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Psychology
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05/10/2009

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zygotes
Definition
fertilized eggs. inside becomes embryo, which becomes fetus
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teratogens
Definition
harmful agents admitted by placental screen
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schemas
Definition
mental molds in which we pour our experiences
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cognition
Definition
mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, communication
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sensorimotor stage
Definition
birth-2 years. Focused on present. senses, object permanence, separation anxiety
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preoperational stage
Definition
2-6 years. language: symbolic system. Theory of mind: understanding others' thoughts and minds. words and images, no logical reasoning, pretend, language, egocentrism
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concrete operational stage
Definition
7-11 years. logical thinking, analogies, arithmetical, conservation, math
sexual development
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formal operational
Definition
12-adult. abstract reasoning, abstract logic, mature reasoning
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autism
Definition
impaired theory of mind
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preconventional morality
Definition
before age 9, obey to avoid punishment or to gain reward
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conventional morality
Definition
adolescence, cares for others, upholds rules
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postconventional morality
Definition
follows rights or personal ethics
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crystallized intelligence
Definition
accumulated knowledge as reflected in vocabulary and analogies: increases up til old age
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fluid intelligence
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ability to reason speedily and abstractly: decreases with age
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social clock
Definition
cultural prescription of right time to do things in life
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first psychological laboratory
Definition
leipzig, germany: willhem wundt
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structuralsm
Definition
structure of the mind, introspection
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william james
Definition
functionalist and pragmatist, full-bodied and warm hearted psychology
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psychology
Definition
science of behavior and mental processes
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clinical psychologists
Definition
study, asses, and treat trouble people
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psychiatrists
Definition
medical drs who can prescribe treatments
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critical thinking
Definition
smart thinking, evaluating
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case study
Definition
studying 1 individual in depth
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false concensus effect
Definition
tendency to overestimate others' agreement with us
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correlation coefficient
Definition
statistical measure of relationship
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double-blind procedure
Definition
placebo effect/real drug in studies
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three measures of central tendency
Definition
1. mode: most frequently occurring
2. mean: arithmetic average, most commonly reported
3. median: in the middle
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statistical significance
Definition
when sample averages are reliable and the difference between them is relatively large
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scaffolding
Definition
parent and child working on a task, parent supports when needed, but lets child lead when able
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neotheology
Definition
reveals brain hot spots during spiritual states
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