1Psychology
The study of the soul
2The study of the soul
Psychology
3Hindsight bias
The tendency to believe that by knowing the outcome, that we had forseen it.
4The tendency to believe that by knowing the outcome, the we had forseen it.
Hindsight bias
5Theory
When you have a hypothesis that comes true
6When you have a hypothesis that comes true
Theory
7Hypothesis
A testable prediction
8A testable prediction
Hypothesis
9Operational definition
Word meanings in context
10Word meanings in context
Operational definition
11Replication
Doing an experiment over again
12Doing an experiment over again
Replication
13Meta-analysis
Statisticly combining all of the results of different studies
14Statisticly combining all of the results of different studies
Meta-analysis
15Case study
Looking at something in depth in the hope of revealing something for all
16Looking at something in depth in the hope of revealing something for all
Case study
17Naturalistic observation
Observing and recording behavior in natural environments
18Observing and recording behavior in natural environments
Naturalistic observation
19Survey
Looks at many cases in less depth and ask people to report their behavior and opinions
20Looks at many cases in less depth and ask people to report their behavior and opinions
Survey
21Population
Who you are sampling
23Independant (cause)
What you are manipulating
24Dependant (effect)
What may change in response to manipulation
25Developmental psychology
A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognative, and social development throughout the life span
26A branch of psychology that studies physical, cognative, and social development throughout the life span
Developmental psychology
27Cross-sectional studies
Research that compairs people of different ages at the same point in time
28Research that compairs people of different ages at the same point in time
Cross-sectional sectional studies
29Longitudinal study
Research that follows and retests the same people over time
30Research that follows and retests the same people over time
Longitudinal study
31Zygotes
The fertilized egg; it enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
32The fertilized egg; it enters a 2 week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo
Zygotes
33Embryo
The developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
34The developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
Embryo
35Fetus
The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
36The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
Fetus
37Teratogens
Agents such as chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development that cause harm
38Agents such as chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development that cause harm
Teratogens
39Fetal alcohol syndrome
Physical and cognitive abnormalities in kids caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking
40Physical and cognitive abnormalities in kids caused by a pregnant woman's heavy drinking
Fetal alcohol syndrom
41Habituation
Decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation
42Decreased responsiveness with repeated stimulation
Habituation
43Cognition (Piaget)
All mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
44Schema (Piaget)
A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
45Asimilation (Piaget)
Interpretation of our new experiences in terms of our new experiences in terms of our existing schema
46Accomodation (Piaget)
Adapting our current understandings to incorporate new info
47Piaget's theory of development (1)
Sensorimotor stage
48Sensorimotor stage (Piaget)
The stage at which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activity
49Object perminance
The awareness that things continue to exist even when not seen (Sensorimotor stage)
50Piaget's theory of development (2)
Preoperational stage
51Preoperational stage (Piaget)
The stages at which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend mental operations of concrete logic
52Conservation
The principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remains the same despite changes in the form of objects (Preoperational stage)
53Egocentrism
The preoperational child's difficulty taking another's point of view (preoperational stage)
54Piaget's theory of development (3)
Concrete operational stage
55Concrete operational stage (Piaget)
The stage of cognative development at which people begin to think logically about concrete concepts