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show Studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout ones lifespan.  
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3 major developmental psychology focus   show
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show chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or feature during prenatal development and causes harm  
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show decrease responsiveness with repeated exposure to a stimulus (shows signs of boredom)  
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show Biological growth process that enable orderly changes in behavior relatively uninfluenced by experiences  
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Frontal lobe   show
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Sequence of baby development   show
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show 4 years old  
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show The development of the frontal lobes and hippocampus  
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What is cognition?   show
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What was Piaget's core idrea?   show
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show A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information  
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show Assimilation is integrating new experiences in terms of our current understanding. (dog = 4 legged animal) Accommodation is our schemas incorporating information provided by new experiences. (dog, cat, etc, multiple schema)  
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Piaget's theory in order   show
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Sensorimotor stage   show
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show (subsection of sensorimotor) when the awareness hat things continue to exist even when not perceived  
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show 2 years old to 6/7 years old when a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic  
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show (subsection of preoperational) the principle that quality remains the same despite change of shape (ex; the liquid in cup video)  
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show (subsection of preoperational) symbolic thinking that advances during tradition stages  
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show (subsection of preoperational) a child's difficulty taking another person's pov (ex; the mountain video)  
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Theory of mind   show
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Concrete operational stage   show
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Formal operational stage   show
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show How the child's mind grows through interactions with the social environment  
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Scaffold   show
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show the zone between what a child can and can't do (it's what a ki can do with help like riding a bike)  
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show It provides the building blocks for thinking (by internalizing their cultures, language, and relying on inner speech  
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How do today's researchers see development?   show
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show Appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interactions, and by rigidly fixated interest and repetitive behavior.  
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What seems to be the source of ASD's symptoms?   show
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How can prenatal environment matter in the development of ASD?   show
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show "Underconnectivity" Fewer than normal fiber tracts connectivity the front of the brain to the back. with under connectivity , there is less of the whole brain synchrony that, for example, integrated visual and emotional information  
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What is stranger anxiety?   show
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What is attachment?   show
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What are the findings of Harlow's monkey?   show
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show an optional period in the life of an organism when exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development  
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show The process by which certain animals from strong attachments during early life  
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Strange situation   show
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Secure attachment   show
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show who display clinging anxious attachment or an avoidant attachment that resist closeness.  
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show Children who have a secure attachment style approach life with a sense of predictable and trustworthy (formed during infancy)  
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What happens when children are neglected?   show
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show All our thoughts and feelings about ourselves in answer to the question, "Who am I?"  
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When does Darwin believe self-awareness begins?   show
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Authoritarian parenting style   show
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Permissive parenting style   show
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Negligent parenting style   show
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show Parents are confirmative. They are both demanding and responsive. excerpt control by setting rules, especially with older children. Encourage open discussion and allow exceptions.  
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Western vs Asian/African beliefs.   show
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show the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence. (start of sexual maturity, ends with social achievement of independent adult status)  
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show Tension between biological maturity and social dependence creates a period of storm and stress  
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show a selective pruning of unused neurons and connections (don't use you lose)  
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Frontal lobe continuing to grow   show
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show Reasoning hypothetically and deducing consequences (enables adolescents to detect inconsistencies and spot hypocrisy in other's actions)  
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show think morally and act accordingly  
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Lawrence Kohlberg's mortality chart   show
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Jonathan Haidt belief of morality   show
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What is identity?   show
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show the "we" aspect of our self-concept, comes from our group memberships  
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show By adopting their parents values and expectation  
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What age range does self esteem fall?   show
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What is intimacy and how is it related to identity development?   show
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How does the relationship between adolescents and parents change as adolescents begin to find their own identities?   show
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Describe emerging adulthood?   show
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In what two ways does biology influence our gender psychology?   show
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show found in both male and female. child gets one from each parent.  
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What are Y chromosomes?   show
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What is testosterone?   show
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What are primary and secondary sex characteristics?   show
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show condition presents at birth due to an unnatural combo of male and female chromosomes, hormones, and anatomy  
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show create an unambiguous sex identity for children with the intersex condition  
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show Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Sexually transmitted disease stemming from HIV. AIDS depletes the persons immune system making them vulnerable for illness  
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show 1) BC communication 2) impulsively 3) alcohol use 4) mass media  
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Factors that predicts sexual restraints?   show
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show - who you are attracted too - not willfully chosen - reaction from others is considered  
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How much can we attribute sexual orientation to genetics?   show
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show spatial abilities, fingerprint ridges, auditory levels, gender nonconformity, etc  
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show muscular strength, reaction time, sensory, and cardiac output begin to decline by mid-twenties. (depends on health habits)  
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show the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also reters to the biological changes a women experiences as her ability to reproduce declines  
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How has life expectancy changed since 1950?   show
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show Visual sharpness, distance perception, adaptation to light changes, and muscle mass decreases  
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show pro: antibodies to prepare for flu/common cold are stronger con: immune system is weaker and life threatening diseases can happen  
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Compared to teenagers, older people take a bit more time to:   show
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show Early adulthood (teens and young adulthood)  
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Explain older people's prospective memories   show
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show "brain fitness" computer based training programs  
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show Age is less a predictor of memory and intelligence  
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show Acquired (not life long) disorders marked by congestive deficits; often related to Alzheimer's, brain injury, drug abuse. (Formerly called dementia).  
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Describe alzheimer's disease   show
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Alzheimer's symptoms   show
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show the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement  
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What are chance events?   show
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Basic aspects that dominate adulthood   show
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How does facing death with dignity and openness help?   show
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What is language?   show
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show The smallest distinctive sound unit (ex; bat -> B, A, T)  
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What are morphemes   show
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show A language's set of rules that enable people to communicate , guide us in deriving meaning from sounds (semantics) and ordering words into sentences (syntax)  
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show The correct way to string words together to from setences  
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show a babies ability to understand what is said to and about them  
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What happens linguistically for 6 and 7 month olds?   show
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show a babies ability to produce words, matures long after receptive language  
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What occurs during the babbling stage?   show
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What occurs during the one-word stage?   show
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What occurs during the two-word stage?   show
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show Children understand complex sentences and begin to enjoy the humor conveyed by double meanings  
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What is meant by the critical period?   show
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What happens if not exposed to any language by age 7?   show
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show They should learn sign language from birth to ensure their developing language skills comparable to their peers. Delaying exposure to sign language can lead to significant language deficits.  
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show Cochlear implants enable sounds to deaf people by converting it into electrical signals and stimulates the auditory nerve. Debated because deaf adults advocate against it because being deaf is not a linguistic disability  
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What areas are children most affected by hearing loss?   show
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What is Broca's Area?   show
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What is Wernicke's Area?   show
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What did Benjamin Lee Whorf propose?   show
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Define linguistic determinism   show
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Why is linguistic influence considered the weaker form?   show
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How can words influence our thinking about color?   show
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