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PSY EXAM 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nature | biology, genetics |
| maturation | fully developed. physical growth, e.g., potty training at 800 days |
| critical period | a small window in the lifespan when a biological program accepts input from the environment e.g., baby ducks imprint on the first thing they see when they hatch |
| nurture | life experiences |
| konrad lorenz | imprinting: ducks follow the first thing they see when they come out of the egg |
| harry harlow | raised monkeys in isolation. monkeys raised in peer groups. |
| die | monkeys raised in isolation often ____. |
| cloth | monkeys prefer the _______ surrogate. |
| jean piaget | sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, & formal stages |
| sensorimotor stage | form mental representations of objects (object permanence |
| preoperational stage | can't use logic |
| concrete operations | apply logic to things they can see |
| formal operations | apply logic to abstract thought |
| animism | everything is alive & has feelings |
| egocentrism | young children can't take the perspective of others |
| conservation | few children believe that changing the way something looks changes its qualities |
| baumrind | parenting types |
| authoritarian | lots of control, little warmth, power assertion "because I said so" |
| authoritative | lots of control, lots of warmth, use reasoning - internalize standards in the child - best approach |
| permissive | little control, lots of warmth, let the kid do what he/she wants |
| get undivided attention | step one of correcting a child |
| label inappropriate behavior | step two of correcting a child |
| explain | step three of correcting a child |
| provide alternative | step four of correcting a child |
| kohlberg's stages | premoral, conventional, principled |
| premoral | obtain rewards and avoid punishment |
| conventional | follow the rules of the group = most people operate at this level most of the time |
| principled | we follow ethical principles rather than the consequences to us |
| attribution | explain why things happen |
| situational attribution | external causes (traffic) |
| dispositional/personal attribution | internal cause (lazy) |
| fundamental attribution error | underestimate the impact of situations on others |
| selfserving bias | take credit for success, blame failure on external factors |
| deindividuation | lose sense of identity in crowd |
| social loafing | we work less when individual contribution can't be measured |
| social facilitation | we work harder at simple tasks (bicycle races) when around others |
| social impairment | working together on hard tasks isn't very likely to be helpful |
| groupthink | groups tend to make more extreme decisions than individuals |
| conformity | no real consequences if you don't comply |
| persuasion | someone puts pressure on you to comply |
| obedience | an authority figure puts pressure on you |
| credibility | do you know what you're talking about? |
| attractiveness | more attractive people are more persuasive |
| intent | people try to resist being persuaded, particularly when the speaker stands to gain |
| foot in the door | a small request is followed by a larger request |
| lowballing | reach an agreement, then reveal hidden costs |
| cognitive dissonance | discomfort that results from inconsistencies between your attitudes and your behaviors |
| rewards | good things you get from the relationship |
| costs | what you put into the relationship |
| comparison level | what do you value/not value - i want someone rich, i don't care what they look like |
| comparison level for alternatives | how hard/easy would it be to find someone else? |
| investments | if i've sacrificed a lot for this relationship already, i'll keep sacrificing because i really want a return on my investment |
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