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Developmental psychology - Answer-The study of how behaviour changes over an individual's lifespan Post Hoc Fallacy - Answer-(A then B) != (A causes B) Bidirectional Influences - Answer-Development influences experiences, experiences influence development Cohort Effect - Answer-Differences in groups due to growing up in a different era/time period The Influence of Early Development - Answer-Early input from the world is not more important than input at any other time Nature vs Nurture - ...

Psychology - Answer-the scientific study of behavior and mental processes Origins - Answer-trace back to philosophy and physiology Origins: Aristotle - Answer-wrote about dreams, memory, sleep Nature vs. Nurture - Answer-Do your genes or environment have a bigger impact on you Rene Descartes - Answer-introduced the idea of interactive dualism: mind and body work together Goals of Psychology (4): - Answer-1. Describe 2. Predict 3. Explain 4. Control/Influence Purpose of Psychology - Answ...

Research suggests that stress-producing events are? - Answer-- Universal _______ is the term used to describe physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are threatening or challenging. - Answer-- Stress The tendency to overestimate people's fragility and underestimate their resilience is known as? - Answer-- Clinician's illusion _______ is the tension, discomfort, or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains the ability to cope effectively. - Answ...

Sense of self: - ANSWERSunique sense of identity influenced by social, cultural, and psychological experiences. 1. Social cognition: - ANSWERSrefers to how we form impressions of other people, how we interpret the meaning of other people's behavior, and how our behavior is affected by our attitudes. 2. Social Influence: - ANSWERSfocuses on how our behavior is affected by other people and by situational factors. 3. Social Norms: - ANSWERSHow people believe others should act in a "norma...

By the end of the first year, what might we expect to see in terms of body growth (height and weight)? - Answer Height- 32 in. -9 months: "baby fat" peaks- helps maintain body temp. -Cephalocaudal trend: head develops more rapidly than the lower part of the body What about by the end of the second year? - Answer Height: 36 in -Trim down: trend that continues to middle childhood What impact does motor development have on social relationships? (2 examples) - Answer 1. Telling a ch...

Research suggests that stress-producing events are? - Answer - Universal _______ is the term used to describe physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are threatening or challenging. - Answer - Stress The tendency to overestimate people's fragility and underestimate their resilience is known as? - Answer - Clinician's illusion _______ is the tension, discomfort, or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains the ability to cope effectivel...

Psychology - Answer The scientific study of behavior and mental processes. Aristotle - Answer The first Western thinker to study psychological topics. He combined the logic of philosophy and empirical observation. De Anima is regarded as the first systematic treatise on psychology. Its topics included such basic psychological processes as the senses, perception, memory, thinking, and motivation. Wilhelm Wundt - Answer German physiologist, generally credited as being the founder of ps...

When people rely on mental shortcuts to reach a conclusion or make a decision, they often fail to take into account how common a behaviour or characteristic is in general. This kind of information is called the __________ by psychological scientists. a) schematome b) base rate c) ground level d) prototype - Answer b) base rate Humans have developed strategies that keep our decision-making to a manageable minimum by relying on "fast and frugal" thinking. This kind of frugality is mor...

Developmental psychology - Answer The study of how behaviour changes over an individual's lifespan Post Hoc Fallacy - Answer (A then B) != (A causes B) Bidirectional Influences - Answer Development influences experiences, experiences influence development Cohort Effect - Answer Differences in groups due to growing up in a different era/time period The Influence of Early Development - Answer Early input from the world is not more important than input at any other time Na...