Males: more concerned with individualism. emphasize self-reliance. less importance to religion
Females: more concerned with interpersonal relationships, are more likely to emphasis caring for others.Shit changes at age 50

1. sensorimotor (age 2)- Infants are developing the ability to coordinate their sensory input with their
motor actions (Example: mental image of a favorite toy)
The main development during this stage is the understanding that objects exist and events oc

End of fertility in a woman; unable to reproduce. Menopause is time in a woman's life when her periods (menstruation) eventually stop and the body goes through changes that no longer allow her to get pregnant. It is a natural event that normally occurs in

Priming; implicit; exposure to a stimulus instigates a response to a later stimulus
Rehearsal; repetition during the retention stage of memory
Chunking;method for memory storage; 7 +/- 2 chunks

Represents the pattern in which many characteristics are dispersed in the population.

Delay in cognitive ability due to a third 21st chromosome

A three year old has the ability to reason and assume solutions/create explanations. Child was not able to find a pepsi can in a real room after seeing a model room with it where as a 3 year old can. 2 and a half year olds do not recognize symbols where a

Yes! The Scientific America video showed that infants were able to reason and make assumptions about how things work (Minnie Mouse Doll illusion). Also, infants tended to stare longer at objects that were the original stimuli.

short-term: represents the present; allows one to think and solve problems. Stores unrehearsed info for about 20 seconds. Can hold 7 plus or minus 2 bits of info at a time.
long-term: An unlimited capacity store that can hold information over lengthy peri

Refers to the ability to perceive,control,and evaluate emotions.

The stage during which sexual functions reach maturity, which marks the beginning of adolescence

Kholberg was focused on moral development and proposed a stage theory of moral thinking which goes well beyond Piaget's initial formulations.

Ability to attribute mental states to oneself and understand that others have different or opposing ones (think religion, beliefs, morals)

Given time the mind, in search for facts, produces fiction. Mind fills in the blanks. ex: He read words that were in the same category (night, rest etc.) and majority of the people thought he said the word sleep, because it was related, all words related

How are IQ tests “biased?” How have they been used historically? Measures specific aptitudes, in specific human institutions, during a specific time. Do not account for economic hardships that could impair a person or group’s IQ. IQ test also don’t take i

Pioneer, Studied intelligence and was intrigued by the wrong answers of kids… used his own kids as research subjects. Created a 4-stage cognitive development theory.

Level 1. Preconventional Morality (Before age 9; Self interest dominates)
Stage 1. Obedience and Punishment Orientation-children think of what is right as that which authority says is right
Stage 2. Individualism and Exchange-children are no longer so imp

The ability to ascribe mental states to others or oneself and to explain and predict behaviour in terms of underlying mental states

Occurs when new information impairs the retention of previously learned information.
Example: professor having trouble remembering previous students’ names because he’s learned so many new students’ names this year and those names have overridden the name

A general intelligence that underlies successful performance on a wide variety of tasks.
-his widely accepted general factor seems to explain most differences in the mental tests regardless of the ability that the test has to assess.

refers to keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious. Often happens with abuse/rape. Mnemonics: A way of improving memory; e.g., Disneyland parking garages

1. Trust Versus Mistrust (birth - 1 year)-Children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliability, care, and affection. A lack of this will lead to mistrust.
2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (2 - 3 years)- Children need to develop a sense of

Structural= shallow (poor memory)
Phonemic= intermediate-
Semantic= deep (good memory), general knowledge of the world

The phenomenon whereby humans more easily remember or learn items when they are studied a few times spaced over a long time span ("spaced presentation") rather than repeatedly studied in a short span of time ("massed presentation").
ie. Don’t study all ni

A child’s mental age divided by chronological age multiplied by 100; IQ= Mental Age / Chronological Age x 100