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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Developmental Psychology

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Study of human physical, cognitive, social and behavioural characteristics span across the lifespan

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Cross-sectional design

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Measures and compares samples of people at different ages at a given point in time
Less expensive and quicker
Subject to Cohort Effects->generational differences

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Longitudinal Design

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Follows development of same set of individuals through time
More expensive and time consuming
Subject to attrition-> dropping out

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Embryonic Stage (2 weeks)

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Nerve cells develop
Layer of specialized cells fold to create neural tube->brain and spinal cord

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Embryonic Stage (4 weeks)

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Forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain divisions observable

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Embryonic Stage (7 Weeks)

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Spinal cord development allows movement, strengthening and coordination of limbs

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Embryonic Stage (11 Weeks)

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Cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brain stem all developed

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Embryonic Stage (7 months)

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Cerebral cortex forms folds and ridges
Myelin builds up around developing nerve cells

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Embryonic Stage (9 months/birth)

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Brain approx 25% size and weight of adult brain
Approx 100 billion neurons (but most connections not established yet)

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Fetal Brain Development

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Vulnerable to harmful environmental influences

Malnutrition in Fetal Stage causes underdeveloped prefrontal cortices and other areas related to self control ->higher prob for attention deficit disorders/impaired emotional control

Teratogens->Substances that impair developmental process
-drugs,alcohol,,environmental toxins

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Senses in infancy

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Taste and olfactory systems developed at birth
Newborns prefer mother’s voice/familiar stories

Approx 1/40th visual acuity of adults (30cm away)
Comparable at 6 months, and at 8 months equal

Prefer to look at stimuli resembling faces

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Motor development in infancy

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Babies with crawl experience have depth perception and danger understanding

Reflexes: Involuntary muscular reactions to specific types of stimulation
-rooting reflex (turning to stimuli in corner of mouth)
-moro reflex (reaching out of arms, then hugging motion; grimacing)
-grasping reflex
-stepping reflex (straighten leg to anticipate pressure on sole of foot)

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Central Nervous System Development

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Myelination of axon occurs rapidly through infancy + childhood
Myelination of sensorimotor systems contribute to voluntary motor control

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Synaptogenesis

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Forming new synaptic connections

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Synaptic Pruning

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Loss of weak nerve cell connections

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Cognitive Development

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Study of changes in memory, thought, and reasoning processes that occur through lifespan

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Sensitive Period

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When exposure to specific types of environmental stimulation is needed for normal development of specific ability
-language acquisition, depth perception, balance, parent recognition, identifying with particular culture

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Jean Piaget

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Studied, tested and measured his own children
Interested in how children think and reason

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Piaget’s 2 central processes:

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Assimilation:Fitting new information into a belief system already possessed
Accommodation: Modifying belief structures based on new experiences

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4 Stages of Cognitive Development

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Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
Preoperational (2-7 years)
Concrete Operational (7-11 years)
Formal Operational (11-adulthood)

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Sensorimotor Stage

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Thoughts bases on immediate sensory and motor exploration
Object permanence: Objects exist even when not perceived

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Preoperational Stage

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Focused on language development, symbol use, pretend play
Understand object permanence but not abstract thinking
Scale errors
Can count and use numbers but cant manipulate this information (conservation)
Conservation: Knowledge that quantity or amount of object is not same as physical arrangement or appearance of object

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Concrete Operational Stage

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Logical thinking and number manipulation skills
Can problem solve and reason with logical concepts BUT logical operations must conform to previous experience and beliefs (Transitivity Property)

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Formal Operational Stage

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Advanced cognitive processes like abstract thinking and hypothetical thinking

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Core Knowledge Hypothesis

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Infants are born with abilities to understand key aspects of their environment

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Habituation-dishabituation

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Habituation: Decrease in responding with repeated exposure to event
Dishabituation: Increase in responding to new stimulus

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Attachment

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Enduring emotional bond formed between individuals
Originally thought to be just biological drives (survival)
Motivated by feelings of security and comfort (Harry Harlow’s monkeys)

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Strange Situation Test

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Measured human infant attachment
4 Attachment Styles

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Secure Attachment

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Occasionally ‘checks in’ with parent while exploring
Some distress when parent leaves, avoids stranger
Seeks comfort from parent when they return

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Insecure Attachment (Anxious/ambivalent)

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Exhibits ‘clingy’ behaviour rather than exploration
Very upset when parent leaves, fearful of stranger
Seeks comfort when parent returns, but also resists

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Insecure (Avoidant)

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Does not need parent
Unconcerned when parent leaves, unconcerned of stranger
Does not seek contact upon return

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Disorganized Attachment

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Instability
Views parent as source of comfort and fear
Switches between seeking comfort, resisting and freezing

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Self Awareness

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Ability to recognize one’s own individuality
Children start egocentrically focused
Eventually develop ‘Theory of Mind’: Aware of differences with others
Arises as children understand and interpret their own internal mental or emotional states and attribute to others

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Erik Erikson’s 8 Stages (First 4)

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Infancy: Trust vs mistrust
Toddlerhood: Autonomy vs Shame
Early Childhood: Initiative vs Guilt
Childhood: Industry vs Inferiority

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Puberty

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Begins at 11 years for girls and 13 for boys
Hypothalamus>Pituitary Gland>Release of hormones (estrogen/testosterone)>development of primary and secondary sex traits

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Sex Traits

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Primary: Directly related to reproduction
eg. spermarche, menarche
Secondary:Indirectly related to reproduction
Release of hormones associated with major changes in brain and emotional experiences

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Adolescence

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More likely for risky and impulsive behaviour
-glorification of high risk behaviour
-peer pressure
-independence from parental supervision
Cognitive control systems (prefrontal cortex) developing while reward fully developed
Presence of others can reduce frontal lobe activity

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Moral Development

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Preconventional Morality
Conventional Morality
Postconventional Morality

Moral reasoning doesn’t predict actual behaviour

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Identity

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One’s sense of the kind of person they are, what types of people they belong to, and their roles in society
Stage 5:
Adolescence: Identity vs Role Confusion

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Gender Identity

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Transgender
Dysphoria: Anxiety/discomfort for birth sex
Prenatal hormones may help determine sexual orientation

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Social Development

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Peer Groups: Common social and behavioural interests, goals, conventions
Social exclusion causes shame, worthlessness, inferiority, difficulty establishing identity
Romantic Relationships: Safety and security needs switch to physical and emotional intimacy

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Emerging Adult 3 Main areas of personal growth

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Relationships
New possibilities
Personal Strength

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Early/Middle adulthood

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Minor physical development
Menopause(50 years)
-reduction of estrogen, progesterone, hot flashes, sleep disruptions, mood changes
Testosterone and sexual motivation declines in men

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Adult stages

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  1. Young Adulthood: Intimacy vs Isolation
  2. Adulthood: Generativity vs Stagnation
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Love and Marriage

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Committed long term relationship:
-greater health, longer life, happier
40% marriages end in divorce

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Gottman’s Love Lab

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Observed couples interacting
Could predict divorce with 94% accuracy

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4 Horsemen of Relationship Apocalypse

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Criticism
Defensiveness
Contempt
Stonewalling

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Parental and Marital Satisfaction

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Within 2 years of having children, decline in marital satisfaction (larger for high SES and young parents)
Increases after children leave home

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Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

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Older adults select more positive and nourishing experiences
More attention to positive
Participate in activities emphasizing positive emotions and meaningful connections with others

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Late Adulthood Stage:

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  1. Aging Ego integrity vs Despair
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Aging

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Neurodegeneration
General reduction in grey an white matter volume in cerebral cortex, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex
Decline in Gf
More widespread activation when performing tasks (ineffective cognitive strategies)

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Dementia

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14% of people over 71
Mild-severe disruption of mental functioning, memory loss, disorientation, poor judgement and decision making

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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Caused by buildup of protein (plaques) and/or neurofibrillary tangles in brain

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Erikson’s Stages

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Infancy: Trust vs mistrust
Toddlerhood: Autonomy vs Shame
Early Childhood: Initiative vs Guilt
Childhood: Industry vs Inferiority
Adolescence: Identity vs Role Confusion
Young Adulthood: Intimacy vs Isolation
Adulthood: Generativity vs Stagnation
Aging: Ego integrity vs Despair

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