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What are the 6 substages of the sensorimotor stage?
What are the 6 substages of the sensorimotor stage?
- Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, pre-formal operational, post-formal operational, and abstract thought
- Reflexes, primary circular reactions, secondary circular reactions, coordination of secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular reactions, and invention of new means through mental combinations (correct)
- Diffusion, moratorium, foreclosure, identity achievement
- Trust v mistrust, autonomy v shame/doubt, initiative v guilt, industry v inferiority, identity v role confusion, intimacy v isolation, generativity v stagnation; integrity v despair
The ______ is the part of personality that represents our internalized moral compass.
The ______ is the part of personality that represents our internalized moral compass.
superego
Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through stages of cognitive development in a fixed order, without skipping any stages.
Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that children move through stages of cognitive development in a fixed order, without skipping any stages.
True (A)
Match each theorist with their respective theory or concept:
Match each theorist with their respective theory or concept:
What are the three main types of attachment styles?
What are the three main types of attachment styles?
Name the five factors in the 'Big Five' model of personality.
Name the five factors in the 'Big Five' model of personality.
The frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed at birth.
The frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed at birth.
Which of these are examples of physical milestones in early development?
Which of these are examples of physical milestones in early development?
What is the term for the age at which a fetus is considered viable, meaning it can potentially survive outside the womb?
What is the term for the age at which a fetus is considered viable, meaning it can potentially survive outside the womb?
The nature/ nurture debate is concerned with the relative contributions of genetics and environmental factors in human development.
The nature/ nurture debate is concerned with the relative contributions of genetics and environmental factors in human development.
Teratogens are environmental agents that can negatively impact fetal ______ during prenatal development.
Teratogens are environmental agents that can negatively impact fetal ______ during prenatal development.
What is the purpose of the APA paper format?
What is the purpose of the APA paper format?
Which type of research study involves collecting data from the same individuals over a period of time?
Which type of research study involves collecting data from the same individuals over a period of time?
What is the difference between a blind study and a double-blind study?
What is the difference between a blind study and a double-blind study?
Which of these is NOT a part of an experiment?
Which of these is NOT a part of an experiment?
Informed consent is a key ethical principle in research, ensuring that participants understand the risks and benefits of participating in a study.
Informed consent is a key ethical principle in research, ensuring that participants understand the risks and benefits of participating in a study.
What is metacognition?
What is metacognition?
Which of these is NOT a stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
Which of these is NOT a stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
The concept of 'egocentrism' in Piaget's theory refers to the child's ability to see things from other people's perspectives.
The concept of 'egocentrism' in Piaget's theory refers to the child's ability to see things from other people's perspectives.
What is the primary function of the limbic system in the brain?
What is the primary function of the limbic system in the brain?
Noam Chomsky proposed the concept of the ______, which reflects the innate capacity for language development in humans.
Noam Chomsky proposed the concept of the ______, which reflects the innate capacity for language development in humans.
Which of these is NOT a stage of psychosocial development according to Erikson?
Which of these is NOT a stage of psychosocial development according to Erikson?
The term 'semenarche' refers to the onset of menstruation in females.
The term 'semenarche' refers to the onset of menstruation in females.
What is the difference between a 'dominant gene' and a 'recessive gene'?
What is the difference between a 'dominant gene' and a 'recessive gene'?
Which of these is NOT a common teratogen?
Which of these is NOT a common teratogen?
The process of ______ involves the division of a single cell into two identical daughter cells.
The process of ______ involves the division of a single cell into two identical daughter cells.
The term 'proximodistal' refers to the developmental progression from the head to the toes.
The term 'proximodistal' refers to the developmental progression from the head to the toes.
What is the significance of the term 'Zone of Proximal Development' (ZPD) as proposed by Vygotsky?
What is the significance of the term 'Zone of Proximal Development' (ZPD) as proposed by Vygotsky?
Which of these is NOT a type of research study?
Which of these is NOT a type of research study?
A double-blind study is where neither the researcher nor the participant knows who is receiving the treatment.
A double-blind study is where neither the researcher nor the participant knows who is receiving the treatment.
What is the difference between 'formal thought' and 'abstract thought'?
What is the difference between 'formal thought' and 'abstract thought'?
Match each type of attachment style with its corresponding characteristic:
Match each type of attachment style with its corresponding characteristic:
Temperament is a relatively stable aspect of an individual's personality that is largely influenced by environmental factors.
Temperament is a relatively stable aspect of an individual's personality that is largely influenced by environmental factors.
What are the four identity statuses proposed by Marcia?
What are the four identity statuses proposed by Marcia?
Which of the following is NOT a key developmental stage during the prenatal period?
Which of the following is NOT a key developmental stage during the prenatal period?
The process of ______ involves the fusion of male and female gametes.
The process of ______ involves the fusion of male and female gametes.
The concept of 'object permanence' refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.
The concept of 'object permanence' refers to the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.
What is the role of the 'ego ideal' in Freud's theory of personality?
What is the role of the 'ego ideal' in Freud's theory of personality?
The 'concrete operational' stage in Piaget's theory is characterized by the child's ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.
The 'concrete operational' stage in Piaget's theory is characterized by the child's ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.
Which of these terms is NOT associated with the concept of intelligence?
Which of these terms is NOT associated with the concept of intelligence?
The process of ______ refers to the gradual shift in the body's center of gravity from the head to the feet.
The process of ______ refers to the gradual shift in the body's center of gravity from the head to the feet.
A 'case study' is a research method that involves collecting detailed information about a single individual or a small group.
A 'case study' is a research method that involves collecting detailed information about a single individual or a small group.
What is the difference between a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study?
What is the difference between a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study?
Which of these is NOT a type of research design?
Which of these is NOT a type of research design?
The 'preoperational stage' in Piaget's theory is characterized by the child's ability to engage in deductive reasoning.
The 'preoperational stage' in Piaget's theory is characterized by the child's ability to engage in deductive reasoning.
What are the key features of the 'conventional' stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
What are the key features of the 'conventional' stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?
A ______ is a factor that can be manipulated in an experiment.
A ______ is a factor that can be manipulated in an experiment.
The 'tertiary circular reactions' stage in Piaget's sensorimotor stage is characterized by the child's ability to imitate and repeat actions they have observed.
The 'tertiary circular reactions' stage in Piaget's sensorimotor stage is characterized by the child's ability to imitate and repeat actions they have observed.
What is the difference between 'assimilation' and 'accommodation' in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
What is the difference between 'assimilation' and 'accommodation' in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Which of these is NOT a key stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Which of these is NOT a key stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
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Nature vs. Nurture
Nature vs. Nurture
The debate on whether genetics (nature) or environment (nurture) have more influence on development.
Theory
Theory
A systematic explanation for observations in human life span development.
Hypothesis
Hypothesis
A testable prediction about a relationship between variables.
APA Paper Parts
APA Paper Parts
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Case Study
Case Study
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Test
Test
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Observation
Observation
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Survey
Survey
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Correlation Coefficient
Correlation Coefficient
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Longitudinal Study
Longitudinal Study
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Cross-sectional Study
Cross-sectional Study
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Independent Variable (IV)
Independent Variable (IV)
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Dependent Variable (DV)
Dependent Variable (DV)
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Random Selection
Random Selection
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Control Group
Control Group
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Experiment Group
Experiment Group
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Random Assignment
Random Assignment
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Informed Consent
Informed Consent
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Sex Chromosomes
Sex Chromosomes
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Gamete
Gamete
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Blastocyst
Blastocyst
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Teratogen
Teratogen
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Piaget's Theory
Piaget's Theory
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Study Notes
Human Life Span Development
- Definition of Human Life Span Development: Not provided.
- Nature/Nurture Debate: Not provided.
- Research:
- Includes theory and hypothesis.
- APA paper parts: introduction, methods, results, discussion, abstract.
- Research types: case studies, tests, observations, surveys, correlations (correlation coefficient), longitudinal, cross-sectional, cross-sequential, experiments.
- Experiment components: independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), population, sample, random selection/assignment, control group, double-blind study, blind study.
- Ethical guidelines and informed consent.
- Prenatal Development:
- Chromosomes (eggs, sperm, normal cells, mitosis, meiosis, sex chromosomes for males and females).
- Gametes, blastocyst, dominant/recessive genes.
- Germinal, embryonic, fetal stages.
- Age of viability, organogenesis, sexual differentiation.
- Teratogens.
- Cognition:
- Piaget's stages: disequilibrium/schema, assimilation/accommodation (sensorimotor, object permanence, preoperational, egocentrism, animism, centration, concrete operations, conservation, formal thought, abstract thought).
- Post-formal thought.
- Vygotsky's theory: scaffolding, zone of proximal development.
- Metacognition: awareness of one's own thoughts.
- Physical Development:
- Physical milestones: head up (2 months), sit up (6 months), crawl (8 months), stand (12 months).
- Cephalocaudal/proximodistal development.
- Vision at birth (20/240), color vision (4 months), intermodal integration.
- Gross motor skills (head up at 2 months), fine motor skills (pincer grasp at 8 months).
- Menarche/semenarche.
- Sex/Gender:
- Frontal lobe growth, limbic system growth in adolescence.
- Risk-taking behaviors, increased emotionality in adolescence.
- Language:
- Noam Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device (LAD).
- Language development stages: crying, cooing, babbling, one-word stage, holophrase, telegraphic speech.
- Attachment:
- Attachment styles (secure, resistant-ambivalent, avoidant).
- Separation anxiety/stranger anxiety.
- Adult attachment styles and their impact on child attachment styles (secure, dismissing, preoccupied).
- Morality:
- Kohlberg's stages of moral development (preconventional, conventional, postconventional) and substages.
- Gilligan's morality theory (care perspective, justice perspective).
- Piaget's theory (premoral, heteronomous, autonomous).
- Freud's theory (phallic stage, superego development, ego ideal, conscience).
- Conduct disorder/juvenile delinquency.
- Personality:
- Big Five personality traits (OCEAN).
- Erikson's 8 stages of psychosocial development (trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame/doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. role confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generativity vs. stagnation, integrity vs. despair).
- Freud's theory (id, ego, superego, oral fixation, anal fixation, anal retentive, phallic (Oedipal/Electra complex), latency, genital).
- Marcia's identity statuses (diffusion, moratorium, foreclosure, identity achievement).
- Temperament (easy, difficult, slow-to-warm).
- Intelligence:
- Ranges of intelligence (profound ID, severe ID, moderate ID, mild ID, below average, average, above average, gifted/genius).
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Explore the complexities of human life span development in this quiz. Learn about prenatal stages, the nature/nurture debate, and various research methodologies used to study development. Understand key concepts such as ethical guidelines, experimental design, and cognitive theories.