PSY 2012 QUIZ 3 (ALREADY) PASSED!!
convergent thinking - (ANSWER)capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem=creativeness
[scenario]: come up with as many different solutions and toss out the bad ones
emotional intelligence - (ANSWER)ability to understand our emotions and those of others and to apply
this info to our everyday lives
[scenario]: what emotion someone will experience when meeting the future in-laws for the first time;
being able to tell which emotion a face is expressing
wisdom - (ANSWER)application of intelligence toward a common good; benefit other
[scenario]: older people are called wise because they have been through so much to know the best
solution to a situation so that's why they share their wisdom to the young
developmental psychology - (ANSWER)study of how behavior changes over the lifespan;
childhood to old age
post hoc fallacy - (ANSWER)false assumption that bc A came before B, A must have caused B
[scenario]: 100% of serial killers drank milk as children, so milk drinking must cause mass murderers
cross-sectional design - (ANSWER)research design that examines people of diff ages at a SINGLE point in
time *snapshot in time*
[scenario]: old people using cell phones vs young people using them right now
cohort effects - (ANSWER)effects that result from the fact that individuals in a cohort grew up at the
same time, so individuals in a cohort are likely to be alike but individuals from diff. cohorts are likely to
be diff.
[scenario]: a cross-sectional design of computer skills among ages would be a bad idea bc the baby
boomers didn't have computers back then
longitudinal design - (ANSWER)research design that examines development in the same group of people
on multiple occasions over time
, PSY 2012 QUIZ 3 (ALREADY) PASSED!!
[scenario]: kids acting out after parents get divorced, so because of the divorce they act out- but this
design shows that the kids acted out decades before it
gene-environment interaction - (ANSWER)situation in which the effects of genes depend on the
environment in which the behavior develops
[scenario]: a gene has been shown to contribute to criminality but only in children who are maltreated
nature via nurture - (ANSWER)one's genetic predispositions can lead him/her to create and environment
[scenario]: a child who is genetically predisposed to be fearful might seek out environments that reduce
their anxiety
gene expression - (ANSWER)activation/deactivation of genes by environmental experiences throughout
development
[scenario]: takes experience to switch them "on": kid w genes that predispose them to anxiety may
never become anxious unless something like death of a parent triggers the genes to become active
prenatal - (ANSWER)prior to birth; period of development
zygote - (ANSWER)fertilized egg
blastocyst - (ANSWER)a ball of identical cells in pregnancy that haven't yet begun to take on any specific
function in a body part
embryo - (ANSWER)2 to 8th week of prenatal development, during which limbs, facial features, and
major organs of the body take form
fetus - (ANSWER)period of prenatal development from week 9 to until birth after all major organs are
established and physical maturation is the primary change
teratogen - (ANSWER)an environmental factor that can exert a negative impact on prenatal
development
convergent thinking - (ANSWER)capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem=creativeness
[scenario]: come up with as many different solutions and toss out the bad ones
emotional intelligence - (ANSWER)ability to understand our emotions and those of others and to apply
this info to our everyday lives
[scenario]: what emotion someone will experience when meeting the future in-laws for the first time;
being able to tell which emotion a face is expressing
wisdom - (ANSWER)application of intelligence toward a common good; benefit other
[scenario]: older people are called wise because they have been through so much to know the best
solution to a situation so that's why they share their wisdom to the young
developmental psychology - (ANSWER)study of how behavior changes over the lifespan;
childhood to old age
post hoc fallacy - (ANSWER)false assumption that bc A came before B, A must have caused B
[scenario]: 100% of serial killers drank milk as children, so milk drinking must cause mass murderers
cross-sectional design - (ANSWER)research design that examines people of diff ages at a SINGLE point in
time *snapshot in time*
[scenario]: old people using cell phones vs young people using them right now
cohort effects - (ANSWER)effects that result from the fact that individuals in a cohort grew up at the
same time, so individuals in a cohort are likely to be alike but individuals from diff. cohorts are likely to
be diff.
[scenario]: a cross-sectional design of computer skills among ages would be a bad idea bc the baby
boomers didn't have computers back then
longitudinal design - (ANSWER)research design that examines development in the same group of people
on multiple occasions over time
, PSY 2012 QUIZ 3 (ALREADY) PASSED!!
[scenario]: kids acting out after parents get divorced, so because of the divorce they act out- but this
design shows that the kids acted out decades before it
gene-environment interaction - (ANSWER)situation in which the effects of genes depend on the
environment in which the behavior develops
[scenario]: a gene has been shown to contribute to criminality but only in children who are maltreated
nature via nurture - (ANSWER)one's genetic predispositions can lead him/her to create and environment
[scenario]: a child who is genetically predisposed to be fearful might seek out environments that reduce
their anxiety
gene expression - (ANSWER)activation/deactivation of genes by environmental experiences throughout
development
[scenario]: takes experience to switch them "on": kid w genes that predispose them to anxiety may
never become anxious unless something like death of a parent triggers the genes to become active
prenatal - (ANSWER)prior to birth; period of development
zygote - (ANSWER)fertilized egg
blastocyst - (ANSWER)a ball of identical cells in pregnancy that haven't yet begun to take on any specific
function in a body part
embryo - (ANSWER)2 to 8th week of prenatal development, during which limbs, facial features, and
major organs of the body take form
fetus - (ANSWER)period of prenatal development from week 9 to until birth after all major organs are
established and physical maturation is the primary change
teratogen - (ANSWER)an environmental factor that can exert a negative impact on prenatal
development
