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my psych. midterm

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show movement of neurons from 1 part of the fetal brain to their permanent destinations; occurs 3-5 months of fetal stage  
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prenatal programming   show
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show substances that can disrupt normal prenatal development & cause lifelong deficits  
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fetal alcohol spectrum disorder   show
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show 4-6 months after conception  
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germinal stage begins when&lasts how long?   show
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show 2nd stage after conception from 2-8 wks (when all major organs form)  
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show 3rd stage after conception from 8 weeks til birth (when bone cells form)  
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show germinal stage, embryonic stage, fetal stage.  
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show biologically based tendency to behave in particular ways from very early in life  
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show unique & relatively enduring set of behavior (thoughts, feelings, motives)  
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show 7.5 months  
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show 8-9 months & 17 months without help  
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when do babies start sitting alone?   show
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when do babies start to hold objects?   show
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show 3-4 years  
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show use silverware, dress alone, print letters (fine motor skills)  
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pruning   show
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show normal, enriched environments  
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what leads to less neural connections?   show
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show principles of cognitive development from birth throughout childhood. Outlined 4 stages (sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational)  
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show Piaget's 1st stage of cognitive development (ages 0-2) when infants learn about the world by using their senses and moving their bodies  
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preoperational stage   show
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show ability to realize objects still exist when they arent being sensed (sensorimotor stage, 9+months)  
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animistic thinking   show
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egocentrism   show
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conservation   show
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show Piaget's 3rd stage of cognitive development (ages 6-11) where the child can perform mental operations aka reversing  
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show Piaget's final stage of cognitive development (ages 11+) when formal logic is possible  
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show the distance between what a child can learn alone & assisted by someone else (can learn better/faster with adult help)  
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theory of mind   show
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define an 'easy child'   show
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show unpredictable, generally unhappy, slow to adapt, 10%  
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show mildly intense in reactions to new situations, mildly irregular in daily routine, may be negative at first but starts adapting after continual exposure, 15%  
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show rapid/innate learning of the traits of a caregiver very soon after birth  
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attachment   show
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show distress reaction by babies when separated from their primary caregiver (around 9 months)  
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secure attachment   show
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show little to no distress when separated but in reality are stressed. ignores mother when returned/scared of rejection  
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show discomforted when reunited with mother, cant easily return to play. resistant to reunion/lack of confidence in being comforted.  
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show a bit frightened. maltreatment can lead to this. most insecure. fear of caregiver.  
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show ability to make use of social&emotional information from another person (esp a caregiver) in an uncertain situation aka reading emotions & knowing what to do/not do  
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emotional competence   show
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show 3 y.o.  
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how do children usually sort themselves?   show
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show period between childhood&adulthood (11/12-18)  
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show sexual maturation begins (girls-11, boys-13)  
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gonads   show
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male gonads   show
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show ovaries (release estradiol)  
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menarche   show
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spermache   show
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when do the frontal lobes develop&until when?   show
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what are the frontal lobes involved in?   show
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show onset of formal operational and scientific thinking occurs.  
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what is growth of neural complexity?   show
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how do frontal lobes 'grow'?   show
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throughout adolescence:   show
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show ability of certain types of brain waves to work together to allow for coordinated activity in brain  
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show final pruning stage  
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show possibly cause of questionable/risky behavior in teens  
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show proposed a model of personality development with 8 stages each define by a conflict  
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emerging adulthood   show
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factors of identity formation   show
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young adulthood   show
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show (Erik Erikson) ability to fuse one's identity with another's without the fear of losing it  
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middle adulthood   show
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individuation   show
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show creation of new ideas, products, people (erik erikson)  
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stagnation   show
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show hope: trust vs mistrust  
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core strength of early childhood?   show
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show purpose: initiative vs guilt  
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show competence: industry vs inferiority  
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core strength of adolescence?   show
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show love: intimacy vs isolation  
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show care: generativity vs stagnation  
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show wisdom: integrity vs despair/disgust  
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late adulthood   show
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what leads to neural growth?   show
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fluid intelligence   show
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crystallized intelligence   show
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show gradual decrease in fluid intelligence, strengthening of crystallized intelligence  
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show loss of mental function where many cognitive processes are impaired ex: ability to remember, reason, solve problems, make decisions, use language  
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alzheimer's disease   show
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Which theorist created the procedure known as the “Strange Situation”   show
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what is the strange situation   show
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when do most people need reading glasses by?   show
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show snail  
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What happened to H.M. to cause his loss of memory?   show
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