Name Yunsu Shin Extra Credit Opportunity Exam 3 PSYC 104 General Psychology These are short answer questions Please give as much detail and information as you can from the textbook Use examples that are relevant to your daily life as needed Chapter 10 Development How might disruptions to the fetus or the prenatal environment impact brain and mind 1 development What are these called FAS is a developmental disorder that stems from heavy alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy and children with FAS have a variety of brain abnormalities and cognitive deficits This is an example of teratogen 2 What are the 4 different attachment styles Secure attachment avoidant attachment ambivalent attachment disorganized attachment 3 Sarah says it is wrong to steal a candy bar because she will get in trouble with her parents which of Kohlberg s three moral reasoning stages would you suggest she is in Preconventional When a person avoids an action because it would result in their punishment 4 Jason thinks that violence is wrong but when he witnesses a guy hit a woman in a bar Jason steps in and shoves the guy to the ground When asked if it was wrong to shove the guy Jason says no because his was hurting someone else Based on this response which of Kohlberg s three moral reasoning stages would you suggest Jason is in Postconventional During the postconventional level a person s sense of morality is defined in terms of more abstract principles and values People now believe that some laws are unjust and should be changed or eliminated 5 Hayden cheats off of his classmate during the final exam but doesn t feel any regret about it because everyone in his class cheats Which of Kohlberg s three moral reasoning stages would you suggest Hayden is in Conventional Conventional level is the second stage in Kohlberg s stages of development which explains the development of moral judgment and ethical reasoning in individuals At this substage the individual becomes knowledgable about societal rules and norms and follows them in order to maintain social standing and order 6 What are Piaget s 4 stages of cognitive development use the table below to describe them Stage Name Sensorimotor Years Borth 2 years Preoperational 2 6 years Concrete operational 6 11 years Formal operational 11 up Skills acquired during the stage They experiences world through movement and sense develops schemas begins to act intentionally shows understanding of objects which is the stage of cognitive development that begins at about 2 years and ends at about 6 years during which children develop a preliminary understanding of the physical world which is the stage of cognitive development that begins at about 6 years and ends at about 11 years during which children learn how actions or operations can transform the concrete objects of the physical world which is the final stage of cognitive development that begins around the age of 11 during which children learn to reason about abstract concepts 7 What do we now know about Paige s stages There are four stages Sensorimotor preoperational concreate operational and formal operational 8 Your sister and her partner are expecting a child They ve asked your advice on decorating the nursery Based on what you know about infant s perceptual abilities especially vison what are some recommendations you might have for her I would recommend getting safe toys for you and the baby to play with as well as a mobile above or close to your baby s crib 9 What area of the brain experiences rapid growth of synapses and subsequent elimination of those synapses that are not used often during adolescence There is also a massive increase in number of new synapses in the prefrontal cortex before puberty followed by a period of synaptic pruning after puberty during which the connections that are not frequently used are eliminated 10 What area of the brain deteriorates the quickest as we age As your brain ages your prefrontal cortex and its associated subcortical connections will deteriorate more quickly than the other areas of your brain 11 In your own word describe the socioemotional selectivity theory socioemotional selectivity theory younger adults are tend to toward the acquisition of information that will be useful to them in the future but on the other hand older adults are more focus in the present and focus on information that brings emotional satisfaction Any chapter What is one thing you would change about the course or improve In my opinion I want to see more examples in the class and I also want more lecture things in the class than having group works Because in most group works they mostly tend to focus on submitting each of their works more than cooperating each other Chapter 12 Social Psychology 1 The book lists different motives for social influence hedonic motive approval motive accuracy motive Give one real life example of each of these motives Hedonic motive For instance if you have a room full of people and there s a table full of delicious foods with half the table full of unhealthy foods and the other half of the table full of healthy foods for everyone to divulge in without knowing what the outcome may be no matter what they chose Approval motive For instance a group of teens could befriend a new student at school and that new friend student could easily conform to the social characteristics and behaviors of the group that befriended that new student all because that new student was invoked into how the group acted Accuracy motive if others are buying the deluxe edition car or best seller they must know something you don t and you should buy it 2 In your own words describe what the frustration aggression hypothesis states What is a major criticism of the hypothesis The frustration aggression hypothesis is a psychological explanation of aggressive behavior as stemming from the frustration of goals 3 What is the best predictor of aggression What factors seem to influence this Biological factor is the best predictor of aggression Studies show that aggression is strongly correlated with the presence of a hormone called testosterone which is typically higher in men than in women in younger men than in older men and in violent criminals than in nonviolent criminals 4 What does the Prisoner s dilemma tell us about cooperation The prisoner s dilemma game illustrates the risk of cooperation Mutual cooperation leads to a moderate benefit to both players but if one player cooperates and the other one doesn
View Full Document