Chapter 9
This stage theorist studied psychosocial development across the entire life span. His name is _____ _____.
Erik Erikson
A child at age 4 will have difficulty taking another person's point of view. Piaget referred to this as _______.
egocentriism
The conclusion of the Stanford Prison was the influence of ______ ______.
social roles
Two forms of persuasion in involve either very direct, information based approach or the use of a famous, respected influencer. The is referred to as the _____ route vs the _____ route of persuasion.
central vs periferal
The focus of the Milgram Experiment was the study of ________.
obedience
Lucy knows that the white ball her brother plays with is a soccer ball. When she sees a basket ball she calls it a soccer ball. Her brother corrects her. She now understands there are many different types of balls for different sports. In Piaget's theory he calls the need to make a significant change of a schema or develop a whole new knowledge base ________.
accommodation
In referencing biological development we talk about large muscle movement like walking and running as _____ _____ development
gross motor
A _____involved rules and expectations for how one is to behave in certain social situations like, work, school, church, etc.
script
You are driving in the passing lane on the freeway, as you are about to get close enough to pass someone another car races up and cuts you off. After a few choice words, you conclude this is a reckless driver. The assumption of dispositional over situational explanations for behavior is an example of the ______ _______ _____.
fundamental attribution error
There are two factors that promote friendships, romantic relationships. One of these is reciprocity and the other is ________.
proximity/availability
Bonnie knows that if you cut a cookie into 3 pieces it is still the same quantity it just looks different. The Piagetian concept on display here involves ________.
conservation
The parenting style that appears to promote healthy and adaptive development is called the ________ parenting style.
authoritative
Nancy is against sports like cage fighting that involve violence. However, she grew up watching football with her father and brothers and continues to watch it today despite the very violent nature of the sport. She feels conflicted about this, we would call this kind of ambivalence _____ _____.
cognitive dissonance
Sometimes people do kind things for others with absolutely nothing in it for them. We call this _________.
altruism
During adolescence and beyond we have one more major growth spurt in our brain. Which part of the brain does this occur.
frontal lobe specifically the prefrontal cortex
This a a significant milestone in the sensorimotor stage of development. It involves the ability to remember that even though you can not still see something that is still exists. The milestone is referred to as _____ _____
object permanence
Mary Ainsworth studied attachment style and developed categories for them. 70% of the general population demonstrates that they have a solid emotional base with their parent. The parent is responsive and supportive. This type of pattern promotes a ________ attachment
secure
"People deserve what they get" is a position used to justify blaming the victim. This is referred to as the _____ _____ _____.
just world phenomenon.
Prejudice and discrimination typically occurs when there is competition for limited resources and an unequal power base. As a result a common phenomenon occurs where the out-group is blamed and discriminated against. This is referred to as _____.
scapegoating
Harry Harlow studied monkey attachment, his major finding finding was that _____ _____ was essential to healthy growth and development.
contact comfort
Piaget's cognitive development stage theory involves 4 distinct stages that fall under varying age ranges. Name all 4 of them.
snsorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
Lawrence Kohlberg, similar to Piaget, developed a stage theory but his involved moral reasoning. There are 3 distinct types of moral reasoning. Name the 3 stages.
preconventional, conventional, postconventional
Some people say that politics in the US has become extremely polarized. The danger with group polarization is poor decision making and we call this _____ _____.
group think
In this life partner relationship Sternberg would say they have the trifecta, the ultimate, they have passion, commitment, and intimacy. He calls this ______ love.
consummate
The final stage of psychosocial development according to Erikson involves the developmental crisis of _____ vs _____.
integrity vs despair