History
Psychology
Prenatal Development
Infancy
Proctor Academy
100

Who was the "Father of Psychology"?

Wilhem Wundt

100

What is the definition of Psychology

The scientific study of the mind and behavior

100

Females are born with all of their _________ while males beging producing _________ at puberty

eggs, sperm

100

What is habituation? Give an example from infancy

Decreased response to repeated a stimuli over time. EX. baby in the city hearing horns honking will not startle them.

100

Name the 5 off campus programs at Proctor Academy

ocean, euro, spain, costa, mtn

200

Name two of the leading women in Psychology

Calkins, Washburn, Rayner

200

describe a cross sectional study

A study done across a large cohort of people at one moment in time. Can gather lots of information at once. A "snapshot" in time

200

________ are chemicals, viruses etc. that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause har.

Teratogens

200

Young infants prefer to (can focus better on) objects __ to ___ inches away

8-12 inches

200

Proctor Academy was founded in what year

1848

300

Freud worked in this field of psychology, which focuses on the unconscious mind

Psycholanalytic Psychology

300

describe a longitudinal study

a study that captures data over a long period of time. Researchers are able to observe analyze changes and trends over a long period. 

300

_________ is the the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after conception to the second month.

embryo

300

The largest brain growth is during ___ to ____ years of age

3 to 6

300

Name 5 dorms at PA

Carr, Rulon, Fowler, Ives, cortland, west end, burbs, summerfield, davis, johnson, peabody, farm, MLS, Sally, Mac, Gulick, Gannett, king

400

The first school of Psychology which focused on breaking down mental processes into the most basic components. Used introspection. 

Structuralism

400

_____ is the branch of Psychology that studies physical, cognitive and social development throughout the lifespan. 

Developmental psychology

400

______ is the feretalized egg, which enters into a two week period of cell division

zygote

400

Describe how infants observe the human face. 

at first the infant gazes at the light and dark shadows of the face and then they slowly recognize the face as their caregivers as vision becomes more clear.

400

Proctor has over _______ acres of greenspace

over 2,500 acres

500

Nature is to _______ as Nurture is to ___________.

Biology (genetics) , environment (expirence)

500

Watson and Skinner (also Ranyer) worked on the "the scientific study of human behavior known as what?

Behaviorism

500

define the term fetus

the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception until birth

500

What are 3 reflexes infants are born with?

Sucking reflex, rooting, grasping, startle.

500

What is Proctor's official school motto?

Live to learn, learn to live

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