This describes the debate regarding how biological and environmental influences affect development.
Nature vs. Nurture
100
This theory describes how the lifespan can be broken up into developmental phases.
Stage Theory
100
This is the strong social-emotional bond that exists between a child and their caregiver.
Attachment
100
This occurs when someone attributes another person's behavior to that person's internal state rather than external circumstances.
Fundamental Attribution Error
100
This described the probability that any particular person will be diagnosed with a psychological disease at some time in their life.
Lifetime Prevalence Rate
200
This is the time window during which the 'best' development occurs.
Sensitive Period
200
This developmental stage usually occurs after age 11 and involves mastering abstract concepts like "Justice" and "Truth".
Formal Operational Stage
200
This is a kind of attachment that is seen in other species.
Imprinting
200
__________ occurs when an individual changes his/her values, beliefs, behaviors, etc. to those of the larger group and _________ occurs when a subordinate follows someone in charge.
Conformity & Obedience
200
What is the prevalence rate for any clinical disorder?
46% (50%)
300
A study of Chinese and Korean immigrants learning English as a second language suggested that for grammatical mastery, it is best to learn a language before _____.
Age 7
300
This is the process of change in which one perceives or thinks about new objects in terms of existing knowledge.
Assimilation
300
The Harlow study conducted using Rhesus monkeys supported the _______ theory over the ________ theory.
Comfort (Attachment) & Cupboard
300
The Cyberball experiment proved that _________ has a powerful effect even in seemingly unimportant situations.
Ostracism (Social Exclusion)
300
Flat affect is an example of a _______ _______ associated with Schizophrenia.
Negative Symptom
400
Name the two techniques that can be used to check for infant preference.
Habituation & Anticipatory Looking
400
Name the two tasks that are failed during the preoperational stage.
three-mountains task & conservation task
400
This is the level at which someone is currently working, defined as a gap between current knowledge and maximum potential.
Zone of Proximal Development
400
People conform under these two circumstances.
When a situation is ambiguous & when it's important to be accurate
400
Name two pros and two cons of the DSM
Pros: diagnosis is accurate, diagnosis is consistent, can help determine type of therapy
Cons: unrealistic to 'pigeonhole', lose individuality of patients, comorbidity, labeling
500
Name two of the three weakness associated with the Mozart Effect.
1. All research was done with adults
2. It doesn't replicate
3. Normal environment provided by caring parents is "enriched"
500
A child in this stage would know that other people can have a different perspective than them, but would not be able to do algebra.
Concrete Operational Stage
500
Name thee three types of attachment.
Secure, Insecure Ambivalent and Insecure Avoident
500
Describe an experiment discussed in lecture that exemplifies normative influence.