Maturation - Biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience. #APpsych

Schema - A concept or framework that organizes & interprets categories of information & the relationships among them. #APpsych

Assimilation - Occurs when we modify or change new information to fit into our schemas (what we already know). It keeps the new information or experience & adds to what already exists in our minds. #APpsych

Accommodation - Occurs when new info or experiences cause you to change your existing schemas. Rather than make the new information fit into an existing schema, you change the schema in order to accommodate the new info. #APpsych

Today in Psych (11/17/1932) — 28 yo B. F. Skinner wrote his career goals for ages 30-60: a) Publish experimental descriptions of behavior b) promote behaviorism & operational definitions of psych c) develop scientific theory of knowledge d) comment on nonscientific theories

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Today in Psych (11/23/1923) - Robert Zajonc was born. His studies explored social facilitation, the mere exposure effect, correlates of birth order, & the effects of muscular feedback on emotions. #APpsych

Object Permanence - Awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived. #APpsych

Sensorimotor Stage - In Piaget's theory (from birth to about 2 years) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions & motor activities. #APpsych

Preoperational Stage - In Piaget's theory, from about 2 to 6-7 years, during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic. #APpsych

Conservation - The understanding that properties such as mass, volume, & number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects. #APpsych

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Stranger Anxiety - The fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age. #APpsych

Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development. #APpsych

Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development. #APpsych

Crystallized Intelligence - Refers to the accumulation of knowledge, facts, & skills that are acquired throughout life. #APpsych

Fluid Intelligence - Involves being able to think & reason abstractly & solve problems. Examples of the use of fluid intelligence include solving puzzles & coming up with problem-solving strategies. #APpsych

Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development. #APpsych

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