Nature vs nurture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Child Development Area of Study devoted to understanding constancy and change from conception to adolescence, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development Chronological Age Age based on time spent on Earth Biological Age Age based on bodies biological development Psychological Age Age based on mind, maturity level Social Age Age based on social roles and responsibilities taken on Universal vs. Individual Development [One Course or Many Courses] ...

Psychological Science Correct Answer-Study of mind, brain, and behavior Critical Thinking Correct Answer-Systematically evaluating information to reach reasonable conclusions Culture Correct Answer-Beliefs, values, rules, norms, and customs within a group of people that share a language and environment Nature vs. Nurture Correct Answer-Arguments concerning whether psychological characteristics are biologically innate or acquired through education, experience, and culture Mind vs Body...

4 Conceptions of Age- chronological, biological, psychological and social correct answers chronological: number of years since birth biological: how quick body aging psychological: psychological adaptive capacity compared to others of our chronological age social: social norms of our culture and expectations our culture has for our age group 9 Age Periods of Development correct answers prenatal infancy/toddlerhood early childhood middle/late childhood adolescence emerging adulthood e...

(1) Changes in intelligence, wisdom, perception, problem-solving, memory, and language are part of the ________ domain. -Psychosocial -Contextual -Cognitive -Physical cognitive (1) When we say that development is characterized by "plasticity", we mean that: -It always occurs in a way that we can see and touch -We are capable of change, and many of our characteristics are malleable -It is created by chemicals -It has many possible uses We are capable of change, and many of ou...

Psychopathology The study of mental disorders -abnormal psychology Abnormal (3 D's) Deviance Distressful **Dysfunctional Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Deviant Statistical infrequency (Is it rare?) Distressful Personal discomfort (does it cause personal suffering/others) -ADHD dysfunctional impairment (does it interfere with functioning?) - used to diagnose medic...

LCE Final- all exam questions William James - - Which psychologist proposed the idea that memory involves the association of ideas based on experience and the connections between those ideas (Whats LCE)? Long-term memory - - Which term refers to the permanent storage of learned information over extended periods of time (Whats LCE)? Tabula rasa - - Which philosophical theory, proposed by John Locke, suggests that the mind is a blank slate shaped by environmental experiences (Whats LCE)? ...

(socializationprocess) What is Socialization? - Answer Learning culture through socialization allows us to operate in society. A new born is born without understanding. Allows for predictability and limited ciaos and confusion as people know what is expected (socializationprocess) What is REsocialization? - Answer Being taken out of usual social situations and being placed in new ones. Having to learn new norms and values. (socializationprocess) Explain Primary Socialization? - Answe...

Nature vs nurture - Answer Nature- biological, genes from parents Nurture- physical and social environments influence development Continuous vs Discontinuous - Answer Continuous-gradual, skill by skill/taste by taste. Ex: tree growing Discontinuous- occasional/large shifts. Ex: butterfly progression Four major theories 1.) Learning - Answer -watching others (not mimicking) -reward/punishment -experience -nurture, continuous, universal Ex: girls playing with dolls Four...

psychology correct answers The scientific study of mind and behavior. data correct answers Any information collected through formal observation or measurement. hindsight bias correct answers The tendency to think that we could have predicted something that has already occurred that we probably would not have been able to predict. scientific method correct answers The set of assumptions, rules, and procedures that scientists use to conduct empirical research. levels of explanation cor...

What is health - ANSWERSCombination of endowment (nature/nurture), behaviors, and environment Iron triangle - ANSWERSAccess -- quality -- cost (containment) How do you measure health - ANSWERS- Self reports - Morality and life expectancy - Vital signs - Height/weight/BMI - Genes and other biomarkers Incentives vs constraints - ANSWERSEverything is distorted because the insurance will cover it Insurance design (premiums, deductibles) Equity vs efficiency - ANSWERSGovt goal to ta...