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bronfenbrenner’s ecological model

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microsystem - immediate envt

mesosystem - interactions between components of microsystem (e.g. fam factors on school)

ecosystem - broader environment that affect child (parents work)

macrosystem - cultural beliefs

chronosystem - occur over lifespan (LT effects of SES)

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Rutter’s indicators

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predictors of child psychopathology: marital discord, low SES, large family size, parent criminality, maternal psychopathology, placement of child outside of home

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niche picking

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children seek out experiences that are consistent with their genetic predisposition

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stages of prenatal development

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germinal (2 weeks- ovum –> zygote)
embryonic (3 - 8 wks)
fetal (9 wk - birth)

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dominant gene disorders

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Huntingtons

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Recessive gene disorders

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cystic fibrosis
sickle cell
Tay Sachs
phenylketonuria

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Chromosomal abnormalities

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Down syndrome
Klinefelter
Turner (females with single x - short, webbed neck..)

8
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brain development

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brain is 25% of adult weight at birth
2 yo - 80% of adult weight (d/t increase in connections between neurons and formation of glial cells - myelination )
16 yo- full adult weight

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neurogenesis

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brain compensates for neuronal loss by forming new synaptic connections and neural pathways and new neurons in hippocampus

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moro (startle) reflex

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flings arms and legs outward and then toward body in response to a loud noise or loss of physical support

11
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perception in newborns:

__ in 1-4 mo
__ 12 wks +
___ 5.5 to 12 mo

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sucking

reaching

head turning

(heart rate and respiration for all)

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vision

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least well developed at birth

6 mo - visual acuity is almost that of adult

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auditory localization

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orient toward direction of sound

evident shortly after birth, disappear bt 2 and 4 mo and then reappear during rest of first year

few days after birth - can distinguish between a and i; by 2-3 mo, bt similar consonant sounds

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early maturation for boys

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benefits: popularity, athletic
bad: dissatisfaction with body image, increased risk for drug /alcohol use, delinquency, depression

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early maturation for girls

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bad: poor self concept, unpopular, dissatisfied, low academic achievement, increased risk for sex, drug, alcohol, depression, and eating disorder

late maturing - still not great but better academically

16
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visual changes

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after age 65, most ppl have problems that interfere with reading, driving, etc

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sexual activity in late adulthood

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similar to that of earlier adulthood

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piaget’s adaptation

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resolves disequilibrium

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assimilation

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incorporation of new knowledge into existing scheme

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accommodation

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modification of existing schemes to incorporate new knowledge

21
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Piaget stages of cognitive development

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birth/toddler: sensorimotor (object permanence)

preschool: Preoperational (learn thru language, symbols (pre causal reasoning, magical thinking, animism, irreversibility, centration- focus on most noticeable features)

School: Concrete operational (mental operations; logical rules, Conservation thru horizontal decalage - gradual gaining of conservation abilities)

Adolescent+: Formal Operational (think abstractly; egocentrism, personal fable, imaginary audience)

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Information processing theories

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increasing information processing capacity and efficiency

focus on specific cognitive domains and view cognitive ability as task specific

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Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory

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all learning as socially mediated; cognitive development is first interpersonal and then intrapersonal

zone of proximal development

scaffolding

24
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early recognition and recall memory

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3 mo - can recognize up to 24 hr later

6-12 mo - can recall series of events

25
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retention function

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greater recall of recent events

26
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reminiscence bump

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greater recall of events that occurred from 10-30 yo

27
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effects of age on memory:

increasing age has negative impact on ___ rather than __

older adults have greatest declines in ___ followed by ___

___ is more affected by age than ___ or ___

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explicit v implicit

recent LT memory (secondary memory; working memory

episodic memory; semantic or procedural

28
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age when children use memory strategies regularly

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9 or 10

29
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nativist approach to language development; advocated for by ___; he thought we had a ____, which :

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biological mechanisms, universal pattern of language development

Chomsky; innate language acquisition device (LAD) - makes it possible to acquire knowledge just by being exposed

30
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semantic bootstrapping and syntactic bootstrapping

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child’s use of knowledge of meaning of words to infer grammatical category (persons - noun)

use of syntactical knowledge to learn meaning of words

31
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phonemes and morphemes

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smallest units of sound

smallest units of sound that convey meaning (do)

32
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stages of language acquisition

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crying
cooing (6-8 wks)
babbling (4 mo)
echolalia (9 mo)
telegraphic (phase speech; 18-24 mo)
vocab growth (fastest rate at 30-36 mo)
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under and over extension

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under: use word too narrowly (dish only for one dish)
over: use word to broadly (all animals are dogs)

34
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bilingualism

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better at first, but not necessarily maintained benefits in adulthood

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behavioral inhibition

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biological contribution - relatively stable

36
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Freud’s psychosexual stages

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infant: oral
toddler: anal
preschool: phallic
school: latency
adolescent +: genital

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Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development

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infant: trust v mistrust
toddler: autonomy v shame and doubt
preschool: initiative v guilt
school: industry v inferiority
adolescent: identity v role confusion
YA: intimacy v isolation
adult: gnerativifty v stagnation
old adult: ego integrity v despair

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Levinson’s “season’s of a man’s life”

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early adult transition (17-22)- “the dream”

age 30 transition (28-33) - fully enter adult world - “settling down”

mid-life transition (40-45) - significant stress; deflation of the dream; “time since birth” transition to “time left to live”

39
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Baumrind’s parenting styles

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responsivity and control:

authoritarian - irritable, aggressive
authoritative -
permissive - immature, impulsive
rejecting-neglecting – juvenile delinquents

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self awareness becomes apparent during year __

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2

41
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gender identity becomes established by age __

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3

42
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kohl berg’s cognitive development theory re: gender

gender identity

gender stability

gender constancy

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male or female

stable over time

constant across situations

43
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Bem’s gender schema theory

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combo of social learning and cognitive development

44
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androgyny

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associated with more SE than femininity

45
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Marcia’s identity statuses

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degree to which identity crisis is being experienced:

Diffusion- no id crisis
Foreclosure - no crisis, but do have identity imposed on them by parent
Moratorium - crisis; actively explores alternative identities
Achievement - resolved the crisis

46
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Gilligan’s relational crisis

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11 or 12 for girls - increasing pressure to fit cultural stereotypes; “loss of voice”

47
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children’s understanding of death

death is reversible at age ___
deaths not reversible, but is escapable at age ___
death is final at age ___

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2-5
5-9
10

48
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stages of grief

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Denial (no, not happening)
A (why me?)
B (yes, but not until this happens)
D (yes, me)
A (its ok)
49
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attachment to mothers v fathers

key ingredient for mothers__ v fathers__

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sensitivity v involvement in caregiving activities (vigorous physical play)

50
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Adult Attachment Interview

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relationship between parents own attachment experiences and attachment patterns of their children

autonomous -> secure children

dismissing (positive, but not supported or dismissing) -> avoidant

preoccupied (angry/confused) –> ambivalent

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coercive family interaction model

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children learn aggression when parents do not reinforce prosocial bx, use harsh discipline, and reward children’s aggression

over time, parent-child aggression interactions escalate

52
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social cognitive factors that contribute to aggression

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self-efficacy beliefs (easy to be aggressive, hard to inhibit)

aggression will result in positive outcomes

little remorse

53
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Piaget moral development

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<6: premoral stage
7-10: heteronomous morality: rules are set by adults
11+: autonomous morality: focus more on intention; rules can be changed

54
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Kohlber’s levels of moral development

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pre conventional:

  • punishment and obedience: good or bad depends on consequences (avoid punishment!)
  • instrumental hedonism: obtain rewards!

Conventional:

  • “good boy/girl” - right thing to do is liked by others
  • law and order: rules est. by legit authorities

Postconventional:

  • morality of contract - morally right is consistent with democratically determined law - should not interfere with basic rights
  • morality of conscience - r and w determined by self-chosen universally applicable ethical principles
55
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effects of divorce on children are most profound ___

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in the first year

56
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child’s age and divorce. children who experience most initial problems; most long-term consequences

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preschool

6-8 yo

57
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gender diff of divorce for boys and girls attributed to “sleeper effect”

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girls who were in preschool or school age at time of divorce do not show problems until adolescence and are at higher risk as adults for problems

58
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___ rather than divorce that increases risk for adverse outcomes

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parent conflict

59
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remarriage is typically __ for children with __ effect size

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bad; small

60
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worst child age for remarriage; stepfathers are __ for girls and __ for boys and are generally more ___

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9+, esp adolescents

bad; good

disengaged

61
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maternal employment is generally___ , esp for __ children.

___ for boys when combined with___

best when parents have ___

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good; older

not good; low supervision

positive attitude

62
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effects of gay or lesbian parent on child development

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nature of parent child relationship is more important

63
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gender diff for child sexual abuse; worse for __; less severe when abuse was committed by a

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females; stranger

64
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sibling conflict is worst for ___

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same gendered siblings, 1.5 -3 yrs in age

65
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buffering hypothesis

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perception of social support is more important than actual support

66
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outcomes are worst for children who are ___ by their peers

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actively rejected

67
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socioemotional selectivity theory; social goals -2 functions are:

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social motives correspond to perceptions of time left in life as being limited or unlimited

acquisition of knowledge (time unlimited) and regulation of emotion (time limited)

68
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peer pressure peeks at __; exceptions include

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14-15

later adolescents report more pressure to smoke, drink alcohol, have sex

69
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___ have more influence on everyday issues

___ have more influence on beliefs and values

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peers

parents

70
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self-fulfilling prophecy (Rosenthal)

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when teachers were told about “bloomers” -students did better at end of year

71
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gender diff in teacher feedback:

boys are criticized for _ and praised for:
girls are criticized for __ and praised for:

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lack of decorum, failure to do work neatly, inattention; intellectual accomplishments, task-related behaviors

lack of ability, inadequate intellectual performance; effort, cooperation, dependent behaviors

72
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compensatory preschool programs

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Head Start

IQ scores not maintained, but LT benefits: better attitudes about school, less likely to be retained, placed in special ed, drop out, more likely to attend college

73
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Montessori method; learning stems from__

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child centered
learning is experiential

sense perception