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Chapter 9-11

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developmental psychology   show
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synaptic pruning   show
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show Time periods when specific skills develop most easily.  
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Monkey Experiment   show
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oxytocin   show
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Jean Piaget   show
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show 1)Differentiates self from objects. 2)Recognizes self as agent of action & begins to act intentionally. Ex: shaking rattle to make noise. 3)Achieves object permanence.  
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show 1)Learns to use language & represent object by images and words. 2)Thinking egocentric; difficulty taking viewpoint of others. 3)Classifies objects by single feature. Ex: groups together all red blocks regardless of shape.  
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show 1)Can think logically about objects & events; no longer fooled by appearances. 2) Achieves conservation of number, mass, and weight. 3)Classifies objects by several features & order them in series along a single dimension, such as size.  
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show 1)Can think logically about abstract propositions and test hypotheses systematically. 2)Becomes concerned w/ the hypothetical, future, and ideological problems.  
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show The process by which we place new information/experience into an existing schema.  
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show Process by which we create a new schema/drastically alter an existing schema to include new information that otherwise would not fit into the schema.  
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show Understanding that an object continues to exist even when it cannot be seen.  
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show 1)cognitive limitation characteristic of the preoperational period. 2)refers to the tendency for pre operational thinkers to view the world through their own experiences. Ex: child plays hide&seek standing behind a large tree - believes others can't see  
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show 1)Key cognitive limitation of the preoperational period. 2)Occurs when a preschooler cannot think about more than one. 3)Detail of a problem solving task at a time. 4)Limits the child's ability to think logically; lack of conservation skills.  
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show 1)Born with it. 2)Contains a universal grammar. 3)hypothetical neurological structure in the brain allows all humans to come into the world prepared to learn any language.  
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show Personal beliefs about whether one is male or female.  
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show 1) The characteristics associated with males and females b/c of cultural influence or learning. 2)Culturally defined norms that differentiate behaviors, and attitudes, according to maleness and femaleness.  
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gender schemas   show
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show Feelings that involve subj evaluation, physiological processes & cognitive beliefs. 1)subj: feelings that accompany an emotion. 2)physical changes: ex. increases in heart rate/skin temp & brain activation. 3)cogn: ppl's beliefs & understanding about feel.  
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James-Lange Theory of Emotion   show
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Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion   show
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amygdala   show
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James Papez   show
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motivation   show
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need   show
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need hierarchy   show
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Abraham Maslow   show
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show A state that is achieved when one's personal dreams & aspirations have been attained; person living up to his/her potential & therefore truly happy.  
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show A psychological state that, by creating arousal, motivates an organism to satisfy a need; particular drive encourages behaviors that will satisfy a particualar need. Ex: Oxygen (need) --> feeling suffocation (drive) --> breathing (behavior).  
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homeostasis   show
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show Motivation to perform an activity b/c of the external goals toward which that activity is directed; external goal/reward. Ex: work to earn a paycheck.  
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intrinsic motivation   show
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show Brain structure that most influences eating; integrates various inhibitory & excitatory feeding messages & organizes behavior involved in eating.  
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show 1)Middle region of the hypothalamus. 2)If damaged, tend to eat great quanties of food. 3)Leads to condition hyperphagia: grow extremely obese.  
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show 1)Outer region of the hypothalamus. 2)if damaged, tend to eat far less than normal -leads to condition aphagia: weightloss/death  
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show Proposes that the bloodstream is monitored for its glucose levels (glucose = primary fuel for metabolism & crucial for neuronal activity). Ex: animals become hungry when they are deficient in glucose.  
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lipostatic theory   show
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biopsychosocial model   show
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show Pattern of behavioral, psychological, and physiological responses to events that match/exceed an organism's ability to respond in a healthy way; 2types = eustress (positive) & distress(negative).  
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show A hormone that is important for mothers in bonding to newborns and way encourage affiliation during social stress; esp important for women's stress response.  
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immune system   show
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general adaptation syndrome   show
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show An emergency reaction that prepares the body to fight or flee; emergency response.  
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show The defenses prepare for a longer, sustained attack against the stressor; immunity to infection & disease increases somewhat as the body maximizes its defenses; defenses maximized.  
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exhaustion stage   show
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show Studies the response of the body's immune system to psychological variables.  
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show A pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, hostility, restlessness, impatience with others, and inability to relax.  
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show A pattern of behavior characterized by noncompetitive, relaxed, easygoing, and accommodating behavior. Strong predictor of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or smoking.  
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show An eating disorder characterized by an excessive fear of becoming fat and thus a refusal to eat.  
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bulimia nervosa   show
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