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    TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 8 STUDY GUIDE (Define/describe all terms)  1. Developmental psychology - know how to apply the definition  2. Assimilation  3. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development (including stages – see chart on pg. 251). Pay special attention to object permanence and the stage it occurs in.  4. Personal fable  5. Naïve idealism  6. Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development (including levels – see chart on pg. 254) Know how to apply this theory to real-life situations!  7. Erikson’s

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    Informative Speech Date 10-10-2012 Topic – Hippotherapy for Children with Autism Specific Purpose – To inform my audience of Hippotherapy for Children with Autism Central Idea – The four benefits of Hippotherapy for children with Autism Introduction I. How many of you know what Hippotherapy is? Do you know the benefits of Hippotherapy for children with Autism? II. I learned about Hippotherapy about six years ago when I had to get rid of my horse (I couldn’t afford my horse and

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    Developmental Psychology 3 major issues: 1. Nature v Nurture (genes v environment) 2. Continuity v Stages (gradual‚ continuous process v sequence of separate stages) 3. Stability v Change ( do personality trais persist throughout life v or change as we age Early development Conception (sperm penetrates the egg) Girls are born with all the immature eggs Only 1 in 5‚000 will mature and be released Boys start producing sperm cells at puberty Prenatal development Zygotes (fertilized

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    great; Alexander of Macedonia was all the above‚ but is he influential to the current day‚ evolving culture? Alexander was at his peak in conquest over 2000 years ago‚ so does he really still hold an impact to life and culture today? Controversy has followed these questions and many ideas have surfaced defending the belief that culturally Alexander was not that great. Alexander was deemed great because he conquered territories on a super human scale‚ not because he effected the thoughts and beliefs

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    Discuss to What Extent Psychology Can Be Considered a Science. According to Merriam Webster (2008)‚ science is a‚ “knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method”‚ with scientific method in five steps being‚ “observation/research‚ hypothesis‚ prediction‚ experimentation and conclusion.” (sciencemadesimple.com‚ 2006). With this to consider‚ is psychology a science and if so‚ to what extent. It would be fair to say that psychology

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    the middle chair while her mom and dad sat beside her. In the middle of the kitchen table‚ there was Emily’s red cash register toy and a white bag. The video started while Emily was pressing her toy. She then pulled out clothes from the white bag which she got help from her mother. She stated “ok” to start the transaction‚ even though it was babbled. She first grabbed a pair of blue jacket and blue pants and she then scanned it at its tag. After scanning two times‚ she then checked to see the scanner

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    traditions. Man adolescent traditions remain the same in many cultures. The lives of adolescents are characterized by a combination of tradition and change. Research shows that there are similarities and differences in adolescents from differing ethnicities. There are human developmental periods and process which are determined by biological‚ cognitive and socioemotional processes. There are periods in human development which span from Childhood‚ Adolescence‚ Adulthood and Late Adulthood. There are

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    is necessary and represents progress. It is a movement towards maturity and ready to create another generation. In animals the period of development happens in a very short span of time. Humans have the longest childhood; they live in a complex environment to which they take a lot of time to adapt. The Childs life is a complex society. Adaptation is the goal of human development. MARIA MONTESSORI believed that this Adaptation takes place in 4 different stages. It is very significant

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    Discuss the extent to which Consumer law achieves its objectives. The most efficient way for consumers to get what they want is through the ‘market’‚ not the government‚ but businesses have more power than their customers. Some businesses can and will use abuse this power and cheat and steal from consumers to make money. Because of this‚ the government regulates the behaviour of businesses to have a market economy that functions properly. These laws mainly protect consumers against; misleading/deceptive

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    Developmental Psychology The topic that I chose to write about was Developmental Psychology. “Developmental Psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the psychological growth of individuals. It deals with the psychological responses and changes in behaviors that characterize such stages of life as infancy‚ adolescence‚ and old age.” (http://www.dictonary.reference.com). Studying the child’s mind helps us gather a better understanding for the way we develop as individuals. This helps

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