Developmental Psychology

PSA For Emerging Adults

These notes are focused on the chapters 1, 5-6, 8-12, 14, 16-18 as well as in class notes. Chapters are described below: Chapter 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy Chapter 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy Chapter 7:Physical and Cognitive Development in Preschool Years Chapter 8: Social and Personality Development in Preschool Years Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Chapter 10: Social and Pe...

A major pioneer in cognitive theory was: - Piaget. Piaget's theory of development focused primarily on: - how our thinking changes as we grow older. Piaget was most interested in: - studying how children think. At the airport, 4-year-old Kelly cries, "Let ME get the suitcases, Mommy!" Her mom lets her drag the bags off the luggage carousel, even though it takes much longer than if her mom had done it. According to Erikson's stage theory, Kelly's mom is helping Kelly develop: ________....

Human Development - The scientific study of how people change and how they stay the same over time from conception to death. Change across a lifespan - Change is most obvious in childhood Quantitative Change - The change in the number or the amount of something Qualitative Change - A change in kind, in structure, or in organization Behavior - That which we see. We can observe behaviors and measure behaviors Mental Processes - Cant be measured. Things that go on in our head Description - T...

Most people who are gifted tend to: a. be more introverted than others. b. have more externalized problems such as aggression than internalized problems such as depression and anxiety. c. be more emotionally disturbed than others. d. be more mature and have fewer emotional problems than others. - d. be more mature and have fewer emotional problems than others. What do advocates of the concept of general intelligence indicate as supporting their theory? a. Scores are consistent across ana...

Life-span development covers the period from ________ to ________. a. conception; death b. birth; middle adulthood c. conception; early adulthood d. birth; old age - a. conception; death Erikson's theory emphasizes which of the following stages of human development? a. experiences in late life b. psychosexual c. experiences in early life d. psychosocial - d. psychosocial In the nature/nurture debate, one's ________ is related to "nature," while one's ________ is related to "nurt...

Developmental Psychology Latest Update zygote stage in prenatal development from conception to 2 weeks embryo stage in prenatal development from 2 to 9 weeks, wherein organs and primary sex characteristics begin to develop fetus stage in prenatal development from 9 weeks to birth teratogens harmful environmental agents that disrupt proper development (e.g. alcohol) habituation decreasing responsiveness to an unchanging stimulus; used to assess infant cognition rooting reflex infant reflex w...

Exam 2 from lecture 9-14

All 3 exam study guides from professor Jillian Lauer

Following a stroke that affected his balance and muscle strength, Jose participated in 3 months of physical therapy. Today, Jose feels as strong as he did before the stroke and walks at least ten miles a week for exercise. Jose's ability to overcome his physical limitations after his stroke is an example of - plasticity Twin studies help estimate how much of a trait or behavior is attributable to - genes Which process increases genetic variability and accounts for genetic uniqueness? - mei...