PY exam 3

Chapter 9

Human Development-study of conception to death which is the lifespan

Longitudinal design-takes a long time same group of long period of time

Cross sectional design-one time point give multiple groups of people at the same time

Nature -genetic material you get from your family

Nurture-the environment you surround yourself with

Behavioral genetics-how we figure out how much of each trait is inherited

Genetics-study of the inherited traits

Monozygotics-identical twins

Dizygotic twins-fraternal twins

Germinal stage-conception to implantation with a zygote

 Embryonic stage with embryo

XX and XY different in sex organs

Teratogens-anything that can negatively influence the development of the child(Alcohol, Cocaine, Marijunana)

Assimilation-knowing a dog and seeing a cow and calling it a dog-same category

Accommodation-when the child is told how the cow is different-new category

Sensorimotor-object permanence-when you cover up a toy with a blanket they think its gone

Preoperational stage-Everything is about I(egocentrism)

Concrete-subjective moral reasoning-capacity for adult logic-own set of value begin to emerge

(ZPD)Zone of proximal development-smg that a child is almost able to do

Scaffolding-A skilled learner provides support and provide less support over time

Preconventional-whether or not the child will get in trouble for smg or not

Conventional-does society tell me this is right or wrong-stop signs, speed limits

Postconventional-morality is now determined by the experience and judgment of the person

Temperament-behavioral characteristics that are pretty well established

-easy-regular and adaptable

-difficult-irregular, irritable, non adaptable

-slow to warm up-need to adjust gradually to change

Attachment-bond between the infant and the primary caregiver

Stranger anxiety-nervous abt new ppl

Separation anxiety-fear of being separated from the primary caregiver

Secure-fuss upon drop off but happy when reunited

Avoidant-not close bond between the caregiver

Ambivalent-has a tantrum at drop off-either clean to them or resist them at pick up

Authoritarian-parenting as a learning experiences for the child-boundaries

 Authoritative-the military-rigid rules/demand obedience

Permissive-not close supervision-child can do whatever

Uninvolved-leave child to themselves

Adolescence-period of life bounded by puberty and the assumption of adult responsibilities

Puberty-begins with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics-deepening of the voice in males-rounding of breast in women

Formal Operational stage

Imaginary audience-idea that other people are always looking at them

Personal fable-egocentrism

Ego identity-firm sense of who one is and what one stands for

Emerging adulthood(new period of development)-18-25 who they are without their parents

Cognitive development-thoughts emotions feelings

Crystallized intelligence-the amount of info you have in storage-tests

Fluid intelligence-based on skills of processing informations-puzzles, patterns(perceptual speed)

Emerging

Early adulthood

Middle adulthood

Late adulthood

Sandwich generation-people taking care of kids, parents, and or grandparents

Successful aging-maximizing life experiences-optimizing health and social connections

Personality-relatively stable way that ppl act 

Psychodynamic-personality is driven by subconscious

Trait perspective-Big 5

Learning theory-our personality is developed based on learning

Humanistic existential-optimizing your ideal self

Sociocultural perspective

Psychoanalysis

Conflict-come internally

Know Freud's Conception of the Personality

Unconscious-Id (i )

Ego-can't do anything I want

Superego-moral reasoning

Oral-sucking, feeding, making noises with mouth

Anal-bowel and bladder control

Phallic-sexual awareness

 Latency-social skills

Genital-secual behavior with partner

Behaviorist-do not theorize in terms of traits-everything is learned-what does the person do

Habit-well learned response

Social cognitive theory-learning by observation and based on social groups

Modeling-watch someone get rewarded so child wants to act that way

Reciprocal Determinism-Behavior, Environment, and Personal Cognitive Factors

-everything is gonna influence behavior

Internal vs. external locus of control

Internal-i have control over me

External-other ppl control me

Humanism and existentialism-driven desire to be ethical-how do ppl achieve that idea self

Maslow-triangle of self actualization most ppl want to get to the diea self

Self-is who I am and hwo I se I am

Self theory-delopement of slef

Self concept-how I few myself and my capabilities

Freame of reference- how do i see the world around me

Unconditional positive regard-perosn is capable of love and good person no matter what

Conditional positive regard-only accepting some wher a desired bahvior is accomplished

 Validity-does your test measure hwat it should

Reliablltu -

Standardizations

Standardized-

Forced choice-yes or no questions

Projective tests-answer comes from self conscious

Behavioral Assessment-watching ppl in their environment

Interview-asking ppl open ended questions-

Personality Inventory-Yes no can't decide-trait theorists

Traits-relatively stable element of your personality

KNOW OCEAN

Biology and Traits-inherited and environment

Behavioral genetics

Twin studues-jim twims

Phrenology-study of the bumps on the heads

Heritiablilyt-

Stress- the way you react the smg that is challenging

Stressors-events that cause a stress reaction can be positive of negative

Distress- seen as negative-traffice jam car wreck

Eustress-efffect ofpostive events-first date, new jobs

Catastrope-large scale unpredictable event

Hassle-regularly occurring experience/event

Approahc-approach-2 good things

Avoidance Avoidance-2 negative things

Approcahc Aviodance

Activating Event leads to Beliefs lead to Consequences

Belifs tend to catastrophize the extent of loss

Pressure-from a time demand-deadline-cause stress

Frustration-blocked form a goal-internet goes down and cant turn in a paper caused by external force

Internal-blcoked by smg internal adhd cant ofucs

Sympatheitc

PArasympatheic

Emotional support is very important

Alarm-flight or fight reaction-activated

Resistance-dealing with it

Ehavustation-body cant hand the stress

 Allostasis-maintaining stability thru change

Stress related to heart disease-diabetes-cancer

Catastrophes/Hassles/type A personality→Stress→Unhealthy behaviors/physiological reactions→Coronary heart disease

Optimistic-see the good in things

Persopmetics-expect things ot go bad

Benevolent religious reapparasial-good relgios belives lead to insolate ppl from stress

Primary appraisal-bear has to get awya

Secondary appraisal-resoursce and options for coping

Passive coping

Active coping-managing stressors

KNOW Biopsychosocial model

Poverty-lack of money equals lack of necessities and results in stress

Job stress-workload, job security, poor conditions

Work load

Emotion focused coping-change the way someone things about the stress



Action focus coping

Problem focused coping-working in decrease or eliminate it

Resillence-abilulty to withstand stress

Self efficacy-do I feel that I have control over things-tend to bemore resilience

Preicatbilit

Control