PSY 100 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
, Rooting Reflex a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open
the mouth, and search for the nipple
Sucking Reflex An infant reflex in which the infant starts sucking when their lips are stroked.
Maturation 3 stages of motor development: learning, control, and behavior; developmental
changes = predetermined
Adolescence (Puberty) Period of sexual maturation and development of primary and secondary sexual
characteristics; sequence of events is more predictable than timing (puberty
happens at different times for everyone); further development of the frontal lobes
Young Adulthood Minimal physical changes but signs of aging are beginning; physical decline
accelerates gradually
Middle Adulthood Gradual decline in fertility starts; sensory abilities also start declining; immune
system weakens; brain regions dealing with memory start to atrophy
Cognition mental activities related to thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Jean Piaget children are NOT small adults missing information; children process information
differently than adults
Schemas concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information
Assimilation new information is incorporated into existing schema (ex. discussing a topic with
someone that agrees with you on that issue)
Accomodation new experiences cause existing schema to change (ex. discussing a topic with
someone that disagrees with you on that issue and makes you change your mind
on it).
Spurts of cognitive change are... followed by periods of stability (when you change your mind on a topic or learn
new information, you don't actively pursue to change your mind again, you're
content with what you've discovered).
4 Stages of Cognitive Development Piaget
1. Sensorimotor Stage
2. Preoperational Stage
3. Concrete Operational Stage
4. Formal Operational Stage
, Rooting Reflex a baby's tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn toward the touch, open
the mouth, and search for the nipple
Sucking Reflex An infant reflex in which the infant starts sucking when their lips are stroked.
Maturation 3 stages of motor development: learning, control, and behavior; developmental
changes = predetermined
Adolescence (Puberty) Period of sexual maturation and development of primary and secondary sexual
characteristics; sequence of events is more predictable than timing (puberty
happens at different times for everyone); further development of the frontal lobes
Young Adulthood Minimal physical changes but signs of aging are beginning; physical decline
accelerates gradually
Middle Adulthood Gradual decline in fertility starts; sensory abilities also start declining; immune
system weakens; brain regions dealing with memory start to atrophy
Cognition mental activities related to thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Jean Piaget children are NOT small adults missing information; children process information
differently than adults
Schemas concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information
Assimilation new information is incorporated into existing schema (ex. discussing a topic with
someone that agrees with you on that issue)
Accomodation new experiences cause existing schema to change (ex. discussing a topic with
someone that disagrees with you on that issue and makes you change your mind
on it).
Spurts of cognitive change are... followed by periods of stability (when you change your mind on a topic or learn
new information, you don't actively pursue to change your mind again, you're
content with what you've discovered).
4 Stages of Cognitive Development Piaget
1. Sensorimotor Stage
2. Preoperational Stage
3. Concrete Operational Stage
4. Formal Operational Stage
