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Chapter 9 Vocabulary- Discovering Psychology Flashcards

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The branch of psychology that studies how people change over the lifespan.

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Developmental Psychology

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Research strategy in which a variable or group of variables are studied in the same group of participants over time.

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Longitudinal Design

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Research strategy in which individuals of different ages or developmental stages are directly compared.

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Cross-Sectional Design

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The single cell formed at conception from the union of the egg cell and the sperm cell.

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Zygote

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A long, thread-like structure composed of twisted parallel stands of DNA; found in the cell nucleus.

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Chromosome

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The double-stranded molecule that encodes genetic instructions; the chemical basis of heredity.

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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A unit of DNA on a chromosome that encodes instructions for making a particular protein molecule; the basic unit of heredity.

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Gene

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The genetic makeup of an individual organism.

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Genotype

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Chromosomes designated as X or Y, that determine biological sex; the 23rd pair of chromosomes in humans.

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Sex Chromosomes

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The observable traits or characteristics of an organism as determined by the interaction of genetics and environmental factors.

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Phenotype

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The study of the cellular mechanisms that control gene expression and of the ways that gene expression impacts health and behavior.

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Epigenetics

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The stage of development before birth; divided into the germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods.

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Prenatal Stage

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The first two weeks of prenatal development.

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Germinal Period

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The second period of prenatal development, extending from the third week through the eighth week.

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Embryonic Period

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Harmful agents or substances that can cause malformations or defects in the embryo or fetus.

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Teratogens

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Undifferentiated cells that can divide and give rise to cells that can develop into any one of the body’s different cell types.

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Stem cells

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The third and longest period of prenatal development, extending from the ninth week until birth.

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Fetal Period

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Inborn predispositions to consistently behave and react in a certain way.

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Temperament

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The emotional bond that forms between an infant and caregiver(s), especially his or her parents.

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Attachment

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The words that are understood by an infant or child.

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Comprehension Vocabulary

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The words that an infant or child understands and can speak.

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Production Vocabulary

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The cultural, social, and psychological meanings that are associated with masculinity or femininity.

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Gender

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The behaviors, attitudes, and personality traits that are designated as either masculine or feminine in a given culture.

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Gender Roles

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A person’s psychological sense of being male or female.

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Gender Identity

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The theory that gender roles are acquired through the basic processes of learning, including reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.

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Social Learning Theory of Gender-Role Development

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The theory that gender-role development is influenced by the formation of schemas, or mental representations of masculinity and femininity.

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Gender Schema Theory

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Condition in which a person’s psychological gender identity conflicts with his or her biological sex.

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Transgender

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In Piaget’s theory, the first stage of cognitive development, from birth to about age 2; the period during which the infant explores the environment and acquires knowledge through sensing and manipulating objects.

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Sensorimotor Stage

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The understanding that an object continues to exist even when it can no longer be seen.

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Object Permanence

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In Piaget’s theory, the second stage fo cognitive development, which lasts from about age 2 to age 7; characterized by increasing use of symbols and prelogical thought processes.

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Preoperational Stage

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The ability to use words, images, and symbols to represent the world.

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Symbolic Thought

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In Piaget’s theory, the inability to take another person’s perspective or point of view.

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Egocentrism

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In Piaget’s theory, the inability to mentally reverse a sequence of events or logical operations.

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Irreversibility

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In Piaget’s theory, the tendency to focus, or center, on only one aspect of a situation and ignore other important aspects of the situation.

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Centration

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In Piaget’s theory, the understanding that two equal quantities remain equal even though the form or appearance of rearranged, as long as nothing is added or subtracted.

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Conservation

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In Piaget’s theory, the third stage of cognitive development, which lasts from about age 7 to adolescense; characterized by the ability to think logically about concrete objects and situations.

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Concrete Operational Stage

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In Piaget’s theory, the fourth stage pf cognitive development, which lasts from adolescence through adulthood; characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract principals and hypothetical situations.

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Formal Operational Stage

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In Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, the difference between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with the help of others who are more competent.

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Zone of Proximal Development

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The model that views cognitive development as a process that is continuous over the lifespan and that studies the development of basic mental processes such as attention, memory, and problem solving.

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Information-Processing Model of Cognitive Development

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The transitional stage between late childhood and the beginning of adulthood, during which sexual maturity is reached.

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Adolescence

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The stage of adolescence in which an individual reaches sexual maturity and becomes psysiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

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Puberty

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Sexual organs that are directly involved in reproduction, such as the uterus, ovaries, penis, and testicles.

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Primary Sex Characteristics

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Sexual characteristics that develop during puberty and are not directly involved in reproduction but differentiate between the sexes, such as male facial hair and female breast development.

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Secondary Sex Characteristics

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That period of accelerated growth during puberty, involving rapid increases in height and weight.

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Adolescent Growth Spurt

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A female’s first menstrual period, which occurs during puberty.

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Menarche

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A person’s sense of self, including his or her memories, experiences, and the values and beliefs that guide his or her behavior.

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Identity

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The aspect of cognitive development that has to do with how an individual reasons about moral decisions.

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Moral Reasoning

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In industrialized countries, the stage of lifespan from approximately the late teens to the mid-to-late-20’s, which is characterized by exploration, instability, and flexibility in social roles, vocational choices, and relationships.

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Emerging Adulthood

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The natural cessation of menstruation and the end of reproductive capacity in women.

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Menopause

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The psychosocial theory that life satisfaction in late adulthood is highest when people maintain the level of activity they displayed earlier in life.

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Activity Theory of Aging

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Parenting style in which parents are demanding and unresponsive toward their children’s needs or wishes.

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Authoritarian Parenting Style

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Parenting style in which parents are extremely tolerant and not demanding; permissive-indulgent parents are responsive to their children, while permissive-indifferent parents are unresponsive.

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Permissive Parenting Style

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Parenting style in which parents can set clear standards for their children’s behavior but are also responsive to their children’s needs and wishes.

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Authoritative Parenting Style

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A discipline technique that combines parental control with explaining why a behavior is prohibited.

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Induction

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