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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/09/2009

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Sternberg
Definition
Proposed a triarchic theory of love in which love can be thought of as a triangle with 3 main dimensions - passion, intimacy, and commitment.
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Sarcopenia
Definition
Age related loss of muscle mass and strength.
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Accommodation of the eye
Definition
Ability of the eye to focus and maintain image on the retina
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Climacteric
Definition
midlife transition in which fertility declines
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Levinson
Definition

wrote "Seasons of Man's Life"

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2%
Definition

What percentage of youth are involved in juvenile court cases?

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17%
Definition
What percentage of high school students contemplate suicide?
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15 - 20%
Definition
The percentage of the US population thay may have dyslexia.
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myosis

Definition
cell division
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mitosis
Definition
cell replication
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reflexes
Definition
Built-in reactions to stimuli
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attachment

Definition
close emotional bond between two people
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social referencing
Definition
reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a situation
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object permanence
Definition
Understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen or heard.
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accommodation
Definition
children adjust their schemes to take in new information
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over extension
Definition
tendency to apply a word to objects that are inappropriate for the word's meaning
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assimilation
Definition
children use their existing schemes to deal with new information
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laterization
Definition
specialization of function in one hemisphere or another
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wernicke's area
Definition
receptive language
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broca's area
Definition
expressive language
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adaptation
Definition
adjusting to new environmental demands
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Germinal period
Definition
Period when implantation to the uterine wall occurs
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embryonic period

Definition
when organs are most susceptible to environmental infuences
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anoxia
Definition
insufficient blood supply
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Gender identity
Definition

The sense of being male or female

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Gender Roles
Definition
Sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel
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Baumrind
Definition
Who developed 4 types of parenting styles?
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scaffolding
Definition
which parents time interactions in such a way that the infant experiences turn-taking with the parents. This involves parental behavior that supports children’s efforts.
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Preoperational Stage
Definition
Which Piaget stage lasts from 2 - 7 years old in which children begin to represent the world in words, pictures, and drawings.
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ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development)
Definition
term for the range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but that can be learned with guidance
and assistance of adults or more-skilled children
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Vygotsky
Definition
Developed sociocultural cognitive theory
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Private speech
Definition
language for self-regulation
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Theory of Mind
Definition
refers to awareness of one’s own mental processes and the mental processes of others
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Pavlov
Definition
Who claims children learn through association
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experiemental reasoning
Definition
What are variables in survey research called?
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Correlation research
Definition
What research implies cause and effect?
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Cross Sectional
Definition
research simultaneously compares individuals of different ages.
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Teratogens
Definition
Environmental toxins that are harmful to developing fetus?
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22
Definition
number of autosomal genes?
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18
Definition
Language development proceeds rapidly at what age?
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telegraphic speech
Definition
combining two words is called?
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monozygotic
Definition
term that identifies idential twins
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dizygotic
Definition
term that identifies fraternal twins
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