Developmental Dilemmas
A child asking "Am I good or bad?" is resolving a crisis in this stage of development.
Initiative vs. Guilt
Infants who are uninterested in whether their primary caregiver is present or absent likely has this attachment style.
Avoidant
"She showed up on time AND she noticed that I did my hair differently! BFFs for life!"
Conscientiousness
Longer relationships tend to be these relationships, where the primary goal is to be responsive to the other person's needs, regardless of who is doing more.
This researcher conducted a shocking study, demonstrating the extent to which everyday people would follow orders.
Milgram
"Am I competent, or am I worthless" would be said by a child in this developmental stage.
Industry vs. Inferiority
At the end of this first stage of cognitive development, toddlers develop object permanence.
Sensorimotor Period
"She's SO nice. Even when she loses at pickleball, she says 'good game' to everyone after."
Agreeableness
Intimacy - passion - commitment =
Liking
In the Asch line study, participants conformed on an average of ____% of trials.
37
During this developmental stage, a child may take responsibility for feeding herself, resolving a psychological crisis.
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
This term represents the emotional distress felt by infants when they are kept apart from the person with whom they have formed an emotional bond.
Separation Anxiety
"One time I just saw him sitting in the corner by himself at the party. Sad, really."
Extraversion
(I will also accept "Introversion")
Intimacy + passion + commitment =
Consummate Love
According to this term, a person might cheat on a second question on a test to justify cheating on a first question.
Self-Justification
As we age, we report both our chronological age and this type of age, a measure of how old we feel like we are.
Subjective Age
Infants who have this attachment style might attempt to be as close to their significant other as possible in future relationships.
Anxious
(I'll also accept "Anxious Ambivalent" or "Ambivalent")
"I heard that one day he decided he wanted to fly, so he went skydiving."
Openness to Experience
(I'll also accept "Openness")
Intimacy + passion - commitment =
Romantic Love
According to this term, we tend to neglect the role of situational factors when evaluating other people's actions.
Fundamental Attribution Error
According to this theory, humans avoid thinking about their own death to protect themselves from anxiety.
Terror Management Theory
Children who have the ability to focus on more than 1 part of a problem simultaneously have mastered this skill in cognitive development.
Decentration
"One day he is happy, the next day it is the end of the world. I heard he once had so much anxiety, he literally started crying for no reason."
Neuroticism
According to this term, we are likely more attracted to someone we see everyday compared to someone we only see once per month.
Propinquity Effect
The classic shock study on obedience violated this ethical principle when the participants were not provided with a thorough explanation of the study at its conclusion.
Debriefing