



Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Prepare for your exams
Study with the several resources on Docsity
Earn points to download
Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan
Community
Ask the community for help and clear up your study doubts
Discover the best universities in your country according to Docsity users
Free resources
Download our free guides on studying techniques, anxiety management strategies, and thesis advice from Docsity tutors
This study guide provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts in sensation, perception, and cognitive development, covering topics such as active learning, violation-of-expectancy procedures, positive reinforcement, and theory of mind. It includes definitions, examples, and explanations of important theories and research findings in developmental psychology. The guide is designed to help students prepare for their second exam in psych 350h, a course likely focusing on developmental psychology.
Typology: Exams
1 / 5
This page cannot be seen from the preview
Don't miss anything!
Sensation - ANSWER Detection of physical stimuli by sensory organs. Perception - ANSWER Organization and interpretation of sensory information. Active Learning - ANSWER Learning that involves engagement and motivation. Violation-of-Expectancy Procedure -events. ANSWER Infants look longer at unexpected
Positive Reinforcement - ANSWER Reward that increases behavior likelihood. Conditioned Response - ANSWER Learned response to a previously neutral stimulus. Scale Errors - ANSWER Mistakes due to overconfidence in abilities. Visual Cliff - ANSWER Test for depth perception in infants. Sticky Mittens - ANSWER Enhanced object interaction in infants. Stepping Reflex - ANSWER Disappears due to cortical maturation. Subordinate Category - ANSWER Most specific level in category hierarchies.
Nativists vs. Empiricists Debate -development. ANSWER Disagreement on nature vs. nurture in
Naive Psychology -actions. ANSWER Understanding behavior through desires, beliefs,
Basic Category - ANSWER Category children form last in development. Functions of Object Features - ANSWER Key to children's learning about new objects. Joint Attention - ANSWER Shared focus on the same referent. Theory of Mind Module - ANSWER Innate ability to understand others' perspectives. Child-Created Basic Category - ANSWER Category likely to disappear with maturity. False-Belief Tasks - ANSWER Tests understanding of others' beliefs. Biology Module - ANSWER Innate understanding of living things. Essentialism - ANSWER Belief in core nature of living beings. Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER Ability to solve novel problems. Crystallized Intelligence - ANSWER Knowledge gained from experience and education. WISC-V - ANSWER Intelligence test consistent with multiple abilities.
Visual Acuity - ANSWER Sharpness of visual discrimination. Preferential Looking Paradigm -visual preferences. ANSWER Research technique measuring infants'
Intersubjectivity - ANSWER Shared understanding during communication. Perceptual Narrowing - ANSWER Experience fine-tunes perceptual systems over time. McGurk Effect - ANSWER Demonstrates auditory-visual blending in perception. Object Segregation - ANSWER Infants identify moving objects as whole entities. Infant Reflexes - ANSWER Automatic responses aiding infant survival. Types of Learning -imitation. ANSWER Includes habituation, classical conditioning, and
Phonemes - ANSWER Basic units of sound in language. Infant Directed Speech -infants. ANSWER Distinctive speech style for communicating with
Theory of Mind - ANSWER Understanding mental processes influencing behavior. False-Belief Task - ANSWER Test of understanding others' beliefs and intentions.
Dynamic Systems Theory - ANSWER Explains developmental patterns of reflexes. Naïve Psychology - ANSWER Commonsense understanding of self and others. Category Hierarchies - ANSWER Levels: general, medium, specific categories. Instability of IQ Scores - ANSWER Influenced by age, environment, and mood. Gardner's Types of Intelligence -and spatial. ANSWER Includes linguistic, logical-mathematical,
Erikson's Psychosocial Stages -vs. shame. ANSWER Stages include trust vs. mistrust, autonomy
Executive Function Components -memory, cognitive flexibility. ANSWER Includes inhibitory control, working
Approximate Number System -language. ANSWER Sensitivity to group size differences without
Three-Stratum Model - ANSWER Views intelligence as distinct processes and abilities.