique & consistent called?
Definition
Personality trait
Term
Humanistic perspective
Definition
innate goodness
Term
Self-Actualization
Definition
realize their highest potential
Term
Unconditional Positive Regard
Definition
An attitude of acceptance
Term
Terror Management Theory
Definition
motivation by the fear of mortality
Term
Projective Tests
Definition
images designed to elicit unique response
Term
Define Rorschach Inkblot Test. Is it a projective test or objective?
Definition
response to symmetrical visual stimuli; projective
Term
Objective Personality Tests
Definition
 unanalyzed 
Term
Define MMPI Test. Is it a projective test or objective?
Definition
asses personality and psychobiological disorders; objective
Term
psychoanalytic theory
Definition
unconscious forces motivate behavior.
Term
Denial
Definition
The refusal to recognize anxiety causing information
Term
Displacement
Definition
The redirection of unwanted feelings
Term
Regression
Definition
behaving in an earlier stage of development
Term
Rationalization
Definition
self justifying explanations
Term
Repression
Definition
thoughts pushed back to the unconscious
Term
Openness to Experience
Definition
Imaginative
Term
Conscientiousness
Definition
Organized, careful, self-diciplined
Term
Extraversion
Definition
Social
Term
Agreeableness
Definition
Sympathetic, kind
Term
Neuroticism
Definition
insecure
Term
Social Psychology
Definition
Think, influence, relate to another
Term
Name the American Psychologist famous for experiments concerning Social Pressure & Conformity
Definition
Solomon Asc
Term
Define Conformity
Definition
Adjusting our thinking
Term
This Social psychologist is known for his experimental investigations of obedience.
Definition
Stanley Milgram
Term
Define obedience
Definition
Following the orders of someone in authority
Term
Define Normative Social Influence
Definition
desire to gain approval
Term
Define the theory known as “Social Loafing”.
Definition
individual in a group to exert less effort
Term
Define the theory known as “Social Facilitation”.
Definition
Stronger responses in the presence of others
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