STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
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Context Dependent Retrieval - ANSWER We have better retrieval when it occurs in the same
situation in which we learned the material.
Flashbulb Memories - ANSWER Vivid emotional memory of an unusual event that people
believe they remember very well.
Language Milestones 6 weeks - ANSWER babies start making vowel sounds, called cooing
("ooohh," "aaahh," "goo") as well as a variety of cries and squeals to help them practice.
Language milestones: 6 months - ANSWER babbling
Language milestones 1 year - ANSWER First word
Language milestones 2 years - ANSWER Short sentences
intelligence - ANSWER the mental potential to learn from experience, solve problems, and
use knowledge to adapt to new situations
,Crystallized Intelligence - ANSWER The ability to use learned knowledge and experience; the
accumulated knowledge of the world we have acquired throughout our lives
Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER The capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and
performing activities; The ability to solve new problems, use logic in new situations, and identify
patters.
Standardization - ANSWER defining meaningful scores by comparison with the performance
of a pretested group
Validity - ANSWER The degree to which a test or other measure of some psychological
construct actually measures that construct.
Reliability - ANSWER The degree to which a test keeps producing the same or similar results
over repeated testing; also known as consistency.
Differenciate between the concepts of achievement and aptitude?What do most familiar
intelligence tests measure? - ANSWER intelligence tests measure achievement (what one has
already learned) and aptitude (an ability to learn), More familiar intelligence tests are aptitude
tests that are designed to measure one's ability to do well in college or in postgraduate training.
What are some biological factors in the development of intelligence? - ANSWER Genetics,
Prenatal malnutrition and Prenatal exposure to harmful substances
What are some major environmental/sociological factors that might influence the development
of intelligence? - ANSWER Environment can influence differences in intelligence - through
family, religion, literature, media, etc
, What were the initial goals of Project Head Start? What has been the effect of Project Head
Start? - ANSWER Because of significant evidence that children reared in lower
socioeconomic backgrounds were at a disadvantage in academic settings, the Head Start
program was launched in 1965. Each year, HeadStart serves more than 900,000 American
children by providing education, socio-emotional, health, and nutrition services to children and
families living in poverty.*****
To what extent is intelligence inherited? - ANSWER Intelligence is inherited up to 60-80%
Stages of Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development - ANSWER Stage 1: Infancy (0-2
years) Trust vs. Mistrust
Stage 2: Early Childhood (2-4 years) Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Stage 3: Preschool Age (4-5 years) Initiative vs guilt
Stage 4: School Age (5-12 years) Industry vs Inferiority
Stage 5: Adolescence (13-19 years) Identity vs Role Confusion
Stage 6: Early Adulthood (20-39 years) Intimacy vs Isolation
Stage 7: Adulthood (40-64 years) Generativity vs Stagnation
Stage 8: Maturity (65 years - death) Ego Integrity vs Despair
Stages of Prenatal and Newborn Development - ANSWER Zygotic (or germinal), Embryonic,
Fetal