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Chapter 6 Psychology

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Define amnesia The loss of memory
Retrograde amnesia A memory loss from the pass
Anterograde amnesia The new information
3 basic process of memory Encoding, storage,retrieval
Encoding We acknowledge something
Storage Holding of information overlong period of time
Retrieval Having to pull out a long term information that comes out of storage
Short term memory Limit amount of information for a limited amount of time
Chunking Grouping separate pieces of information into a single unit
Maintenance rehearsal Repeating information
Long term memory Unlimited amount of information for an unlimited amount of time
Different levels of LTM Procedural, semantic, episodic
Procedural Everything that requires a procedure( cooking,laundry)
Semantic General knowledge
Episodic Personal information
Serial position effect Ability to recall information in the beginning (primacy) and the ending (recency) but difficulty remembering the middle
Context dependent memory Same occasion same location
State dependent memory Same occasion different location
Genotype An individual genetic heritage(eye color, skin color)
Phenotype Person’s observable characteristics (dyed hair, tattoos, style)
Zygote = One cell organism
Prenatal Development 1. Germinal period 2. Embryonic period 3. Fetal Period
Germinal period Conception(egg and sperm unite ) 0-2 weeks gestation
Embryonic period 2-8 weeks gestation (embryo)
Fetal period 8 weeks - birth (fetus)
Harmful substances that can penetrate the placenta -X-rays -Alcohol -drugs -Smoking - STD -Rubella (German Measles)
Moral Development- Lawrence Kohlberg 1. Pre conventional: birth-adolescence( caretakers sets the rules/teaches what’s bad) 2. Conventional: Adolescence-young adulthood (society creates the rules) 3. Post conventional: Adulthood (individual knows the rules but break then/lives by there own
1. Crying(to get picked up) 2. Cooling/babbling(dada/mama)3. Gestures( baby putting there arm up to be carried/nonverbal) 4. Telegraphic speech( key words, me go/ 2-3 words) 5. Fast mapping- sentences using 4-5 words
Language development
Stages of dying - Elizabeth Kubler Ross 1.Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4.Depression 5.acceptance
Piagets Stages of development 1. Sensorimotor:Birth-2 years (Object Permanence>Peek a Bo) 2. Pre operational: 2-7yrs(egocentric thinking/animistic thinking) 3. Concrete operational: 7-11yrs(Conservation:Physical properties may change but the contents may remain the same. Can’t think a
Piagets criticism 1. Underestimated infants bringing more into the world 2. Underestimated genetics 3. Underestimated cultural influences
Parenting Styles 1. Authoritative: parents set limits but not overly controlling 2. Authoritarian: over controlling/rigid “bc I said so” 3. Neglectful: lack of parental involvement in the child’s life 4. Permissive style: “anything goes” responds affectionately but
Emotional Judgment- Lawrence Kohlberg
1. Global empathy - understanding people’s feelings globally 2. Egocentrism- all about the person 3. Empathy for another feelings- understanding 4. Empathy for another’s life condition- understanding not everyone lives the same
Puberty A period of adolescence when a person becomes cable of reproduction
Puberty in order 1. Adolescence- transition between childhood and adulthood 2. Empty nest syndrome- children moved out of the house 3. Menarche- the onset of menstruation 4. Primary sex characteristics- organs responsible for reproduction 5. Secondary sex charact
Thanatology The study of death and dying
Sensory memory Touch, few seconds
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