Development Review
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