PSY 131 Exam 2 Cypress College
temperament - CORRECT ANSWER-biological predispositions to learn certain cultural
practices
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER-special bond that develops between the infant and
its
primary caregiver
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER-all the mental processes we use to
transform sensory input into knowledge.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-the process by which we learn and internalize the
rules
and patterns of behavior that are affected by culture.
Piaget Stages of Development - CORRECT ANSWER-Sensorimotor (birth-2yr) -
perceiving/doing (baby thinks things out of sight don't exist)
Preoperational (2-6 or 7) - (kid thinks skinnier glass means more water)
Concrete Operational (6 or 7 - 11)- Thinking skills to work with objects (kid who couldn't
believe feathers could break anything)
Formal Operational (11- adult) - can think about abstract
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - CORRECT ANSWER-3 levels of moral
reasoning, 6 stages
sex - CORRECT ANSWER-physical characteristic difference between man/woman
gender - CORRECT ANSWER-behavior that culture deems appropriate for sexes
temperament - CORRECT ANSWER-biological predispositions to learn certain cultural
practices
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER-special bond that develops between the infant and
its
primary caregiver
cognition - CORRECT ANSWER-all the mental processes we use to
transform sensory input into knowledge.
Socialization - CORRECT ANSWER-the process by which we learn and internalize the
rules
and patterns of behavior that are affected by culture.
Piaget Stages of Development - CORRECT ANSWER-Sensorimotor (birth-2yr) -
perceiving/doing (baby thinks things out of sight don't exist)
Preoperational (2-6 or 7) - (kid thinks skinnier glass means more water)
Concrete Operational (6 or 7 - 11)- Thinking skills to work with objects (kid who couldn't
believe feathers could break anything)
Formal Operational (11- adult) - can think about abstract
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - CORRECT ANSWER-3 levels of moral
reasoning, 6 stages
sex - CORRECT ANSWER-physical characteristic difference between man/woman
gender - CORRECT ANSWER-behavior that culture deems appropriate for sexes
