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Intrapsychological - personal Vygosky social constructivism Interpsychological - social transmission - 2+ individuals Vygotsky social constructivism Cultural tools - physical and psychological tools - aid in cognition Example: a laptop is a tool because it enhances the cognitive development process Private speech - vygotsky Children's self-talk, which guides their thinking and action. Eventually, these verbalizations are internalized as silent inner speech Collecti...

All developmental theories have which of the following general principles in common: - Development is gradual in progression and reflects small gains across the life span A stage theory that stresses environmental influences that bring about developmental changes in a very abrupt and sudden fashion could be accurately characterized by which of the following statements? - Source of development in nurture & shape of development is discontinuous Our patterns of growth are guided by which of...

Research - research includes a variety of tools, designs, ideas, and techniques to analyze quantitative and qualitative data. Experimental research - control all aspects of all the distribution of the independents variables, after the fact, self-reported data. Summative Assessment - occurs at the end of instruction. Purpose is to let the teacher and the students know the level of accomplishment. Norm-referenced tests - the people who have taken the test provide the norms for determ...

Vclinical 2 IV Push with IVF infusion : When administering an IV Bolus checks should occur at these times to ensure correct pt and correct dose except? A. After giving to the patient B. After drawing up the med C. At bedside before administering D. When pulling the med - A. After giving to the patient Vclinical 1 Delegation Ppts: When care is delegated by a nurse to a UAP, who retains accountability for the task? A. Provider B. Nurse C. Patient D. UAP - b. Nurse It is important to...

Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? - Gender Discordance Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? - Rapid dose escalation. Parental route of administration Higher potency typical antipsychotics Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-cortical pathway causing which of the following effects?- Increases EPS Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the followin...

Most psychotropics have a medium range 1/2 life of approximately? - 24 hours What does "steady state" mean in relation to 1/2 life? - Steady state means that you are eliminating the drug at the same overall rate that you are ingesting it Lithium reaches its 'steady state' when? - 5 half lives Fluoxetine has a half life of about? - 2 weeks 1/2 life Take 2.5 months to achieve steady state Most psychotropic medications operate in this fashion: - "when you double th...

Administrative Law - The collection of rules and decisions made by administrative agencies to fill in particular details missing from constitutions and statutes. Business Law - The enforceable rules of conduct that govern the actions of buyers and sellers in market exchanges. Case Law - The collection of legal interpretations made by judges. They are considered to be law unless otherwise revoked by a statutory law. Also known as common law. Civil Law - The body of laws that govern t...

Four Elements of a Contract: CLAC - 1. Contractual Capacity 2. Legal Object 3. Agreement (offer, acceptance) 4. Consideration Contract - -A promise or set of legally enforceable promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes a duty. Agreement - Offer & acceptance Offer by offeror to enter into a contract and acceptance of terms by offeree. Consideration - The bargained-for exchange or what each party gets in ex...

Agreement - A valid offer requires (1) the manifestation of the offeror's intent to be bound, (2) definite certain terms, and (3) communication to an offeree. An acceptance is valid when a manifestation of intent to be bound to the terms of the offer is communicated to the offeror by the offeree Mirror image rule - says that the terms of the acceptance must mirror the terms of the offer. If they do not, no contract is form Instead, the attempted acceptance is a counteroffer. ...

Contract- A promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes a duty. A legally binding contract requires what four elements? - Agreement Consideration Capacity Legal object Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment- Landlord promises that he/she will not interfere with the tenant's use and enjoyment of the property. If a tenant moves out of leased premises before the end of the term, has no intent to retur...