Lifespan development
Object permanence
Ability to know that something still exist, even if you can't see it
Marcus is rather blunt when he speaks but he says, " that's just my personality". If People are offended by the way he talks, Marcus doesn't really care. He can't change who he is, so why not just except him? Which theory does Marcus belief describe
Determinism
History has decided that all people are completely determined by their genetics
False
Myelin
Fatty coating that surrounds neurons
Inferior
Feeling Inadequate or less than someone else
But the beat of free will versus determinism
Has been waged since the days of ancient Greeks
The concept of free will believe that people
Have complete control over themselves
Predisposition
Tendency, inclination , or susceptibility
Projective
Tess that require responses to open ended questions
Objective
Test that requires self-report
Validity
The test measures what it should
Humans and animals alike have critical periods of development
True
Personality tests are a great way to learn more about yourself
True
The happiness in a elderly adult feels is largely based on how successful earlier events in her life were.
True
Egocentric
View of the world with you at the center of it
The concept of determinism believes that
We develop according to the genetics we have
What are differences between Piaget and Erikson's work
Both study different aspects of human development. Each has a different number of stages in his theories. Each has different ideas about how people progress through stages.
Children of what age category learn to master language and discover the correct way to structure sentences
Early childhood
Infants in Romanian orphanages who are uncared for often die. What term describes this
Failure to thrive
A genetic predisposition means that you will definitely be born with a certain gene
False
Because the critical period involves the development of embryos and young children, adults do not need to be mindful of their actions
False
John has the world figured out. He knows how everything works, is very confident he will succeed and knows that everyone admires him. What describes the adolescence way of thinking?
John has a personal fable
Enduring
Long- lasting
Learning good work ethics will help you develop _____.
Sense of industry
Continuum
Spectrum, range, or series
What happens if a pregnant woman smokes, drinks, or does drugs during her pregnancy?
The baby is very likely to be born with physical disabilities.
It's human nature for us to want to
Explain aspects of ourselves
Which is not a category of development in a lifespan?
Informational
Self-report
Providing answers about yourself
Your environment can play a role in whether or not a specific gene is expressed
True
Determinism
You are a born a certain way and don't have a choice
What are similarities between Piaget and Erikson's work?
Both are stage theorists
What does the Barnum effect demonstrate
People are willing to believe interpretation about themselves
What will possibly happen to a person who feels inferior?
Person will have a hard time getting along with others Person will have difficulty making friends
During what stage/age does a person feel either industry or inferiority
Stage 4 preadolescence
Failure to thrive
A situation in which infants don't grow properly and develop as normal
Schema
An organized way of viewing the world around you
Extrovert
A person who is energized by being social and around others
Trait
An aspect of ourselves that is stable and enduring
Industry
Devotion to completing a task
Chris talk to his grandma on the phone, and she asked for birthday presents he received. Chris picked up a toy bat and said, "this is what I got" fully expecting his grandma on the other end of the phone to see the toy bat too. What aspect of development is Chris showing?
Egocentrism
Only humans have periods
False
Development begins at birth
False, development begins the instant you were conceived and continues on after birth and through the rest of your life.
Reliability
Getting the same results time after time
Free will
Having a choice over your actions
What is a reason that Piaget became interested in children's development?
He listened to kids' wrong answers during IQ testing and was fascinated.
The fundamental similarity between free will and determinism is that
Neither believes and personal choice, neither believes in genetics, neither believes the people can make decisions., No choice is correct
Which is an example of a pop psychology test
The color test
Attachment
The feeling of emotional connection a child has toward someone else
Puberty
The onset of sexual maturation
What should you consider one taking a personality test
The results do not define exactly who you are. Some of the personality test available are not very good.
What happens to sparrows that don't learn their song during the period?
The sparrows have lost their chance to ever fully learn their song
Develop
To grow or expand
The period is ____
an important window of time for development often referring to the development of an unborn baby something that even sparrows experience
Accutane is a legal drug, but so severe to an unborn child __
that an unborn child exposed to this drug will have birth defects that a woman is required to take two forms of birth control while on this drug that after birth, the baby will have vision and brain damage, heart problems, and mental disabilities.
Introvert
A person who is more self-contained and draws strength by being solitary
Personality
A persons unique way of thinking, feeling, and acting
What does the Myelin sheath do?
Help electrical impulses travel through neurons Cover of a neuron's with a fatty coating
What are the categories of development in a lifespan
Infant, early childhood, adolescence, young adults, middle adults, later adult.
