Development
This is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
Schema
Why do children under the age of 9 obey rules?
To avoid Punishment or to gain rewards
A socially constructed concept which allows people to learn from experience, solve problems, and use their knowledge to adapt to novel situations
Intelligence
This is a simplified version of clustered abilities, which relies on two factors: fluid and crystallized intelligence
CHC Theory
This is the idea that people are motivated to reduce drive and restore homeostasis
Drive-reduction theory
This is the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Cognition
What are the four stages of Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational
__ intelligence increases over time, while __ intelligence decreases
Crystallized and Fluid
__ is the administration of a test to a large, representative sample of people under uniform conditions to establish norms
Standardization
This is the need to build relationships and to feel part of a group
Affiliation
What is "egocentrism" and what is opposite to it?
A lack of awareness of other perspectives, theory of mind
What are the title difference between masculine and feminine moral thinking? (i.e., ethics of __)
Ethics of justice and ethics of care
According to Sternberg, "successful" intelligence is made up of what three factors?
Analytical, creative, and practical intelligence
Louis Thurstone described how many clusters of primary mental abilities/intelligences?
Seven
This is the part of the brain that controls bodily functions like temperature and appetite
Hypothalamus
This is what makes up the biggest difference between Piaget's Concrete Operational and Formal Operational stages
Abstract reasoning
Adjustment and modification of a schema
Accommodation
This refers to the extent a test measures a particular behaviour or trait
Content validity
These are established sets of attitudes concerning culture, values, philosophy, disposition, etc.
Mindsets
This is the tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state or the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry
Homeostasis
When actions reflect a belief in basic rights and self-defined ethical principles, they fall under this level of Kohlberg's Moral Thinking theory
Postconventional
As people age, they shift from seeking __-focused goals to __-focused goals
Information and Emotion
This is the fear of being judged or treated stereotypically or the worry that a negative stereotype might be true to the self or that others may think it is true
Stereotype Threat
This is the division of a test into two halves and assessment of the scores’ consistency
Split-half reliability
What are the five levels (bottom to top) in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological, Safety, Love and Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization