PSY 1303 - Exam 3 Review

The ___ reflex is demonstrated when you stroke a baby's cheek and they turn their head toward the touch.

___ is a period of physical changes leading to sexual maturity.

Chunking is the ___.

Traits are ___.

A concept is ___.

The "magic number 7 plus or minus 2" refers to ___.

A protective behavior that reduces anxiety is called a ___.

This approach suggests that development occurs through abrupt or discrete stages.

Baby's inability to understand this concept makes "peek-a-boo" a fun game during early life.

People who are unconventional, and enjoy trying new things and traveling to new places are considered to be high on ___.

The term fetus describes a developing organism between 8-40 weeks following conception.

What is the correct ordering of the processes of memory?

Contemporary views on human development focus on age-related changes that occur ___.

Self-report inventories are best at capturing implicit aspects of personality.

What is the definition of a "problem."

The presence or absence of others (e.g., family, friends, strangers, etc.) can influence your sense of self.

Memory is defined as ___.

Solving a Rubik's cube is a prime example of this problem-solving strategy ___.

This type of memory holds large amounts of information for very brief amounts of time (~<1 second).

In Freud's personality theory, the self that others see is called the ___.

Similar to reading and writing, specific instruction is needed to learn spoken language.

A representation of a category that is formed by averaging all members of the category is known as a ___.

The final stage of the Atkinson-Shiffrin model referring to the location of permanent memories is called ___.

Shortcuts to problem-solving (e.g., using "common sense") are known as ___.

Assimilation occurs when an individual has to revise their schema to incorporate new learning.