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Psychology Ch 7

TermDefinition
Crystallized Intelligence gathered knowledge and vocab that increases with age
Fluid Intelligence the ability to reason and the speed and abstractness we think decreases with age
Social Identity what we think others want of us
Identity self sense according to Erikson
Longitudinal Study study same people over time
Cross-sectional Study study of different ages compared
Secondary Sex Characteristics non reproductive sex characteristics
Primary Sex Characteristics body structures that make sexual reproduction possible
Menarche first menstrual cycle
Puberty sexual maturation
Menopause stopping period and a decline of estrogen
Successful Aging involves having biological, psychological, and social-cultural needs met.
Social Clock culture timing that includes marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Conservation principle that properties of mass, volume, and number are the same despite shape
Cognition mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Schema mental mold that organizes and interprets info
Accomodation adapting with new information
Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development trust vs mistrust, autonomy vs shame and doubt, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs role confusion, intimacy vs isolation, generativity vs stagnation, and integrity vs despair
Assimilation interpreting new info and seeing similarities from past
Self-conept understanding of self
Kolhberg's Moral Development preconventional morality, conventional morality, and post conventional morality
Adoloescensce from childhood to adulthood and puberty to independence
Maturation biological growth that enables behavior change
Developmental Psychology studies physical, cognitive, and social change with nature vs nurture, continuity vs stages, and stability vs change
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development snesorimotor, properational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Object Permanence aware that an object exists even when it is not in sight
Sensorimotor Stage birth to 2 years old when object permanence concept is formed and stranger anxiety
Egocentrism only seen from first person and only knows from their view
Theory of Mind ability to think of what others think of you
Preoperational Stage 2 to 7 years when pretend play , egocentrism, and language use is present
Embyro After 2 weeks to 2 months
Intimacy ability to form close relationships theory formed by Erikson
Concrete Operational Stage 7 to 11 years old when conservation, mathematical transformations and logical thinking are introduced
Formal Operational Stage 12 to life where abstract thinking and mature moral reasoning are present
Autism mental disorder where there is trouble with communicating, social maturation, and understanding of others
Teratogens chemicals and viruses that if reached embryo then there is harm
Basic Trust according to Erik Erikson there is a sense of predictability and its when infants were given proper care
Stranger Anxiety 8 months of age when there is a fear of strangers
Critical Period shortly after birth which produces proper development and whether or not care is provided determines trust
Imprinting animals form attachments in a very early critical period
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome abnormalities formed when there is drinking while pregnant
Attachment emotional tie two people
Habituation decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation and something is not new anymore
Emerging Adulthood becoming an adult by having dependence turning into independence and responsibility
Zygote fertilized egg with a 2 week rapid growth period of cell division
Fetus 9 months to birth
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