Developmental Psych 1

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What is Accommodation in developmental psychology?

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Accommodation is the process of changing existing schemas or creating new ones in response to new information that does not fit into existing schemas.

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What type of attachment is characterized by an infant being disinterested in the mother upon reunion?

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Insecure-avoidant attachment is characterized by the infant showing little interest in the mother upon reunion.

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What is the Sensorimotor Stage in Piaget's Theory?

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The Sensorimotor Stage is the first stage in Piaget's Theory of cognitive development, where infants understand the world through their sensory experiences and motor actions.

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What is a Schema in developmental psychology?

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A Schema is an internal representation or cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information about the world.

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Who is associated with the concept of parenting styles in developmental psychology?

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Diana Baumrind is the developmental psychologist known for her research on parenting styles.

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What is Assimilation in the context of cognitive development?

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Assimilation is the process of integrating new information into existing schemas without changing the schema.

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What are the four attachment styles identified in attachment theory?

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The four attachment styles are Secure, Insecure-avoidant, Insecure-resistant, and Insecure-disorganized.

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What is the Preoperational Stage in Piaget's Theory?

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The Preoperational Stage is the second stage in Piaget's Theory, where children begin to use language and think symbolically, but their thinking is still intuitive and egocentric.

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What is the Concrete Operational Stage in Piaget's Theory?

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The Concrete Operational Stage is the third stage in Piaget's Theory, where children gain a better understanding of mental operations and can think logically about concrete events.

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What is the Formal Operational Stage in Piaget's Theory?

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The Formal Operational Stage is the fourth stage in Piaget's Theory, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.