Chapter 1 - Theories and Themes Flashcards
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freud beleived that development proceeds best when childrens needs at each stage are what and what are consequences if this does not happen
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met but not exceeded
-not met: will find it difficult to move on to the next stage
-exceeded (overindulged/spoil): see little need to progress to more advanced stages
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what are environmental reactions
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familys response to heredity conditions
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what is body ego and when does it develop
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a person’s sense of the self as an individual
-develops in early years during the process of closeness and separation between child and parent
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what is psychic skin and what helps create this in a child
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a person’s capacity for protecting their emotional states (holds sense of self together)
-nurturing child through physical and emotional care
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what is neuropsychoanalysis
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study of relationship between psychoanalytic theory and biological approaches in psychology
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erik erikson believed that what 2 aspects of development are just as important as the bioligical and sexual aspects
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psychological and social1
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what is a psychodynamic theory and give an example
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theories that are offshoots of freudian psychoanalysis
-Eriksons psychosociak theory
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eriksons ideas about lifespan development were rooted in knowledge gained from where
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first nations peoples in the US
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define erikson psychosocial theory
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development occurs in a sequence of stages defined by a unique crisis or social challenge
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according to erikson, adolescents who do not meet the challenge of developing and identity will have difficulty with what and are at risk of what
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-establishing truly intimate relationships
-risk becoming overly dependent on their partners as a source of identity
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psychodynamic theorists emphasize that the journey to adulthood is full of what
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obstacles
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what is john lockes view on the infants mind
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that is a blank slate on which experience writes
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watsons extended the work of what theory in his learning theory
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classical condition
-theory of associative learning
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watson argued that learning is crucial factor in determining cours of a childs development abd behaviour and assumed what
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with correct techniques, anything could be learned by almost anyone
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how did watson demonstrated his learning theory
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little alert experiment
-getting the baby to fear a rat by producing loud and frightening sound whenevr baby would reach for the rat
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what is operant conditioning
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behavioural theory about how the consequences of a behaviour can affect future occurence of that behaviour
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in operant conditioning, describe a reinforcement consequence
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increases reoccurrence of specific behaviour
-positive: giving a rewards
-negative: rewarding by taking away something unpleasant
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describe punishemnt consequence in operant learning
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decreases future likelihood of behaviour
-either by causing something unnpleasant to occur or by witholding pleasant event
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what 2 things do not play a role in early behavioural theory
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thinking or cognition
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Bandura proposed that people can learn without what and with what other means
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-without personal reinforcement
-through imitation or vicarious (observational) learning
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children are more likely to imitate what type of person
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someone who they admire in some way or when they want to fit into a particular group
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describe the social cognitive theory
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theory of personality that views the environemnt, behaviour and cognition as important in shaping development
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what are the 2 beliefs of bandura in his social cognitive theory
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-children are actively trying to understand their world
-other people are important sources of info about the world
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bandura argued that experience gives a children a sense of what
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self-efficacy
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whether a child imitates another person depends on what 3 things
-their self efficacy,
-who the person is
-whether persons behaviour is rewarded
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the cognitive developmental perspective focuses on what 2 things
-how children think
-how their thinking changes over time
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piaget argued that children act like what
scientists in creating theories about the physical and social worlds they are trying to understan
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what did jean piaget beliveve in relation to the cognitive developmental perspective
that children are naturally motivated to make sense of the physical and social world
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according to piaget, at a few points in development children realize what and what happens
a theory cannot be revised
-when this happens, radical changes take place, theory is discarded and a completely new theory about the world develops
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piaget claimed that radical revisions occur when
-about age 2
-age 7
-just before adolescence
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what are the 4 distinct stages piaget theorized children go through in cognitive development and what do these stages represent
1. sensorimotor
2. peroperational
3. concrete operational
4. formal operational
represents fundamental change in how children understand and organize their experiences
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what does the contextual perpective take into consideration
the people an individual is surrounded by and culture
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since a fundamental aim of society is to enable chilren to acquire essential cultural values and skills, what did Vygotsky believe
every aspect of a childs development must be considered in cultural context
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what is ecological theory
theory of development that views the child as embedded in a series of complex and interactive systems
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Bronfenbrenners ecological theory divided the environment into what 5 levels
-microsystem
-mesosystem
-exosystem
-macrosystem
-chronosystem
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what is the microsystem
consists of people and objects in an individuals immediate environement
-such as parents or siblings
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how many microsystems does a person have
can have mroe then one, depedns on person
-example, daycare, family, extended family
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what creates a mesosystem and what does this represent
connection/interaction of microsystems
-what happens in one can influence the others
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the exosystem includes what
social settings that a person might not experience first hand but still influence development
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what is the broadest envrionemtnal context in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory
macrosystem
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the macrosystem includes what
subcultures and cultures in which the microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem are embedded
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what is the chronosystem
emphazises that development takes place over time and during certain ers
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according to contextual theorists, what aspect of a childs life means the most to development
the environment
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how is bronfenbrenners ecological theory limited
limited in its ability to capture the dynamics of an individual-group relations
-does not capture the capacity of for an individual to relate to others
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because of Bronfenbrenners ecological theory, researchers have suggested adding what to concepts and why
-resilience and entrepreneurship
-place an emphasis on understanding a persons ability to cope with difficulties in life and shape their interactions with others
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what controversy surrounfds Bronfenbrenners ecological theory and how
its ability or inability to help understand child development in Indigenous cultures
-inability to capture the impact of colonization
-fundamental difference from indigenous forms of theories of knowledge (theory separates individual from the natural world)
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information processing theorists draw heavily on the example of how what works and why
computers
-just as computers consist of hardware and softwarem human cognition consisits of mental hardware and software
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what are 3 newer approaches to child development
-information-processing
-evolutionary theory
-developmental psychopathology
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mental hardware refers to what
cognitive structures including memories and where they are stored
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mental software inclueds what
organized sets of cognitive processes that allow individuals to perform taksk
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how is piagets theory of cognitive development different then information processing theory
piaget
-single, comphrensive theory (emphasized the whole of cognitive development)
-emphasized qualitative change in cognition (thinking remained in one stage for years and changed as moved to next)
IPT:
-represents a general approaches (emphazsies the parts of it)
-produce steady increase in skill (cognitive change is continuous and gradual, quantitative)
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what muscles are in the thenar compartment of the hand
-abductor pollicis brevis
-flexor pollicis brevis
-opponens pollicis
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what muscles are in the hypothenar compartment of the hand
-abductor digiti minimi
-flexor digiti minimi
-opponens digiti minimi
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what muscle is in the adductor compartment of the hand
adductor pollicis
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what muscle is in the central compartment of the hand
lumbricals
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where are the interossei muscles of hand located
in seperate interossei compartments between the metacarpals
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what 2 thenar muscles abduct
abductor pollicis longus and abductor pollicis brevis
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what thenar muscle opposes
opponens pollicis
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what 2 thenar muscles adduct
adductor pollilis and 1st dorsal interossei
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what 3 thenar muscles extend
extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, abductor pollicis longus
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what 2 thenar muscles flex
flexor pollicis longus
flexor pollicis brevis
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what thenar muscle opposes
opponens pollicis
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bjorklund and pellegrini described what theory as an approach to unite various subfields within psychology
evolutionary theory
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what is developmental psychopathology
theory of child development that tries to explain how abnormal development occurs
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lumbricals 1 and 2 attachments
PROXIMAL
-lateral 2 tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
DISTAL
-lateral sides of extensor expansions of digits 2-5
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what muscle shape are lumbricals 1 and 2
unipennate
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innervatino of lumbricals 1 and 2
median nerve
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lumbrical 3 and 4 attachment
PROXIMAL
-medial 3 tendons of flexor digitorum profundus
DISTAL
-lateral sides of extensor expansions of digits 2-5
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innervation of lumbricals 3 and 4
ulnar nerve
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what muscle shape are lumbricals 3 and 4
bipennate
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2 actions of lumbricals
-flex ,metacarphophalangeal joints
-extend joints fo digits 2-5
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dorsal interossei attachments
PROXIMAL
-adjacent sides of 2 metacarpals
DISTAL
-bases of proximal phalanges
-extensor exapnsions of digits 2-4
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innervation of dorsa interossei
ulnar nerve
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palmar interossei attachments
PROXIMAL
-palmar surfaces of digits 2, 4, and 5
DISTAL
-bases of proximal phalanges
-extensor expansions of digits 2, 4, and 5
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muschle shape of dorsal and palmar interossei
dorsal: bipennate
palmar: unipennate
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what is the passageway deep to the flexor retinaculum called
carpal tunnel
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where is the carpel tunnel located
deep to the flexor reticanulum and between the tubercles of the scaphoid and trapezium on lateral side and the pisiform and hook of hamate on the medial side
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what is the ulnar nerve reffered to as what and why
nerve for fine movements
-because it innervates muscles that are concerned with intricate hand movements
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what type of joint is the acromioclavicular joint
plane synovial joint
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what type of joint is the glenohumeral joint
ball and socket synovial joint
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what type of joint is the elbow joint
hinge type synovial joint
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what type of joint is the proximal and distal radioulnar joint
pivot type of synovial joint
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what type of joint is the radiocarpal joint
condyloid synovial joint
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articulation of radiocarpal joint
distal end of radius and articular disc with proximal row of carpal bones (except pisiform)
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what is the radiocarpal joint capsule lined with
synovial membrane
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what are the 2 ligaments that strengthen the radiocarpal fibrous capsule
posterior and anterior ligaments
-ulnar collateral ligament
-radial collateral ligament
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what are the 5 movements of the radiocarpal joint
felxion
extension
adduction
abduction
circumduction
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what type of joint are the intercapal joints
plane synovial joint
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where are the 4 different articulations of the intercarpal joints
-between carpal bones of proximal row
-between carpal bones of distal row
-midcarpal joints: between proximal and distal row
-pisiform joint: between pisiform and triquetrum
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what is the joint capsule of hte intercarpal joints lined by
synovial membrane
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what ligaments unite the carpal bones
anterior, posterior and interosseous ligaments
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what are the 3 actions of the intercarpal joints
-small amount of gliding
-flexion and abduction of hand at the midcarpal joints
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what type of joint is carpometacarpal joints and intermetacarpal joints
plane synovial joint
-except for CMC joint (saddle-shaped synovial joint)
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what are the articulations of the carpometacarpl joints
caprals with metacarpalas
-CMC joint of thumb between trapezium and base of 1st metacarpal
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the joint capsule of the carpometacarpal and intermetacarpal joitns are lined by what
synovial membrane on the internal surfacr
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the boens of the carpometacarpal and intermetacarpal joints are united by what ligaments
podsterior, anterior and interosseous ligaments
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describe the movemnt allowed of each carpometacarpal joints
1st digit
-flexion, extension, adduction and abduction
2nd and 3rd digit
-almost no movement
4th digit
-slightly mobile
5th digit
-very mobile
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what 2 ligemants limit flexion at the wrist and carpal joints
-posterior radiocarpal joint
-posterior part of joint capsule
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what 3 structures limit extension at the wrist and carpal joints
-anterior radiocarpal ligament
-anterior part of joint capsule
-bony apposition between radisu and carpal bones
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what 3 structures limit abduction of the wrist and carpal joints
-ulnar collateral ligament
-medial part of joint capsule
-bony apposition between styloid process of radius and scaphoid
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what 2 structures limit adduction of the wrist and carpal joints
-radial collateral ligament
-lateral part of joint capsule
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name of joint between proximal and distal row of carpal bone
midcarpal joint
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what structure is between the distal radioulnar joint and the radiocarpal joint
and articular disc
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what type of joint are the metacarpophalangeal joints
condyloid synovial joints
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what is the articulation of the metcarpop0halangeal joints
heads of metacarpls with base of proximal phalanges
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what encloses each joint of the metacarpophalangeal jionts and interphalangela joints and what is this structure lined by
fibrous layer of the joint
-internal surface lined by synovial membrane
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what is attached to the phalanges and metacarpals in the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints
strong palmar ligaments
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what unites the joints of digits 2-5 by doing what
deep transverse ligemnts
-holding the heads of the metacarpal and heads of the phalanx joints together
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what ligament passes from heads of metacarpals to bases of phalanges
collateral ligaments
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what 5 movements do the metcarpophalangeal joints allow at the digits 2-5
flexion
extension
adduction
abduction
circumduction
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what are the 4 movements the metacarpophalangeal joints allow at the 1st digit
flexion
extension
adduction and abdcution is limited
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what type of joint are the interphalangela joints
hinge synovial joint
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what is the articulation of the interphalangela joints
heads of phalanges with bases of more distally located phalangesbases
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what 2 movement does the interphalangela joints allow
flexion and extention
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what is the key assumptions of the biological perspective
development is determined primarily by biological forces
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what perspective is the maturational theory
biological
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what perspective is the ethological theory
biological
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whats the key assumption of the psychodynamic perspective
development is determined primarily by how a child resolves conflict at different agesna
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what perspective is freuds stages of psychosexual development
psychodynamic
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what perspective is eriksons stages of psychosocial development
psychodynamic
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what is the key assumption of the learning perspective
development is determined primarily by a childs environment
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what perspective is skiiners operant condition
learning
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what perspective is banduras social learning theory
learnin
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what is the key assumption of the cognitive development perspective
development reflects childrens efforts to understand the world
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what perspective is piagets stages of cognitive development
cognitive development
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what is the key assumption of the contextual perspective
development is understoob by analogy to the workings of a computer, with mental hardware and software, as well as input and output processes
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what is the key assumption of the evolutionary theory perspective
development is influenced by the process of evolution, which favours characteristics of children that have value to the survival of species
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what is the key assumption of developmental psychopathology
development outcome is shaped by many different variables, including both biological genetic and envionrmental factors
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what do psychologists today believe about piagets theory
that it doesn't provide the
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what is the active-passive child issue
are children
-simply at the mercy of the environment (passive)
or
-actively influence their own development through their unique individual charactersitics (active)
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the passive view of a child corresponds to what theorists view on child development
Lockes: child as a blank slate on which experience writes
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the active view of a child correpsonds with what theorists view on child development
Rousseaus: development as a natural unfolding that takes place within a child
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highly defiant children might encourage parents to behave in what manner
more authoritarian
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highly autoritarian parent might envourage a child to behave in what manner
defiance
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describe the theme of continuity in development
early development is related to later development but not perfectly
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describe the theme of nature and nurture of development
development is always jointly influenced by heredity and environment
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describe the theme of active child in development
children help determine their own development
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describe the theme of connections in developmen
development in different domains is connected
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what theory/perspective takes the hardest line with respect to connectedness across diferent domains of development
piagets cognitive-development theory
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what are the 5 traditional broad theortical perspectives
biological
psychodynamic
learning
cognitive-development
contextual
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who started the first psychological lab in canada
James Mark Baldwin
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in freuds psychodynamic theory, what was emphazied in development
the role of unconscious conflict
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in freuds psychodynamic perspective waht 3 factors form the structure of personality
id, ego, and superego
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how is the learning perspective different than psychodynamic perspective
focuses on observable behaviour rather than cognition or the unconscious
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in piagets cognitive developmental perspective, development occurs via what
maturation and a combination of both qualitative and quantitative change
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who proposed that development occurs in the context of interconnected systems
Bronfenbrenner
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who emphasized the role of culture and social learning in childrens development
vygotsky
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