PSYX 230 Learning Activities 3
The first learning activity is due on 4/18 (Chapters 13-19). You may choose the one that
interests you most among the options below. The write up should be 2-3 pages or so.
Each should be typed and include your name and the
PSYX 230 Learning Activities 1
The first learning activity is due on 1/29 (Chapters 1-6). You may choose the one that
interests you most among the options below. The write up should be 2-3 pages or so.
Each should be typed and include your name and the ac
3/21/13
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Sexual attitudes
Teen pregnancy
U.S. birthrate for teens 42.5 birth/ 1000 females
Infections/diseases spread by sexual contact
1 in 4 adolescent girls ages 14-19 has at least one STI
More than half of pregnant teens give birth
Sexually trans
3/21/13
Psychosocial
Development: Emerging
and Young Adulthood
Age 20 - 40 yrs
Psychosocial development
Erikson!
Intimacy vs. Isolation: 6th Stage
form strong, long-lasting bonds with
friends & romantic partners OR face a
possible sense of isolation
4/11/13
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Physical & Cognitive
Development in Late
Adulthood:
Defining late adulthood
Life expectancy
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Primary vs. secondary aging
Old old: 75-85
Chronological vs. function age
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Young old: 60-75
Age 65 yrs and older
Oldest Old: 85
Longevity
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Physic
4/23/13
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Physical & Cognitive
Development in Late
Adulthood:
Defining late adulthood
Life expectancy
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Primary vs. secondary aging
Old old: 75-85
Chronological vs. function age
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Young old: 60-75
Age 65 yrs and older
Oldest Old: 85
Longevity
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Physic
1. AnindividualsufferingfromCapgrasSyndromewouldmostlikelyshowaninabilityto
a. Rememberchildhoodevents
b. Solvepuzzlesthatrequiretheuseofflexiblestrategies
c. Detectthefamiliarityofanoftenviewedface
d. Seesubtlevisualstimuli
2. Inthisdrawing,partsA,B,C,an
1. Whatisanadvantageoftryingtolearnsomethingusingdeep(meaningrelated)
processingratherthanstrategieslikemnemonics?
a. Itisbetteratpreventingthe"remembering"ofdetailsthatwereneveractually
presentbutfitwiththemeaningofitems
b. Itcreatesmoreretrievalpathsfor
1. Participantsweremostlikelytocorrectlyguesstherulebehindaseriesofnumbersif
they
a. Askedquestionsthatcoulddisconfirmtheirtheories
b. Rememberedincorrectguessesasalmostcorrectinsteadofwrong
c. Carefullyscrutinizeddisconfirmingevidenceforflawsandinconsist
Chapter1QuizQuestions
1. ResearchersincognitivepsychologyrelyonallofthefollowingformsofdataEXCEPT
a. measurementsofhowlongsomeoneneedstomakearesponse.
b. anecdotesandtestimonials.
c. whichconditionsleadtogreateraccuracyandwhichleadtopooraccuracy
d. theexa
1. Whichofthefollowingclaimsaboutfalsememoriesisincorrect?
a. Somefalsememoriescanbeimplantedinchildren,butnotinonesaboutmajor
traumaticevents
b. Itiseasiertoimplantafalsememoryifthefalsesuggestionisrepeated,rather
thandeliveredjustasingletime
c. Someindi
1. Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoproduceasensethatastimulus"ringsabell"or
isfamiliar?
a. Youlackasourcememoryforthestimulus
b. Thestimulusispresentedtachistoscopically
c. Processingthestimulusisrelativelyeasy
d. Processingthestimulusisrelativelydifficu
1. Whenlisteningintentlytoonemessage,youarelikelytodetectyournameifitisspoken
inadifferentmessage.Thisislikelytobebecauseyourname
a. Issaidloudlyenoughtobeclearlyperceived
b. ConformstocommonEnglishphoneme
c. Isastimulusforwhichyouarewellprimed
d. Isnotfi
1. Youareviewingacarthatismovingprogressivelyclosertowardyou.Theimageofthe
carthatiscastonyourretinawill
a. Begintoactivaterodsinsteadofcones
b. Remainthesamesize
c. Becomeprogressivelysmaller
d. Becomeprogressivelylarger
2. Whichofthefollowingisnotpartof
3/1/13
Marijuana and the adolescent
brain
Acute effects - Within 12-24 hrs of use
Deficits in attention, executive functioning and short-term
memory
Long-term effects after 24 hr 28 days
thoughts
Deficits in shortterm memory and attention, and motor
3/1/13
Physical changes
cal &
: Physi
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dolesc
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ognitiv
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Age 11
-19/20
yrs
Marks of puberty
Brain changes
1
3/1/13
More brain changes
Cognitive changes
Information processing
Moral reasoning:
Kohlbergs Theory
2
4/23/13
Meaning of death
Mortality revolution
thanatology
Dealing with death
Death has changed in the
last 100 yrs
Death occurs later
average life span was less than 40 yrs (47 in the
US)
Dying takes longer
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONCEPTS I EXPECT YOU TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE AND APPLY, AND
DEFINE ALL RELEVANT VOCABULARY, AND DISCUSS ANY RELEVANT RESEARCH (AS DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND/OR YOUR
TEXT).
CHAPTER 1.
DOMAINS OF DEVELOPMENT - SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONCEPTS I EXPECT YOU TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE AND APPLY, AND DEFINE ALL
RELEVANT VOCABULARY, AND DISCUSS ANY RELEVANT RESEARCH (AS DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND/OR YOUR TEXT).
AUTISM
SEX DIFFERENCES IN EXPRESION
BEHAVIORAL EFFEC
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONCEPTS I EXPECT YOU TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE AND APPLY, AND
DEFINE ALL RELEVANT VOCABULARY, AND DISCUSS ANY RELEVANT RESEARCH (AS DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND/OR YOUR
TEXT).
CHAPTER 11
PRIMARY & SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISITICS
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONCEPTS I EXPECT YOU TO KNOW. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE AND APPLY, AND
DEFINE ALL RELEVANT VOCABULARY, AND DISCUSS ANY RELEVANT RESEARCH (AS DISCUSSED IN CLASS AND/OR YOUR
TEXT).
CHAPTER 15
PHYSICAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH MIDDLE A
PSYX 230 Learning Activities
The second learning activity is due on 3/7 (Chapters 6-12). You may choose the one
that interests you most among the chapters noted for each. Each write up should be 2-3
pages or so. Each should be typed and include your name
1/22/13
Developmental Psychology!
Developmental
Psychology
The study of age-dependent changes in an
individual.
In the middle ages children were seen as miniadults
For a long time developmental psychology was
driven by education
G. Stanley Hall was
1/22/13
Thoughts?
Theory & Research
Consider ONE event that has happened to you that you feel
has had a pivotal effect on your development.
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Fundamentals questions: 1
Is development continuous or discontinuous (occurs in
Fundamental questions: 2
Rel
1/22/13
Forming a New Life
Prenatal Development & Birth
CONCEPTION & GENETICS
Vocabulary:
Chromosomes
Genes
Gametes
Zygote
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
Multiple Births
Patterns of Inheritance
Genotype = geneHc make-
up
1/29/13
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Development
during the
first 3 years
Variety of Approaches
These approaches are guided by the theories we discussed in
Chapter 2.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS -
Conditioning
Do babies remember? How?
Psychometric Approach
Measures quantitative
2/1/13
Temperament Dimensions
(Thomas & Chess 1977)
1. Easy
2. Slow-to-warm-up
3. Difficult
SOCIAL & PERSONALITY
DEVELOPMENT IN INFANTS AND
TODDLERS
TEMPERAMENT
Stability
The how of behavior not what
people do but how they do it:
Intensity of emotion rea
2/12/13
Stats:
Results in varying degrees of
1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls
1 in 88 children, 10-fold increase in 40 yrs
2 million in the US; 10s of millions world wide
Early signs tend to emerge between 2 & 3 yrs
Social interaction difficulties
Cannot be
