social Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is a suggested cause of impulsive aggression in males ?
increased levels of testosterone
What was found in Johnson et ale 1991 study involving newborns ?
newborns are able to recognise faces , they would look longer at the faces that were the right way round.
If a child is showing protoimperative behaviour what are they likely to be doing ?
pointing at an object that they want
When is stranger anxiety most common in children ?
6-8 months
what did Tajifel suggest was a part of an individuals self concept ?
social identity
what was found about the romanian orphans that were moved to the UK before the age of 6 months ?
The orphans that were moved out of the orphanage before the age of 6months were found to have developed better than the children that were in the orphanage for longer
what was Kagens beliefs on attachment styles ?
the attachment style of a child depends on their temperament
Who had the theory on egocentrism and what is it ?
Piaget had a theory of egocentrism. it was the idea that the child would not be able to see other peoples views. an example where this was seen was in the three mountains task. The child could not imagine what the other children might be seeing from a different angle.
What are three of the stages in Kohlbergs theory of moral development ?
preconventional , conventional and postconventional
At what age do children recognise their selves in the rouge test ?
18 months
When in a social situation , why will many bystanders not go to someones aid ?
There is the diffusion of responsibility , the bystanders will have the expectation that someone else will go and help.
what is a triadic relationship ?
when there is a relationship between 2 people and with another source
Who’s theory of inhibition in self control included ; inhibitions of movement , inhibition of emotion and inhibition of choice ?
Eleanor maccoby 1980
what is the term used for relating development to interactions between genes and the environment ?
epigenesis
what does the difference in the weight of a newborn chimp and humans brain show about the evolution of humans ?
The new born chimps brain is 60 % of the adult weight, whereas a new born childs brain is only 25% of the adult weight. The evolution of humans larger brain has meant that the majority of the development of the brain has to occur after birth.
what is synaptic pruning ?
when connections in the brain are lost and allows the brain to sculpt new information from the environment
What is the only evidence to suggest that foetuses are able to hear their mothers voice when in the womb ?
A 2 hour old infant will increase their sucking rate on a nipple when they hear their mothers voice, but will not when they hear another females voice.
what type of plasticity is more flexible and allows information to encode throughout development ?
experience dependant plasticity
What are two of the important parts of Piagets’ equilibrium mechanics of development theory ?
assimilation is when new schemas are applied to novel scenarios
accommodation is when schemas are raised in light of new information
What is object permanence ?
The knowledge that an object still exists even when it is not visible
What is the difference between centration and narcissism ?\
centration is the ability to focus on one property of an object and exclude others. people who are narcissists will struggle to focus on anything that isn’t themselves
What are the 4 stages of Piagets development stages ?
Sensorimotor, preoperational , concrete operational , formal operational
Who’s theory is the over lapping wave theory and what is it ?
Siegler 1996 - the idea that children will approach problems in a number of ways and that they will develop new strategies and use the information processing approaches
why is the concept of gravity not core knowledge ?
children will not understand the concept of gravity straight away and will therefore make their own theories and develop intuitive theories on how it works
