Development Review

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state

a temporary aspect of your personality

industry

devotion to completing a task

Tylee is shy but wants to try out for a skit in the community talent show. She thinks that performing will be a way to pull herself out of a shy shell. Which theory does Tylee's belief describe?

free will

reliability

getting the same results time after time

growth spurt

growing rapidly at a very quick rate

free will

having choice over your actions

continuum

spectrum, range, or series

After standing in line for an hour at the post office during holiday season, Jakob is told his box is not packaged right. He'll have to go home and fix it and then come back. He's so angry about his wasted time in line that he stomps his foot. Jakob obviously is aggressive at the moment but is normally mild-mannered. Is Jakob's aggressiveness a trait or state?

state

predisposition

tendency, inclination, or susceptibility

projective

tests that require responses to open-ended questions

objective

tests that require self-report

egocentric

view the world with you at the center of it

Determinism

you are born a certain way and don't have choice

The stages of a human's lifespan includes:

Adulthood, elderly; Infancy, early childhood, adolescence

What are similarities between Piaget's and Erikson's work?

Both are stage theorists.

How does a projective personality test differ from an objective test?

Projective tests have open-ended questions.

Robbie is rather blunt when he speaks, but he says, "That's just my personality." If people are offended by the way he talks, Robbie doesn't care. He can't change who he is, so why not just accept him? Which theory does Robbie's belief describe?

determinism

myelin

fatty coating that surrounds neurons

inferior

feeling inadequate or less than someone else

During what stage do you learn abstract thinking skills?

formal operations

enduring

long-lasting

Anya likes to get involved in her surroundings. She doesn't care what is happening; she's willing to join whatever activity is going on. Which Big Five trait describes this?

openness to experience

self-conscious

overly aware of yourself and how you think people see you

toxins

poisonous substances

self-report

providing answers about yourself

object permanence

the ability to know that something still exists, even if you can't see it

Attachment

the feelings of emotional connection a child has toward someone else

puberty

the onset of sexual maturation

lifespan

the period of time you live from birth to death

withdrawal

the process the body goes through when quitting drugs

validity

the test measures what it should

develop

to grow or expand

True or False: Development begins the instant you are conceived.

true

What are differences between Piaget's and Erikson's work?

all of the above

trait

an aspect of ourselves that is stable and enduring

critical period

an important "window of time" for development

schema

an organized way of viewing the world around you

What does the Big Five do?

categorizes people's personality traits into just five words

True or False: Humans and animals have critical periods.

True

extrovert

a person who is energized by being social and around others

personality

a person's unique way of thinking, feeling, and acting

What does the Barnum Effect demonstrate?

People are willing to believe interpretations about themselves.

Accutane is a legal drug, but so severe to an unborn child _____.

all choices are correct

It's human nature for us to want to _____.

all of the above

The critical period _____.

all of the above

What are characteristics of objective personality tests?

all of the above

introvert

a person who is more self-contained and draws strength by being solitary

failure to thrive

a situation in which infants don't grow properly and develop as normal


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