Psychology Infant and Children Quiz Guide

November 30/10 [Blk A; Neff.]


10 multiple questions
and 3 short answers worth 11 marks 

Out of 21 total.

Multiple questions - please note I obviously was unable to memorize all the multiple choices, but here are some i remembered and some tips:

3.Jack wanted to impresses his psychology professor so he questions his professor by asking how come some baby s lift their heads before they roll? The professor can conclude:
A) Jack understand the physical development of  a infant well.
B) Jack has no idea what he is talking about, everything happens in the same order.
C) Jack understands that motor development can happen differently for different people
D).....  ( this was something i dont' remember)

-There were few questions on Piaget's theory.
-As well you should know this order of event in the womb : Conception, zygote, embryo and then fetus.
-Have a firm understanding of FAS
- Study Piaget's chart. (be sure to know the names of each one)
- Know what Harlow did.
- Understand attachment.
- Know what authoritative parenting style is.
- Know the difference between Assimilate and Accommodate about Schema
- Know what teratogens are.

Short answers- the wording is not exactly same on the test but this covers the main points.

*Describe the capacities of newborns [4 marks]

*Describe and explain the origin of attachment, include body contact, familiarity, and responsive parents. [ 6 marks]

*Why was Jean Piaget important? [3 marks]

Against the Norm response

November or was it in October? I have no idea.
I am only posting this for the benefit of Jeff.  [Neff. Blk A ; psychology]

Against the “norm” response

The observations, I was able to obtain during my against the norm experiment, by sitting in the middle of the mall for ten minutes, were very interesting. Many people stared while I was on the ground, out of them a lot had a fairly curious expression on their faces. While younger adults or teens look away when I make eye contact with them, elders and seniors often stare with a disgust look in their face. People who noticed me, talked to their companions and ask questions while taking quick stares towards me. There was a particular lady who eyed me and quickly went to a store sales to report my behavior. The store sales only smiled and nodded to what she said. Overall, during this experiment I was expecting to feel very uncomfortable. Before I started the experiment I constantly wanting to sit near a wall so i would not be seen, but that would not have gotten me the results I have now. Once I started the experiment, to my surprise I did not feel uncomfortable at all, and I rather found much amusement in other people's expressions as they noticed me.

English script [finished- please print]

November 17 2010

Josie: We’re Josephine,

Jacqueline: Jacqueline

Kitty: Kitty

Kaitlyn: Kaitlyn, and we are presenting the topic, Concentration Camps by doing skits.

-Get into positions for skit I-

Narrator A: During 1933 Adolf Hitler just gain dictatorship over Germany -looks back at the skit-

Political opposition: YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THIS!! YOU BETTER LET GO OF ME!! –trashing-

Solider: -holds tighter- Shh...!!

Hitler: Ahem, I'm sorry but you are my political opponent, thus you must be re-educated in the Dachau concentration camp we've recently constructed.

-Hitler now leaves-

Solider: -cough- Ahem I am a part of the SS branch of the military and it just happens that I am the Kapo of that camp… I will be in charge of shipping you off to that camp. You shall work hard in the labour camp.

Political opposition: -grunts- -snickers- hah, and then get on of your good for nothing ss guards to guard me are you?

-- Freeze then bow and get into position for skit II--

-Board meeting-

Narrator A: 2 years later when all the political opponents were captured, another plan was devised...

Hitler: The Jewish people are corrupting our world.

Solider 1: What will we do with them?

Hitler: I am proposing the “final solution to the Jewish question” plan.

We shall send them to the concentration camps where they will also be re-educated.

Solider 2: What if they can not be re-educated?

Hitler: Then they shall die at one of the death camps..... - opens up map-

-Freeze-

Narrator A: In reality, the Jewish did not get re-educated in these camps, but rather most of them died if not from the death camps, then they died from illnesses or the hard work in labour camps. The amount of camps expanded as the time went by with the first camp being built in 1933 and the last incomplete one in 1945

Narrator B: At the end of World War II there were over 20,000 camps created across Europe. The most famous one would be Auschwitz which consists of the three main camps: Concentration Camp, Death Camps, and Labour camps and also many sub camps such as prisoner of war camps and transit camps. Most famous death camps were located in Poland, which is where Buchenwald was also located.

Narrator C: Buchenwald which is located here -points to the map- also had massive amounts of death within it. But this camp is significant for one of the prisoner leaders who was also a prisoner himself, Antonin Kalina saved 13 hundred children' lives by making up false records.

-puts down map and get into position for Skit III-

Narrator A: The first camp, Dachau was only supposed to hold 5,000 people, but in the end it held more than 30,000 people. And now we are going to look at the Jews who are being sent to concentration camps. -Looks back at the skit-

Child: -tugs on mothers sleeves- M…mommy… where are we going? Where is Daddy? How long will we have to stay in this stinky train…?

Mother: - sigh – oh dear, We’ve been here for two weeks, and let us hope we’ll never get to the camp… Daddy is gon… -sob- -cough cough-

- gets off train and get ready for Skit III part A-

Narrator B: These pair of mother and child stayed on the train for another week before they reached their camp destination where the Commander there performs the process of selection, choosing where to go where.- looks back again-

-mother should be coughing-

Kapo: I am the commander here at this camp. …- glances at mother and child who got off the train- Take the sick mother to the death camp, and let her be a part of the crematory. The child still looks like she can be of use.... bring her to the labour camp. Get her to work at the quarries.    

-Mother gets pulled away from child-

Child: MOMMY!! ….

Mother: -cough- I am sorry, Martha.  Good bye –cries-

-          Freeze-

-get ready for skit IV-

Narrator ?:  Martha’s mother died at the death camp. Crematoria was basically when people were stacked into a large hill, and gas gets poured over them then later they would get lighted to create a massive human bonfire.

Narrator ??: Meanwhile Martha who got taken to the labour camp faced problems of her own…. – looks back at skit—

Solider: WAKE UP! It’s four! Time for the count…..

- children walks into the room -

Solider: …. Anne –looks up and nods-…. Hanna – looks up and nod-…… Martha- looks up and nod-….

Martha: (whispers) what are we doing?

-Girl beside her looks scared-

Solider: YOU! Why are you talking? You must be disciplined

-Martha gets beaten up-

-Freesze, then quickly get ready for “lunch scene” -

Narrator A: After Martha was beaten and made to skip breakfast, she was forced to work until lunch time

Lunch lady: Heres a cup of water, and a slice of bread.

Martha: But the water is completely dark….

Lunch lady: well then you don’t have to drink it.

Martha: But…

Solider: Time to march back to work area. Lets go! NOW!

-          Martha leaves the hall with group of people-

-Get ready for Skit V-

Narrator ?: After lunch, Martha continues her labour to create new parts of the camp for another six hours until it’s dinner, where she got served a very watery soup and a thin slice of stale bread. She ate quickly this time and not complaining. Then she retires to the old bricks barracks for slumber….

Martha: -cries- I .. I miss my mommy….

Anne: Hi, I am Anne. It’s going to be okay. You’ll be able to see your mom… if you follow the rules around here..

-gets into Martha’s bed ( wooden planks)-

Martha: Really? … umm what are you doing?....

Anne: Oh, yes around here, we have to share beds between two to three people. There aren’t enough wood planks to go around.

-Freeze-

-get ready for skit VI-

Narrator ?: Martha goes through her daily routine for over a year. Each day waking up at four and working for 12 hours.  A year passed, and she grew ill.

Commander: - Looks at Martha- You have become of no use… you shall be shipped to the death camp by tomorrow, and have her go through the gas chambers.

Martha: -gasp- cough cough.

Doctor: No… Kapo, I think she’ll be no use to die in those gas chambers. Let her be one of my specimen.

Narrator A: Martha then was transferred into the doctors lab, where she witnessed countless of specimen such as herself getting injected with mysterious liquids. Others being dunked in freezing water for three hours. The fingers were purple and some fell off by the time these people were drawn back out. None of them survived.

Narrator B: In the lab, Martha got chosen to test new theories in the twins studies. She got pregnant. She died before giving birth because everyone around her were dying. It was too depressing for a pregnant lady. Also she was also fairly ill herself already..

Narrator C: Though the local population who knows about these camps, due to the spies that Hitler implanted among the locals. There weren't much they can do. Some braver ones did try to hide the Jews in their basements, but a lot of them got captured along with the Jews.

Human rights Essay

November 15 , 2010 [ Thiessen, block b. Socials 11]

**I am aware this was due a while a go, but there are those who haven't done it. **

What are human rights and describe their importance in creating a peaceful country or world?

Human rights are the minimum respect and necessity a person should to have in order to create a peaceful country.

In previous years, the lack of human rights lead to many deaths of innocent people in genocides. Examples of these massive genocides are the Holocaust of World War II, and the massive killing in Rwanda during the 1990s. These previous mistakes in history strengthens the need of global human rights. The United Nations worked on and accomplished creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, hoping to spread human rights through out the globe, and avoiding any further conflicts between countries.

The human rights in Canada states that there should be no discrimination within the country. Having this right, allows the multicultural citizens of Canada to live in harmony. Before this right was established, Japanese were deported from the coast of British Columbia and were not allowed to vote. They were not treated as equals in contrast to other citizens which created tension and conflict between cultures in the country. After the war, the bill on the Japaneses was revoked and the Japanese were given more human rights such as the right to vote and to move back to the coast of British Columbia.

People who live in a country, or place with human rights, such as Canadian citizens feel protected and able to express their own opinion about their own country. Having such security about their actions that can help change or guide the direction of their country, people would feel more at eased thus would not create wars, or rebel because it is believed they are being heard and respected.

With human rights protecting people around the world, less conflict would be likely to happen, and the world would be a more peaceful place.

Spanish script

November 15, 2010 [Block F, Spanish 10]

J: Bienviendo a la entrevista. Me llamo Josephine

-Clapping-

J: Hoy Senor Vincent Van Gogh esta aqui con nosotros.

-Emily walks in-

E: Bueno dias, Josephine. Encantado

J: El placer es mio. Como esta usted?

E:-sigh- Estoy deprimido -sigh- Y usted

J: Deprimido?! Estoy muy bien. Por que esta deprimido?

E: -sigh- No, Es nada...

J: ......-ahem-... Senor Van Gogh. De donde es?

E: Soy de Zundert Holanda. Es on lugar interesante.

J: Si..... pero tiene llueve mucho todos los dias.

E: Es muy deprimido.

J: .... pero....pero su cumpleanos sera pronto

E: No, No soy monet, no es en noviembre. Tengo 157 anos!

J: -gasp- ...-ahem-... te gusta dibujar o pintar mas?

E: Soy artista! Me gusta dibujar y pintar

J: -nods. nods- Cuando converirse un artiste?

E: Cuando tengo trece anos.

J: Estas muy joven! Tu tienes hermanos?

E: -sigh- si, tengo un hermano

J: Ah! Como se llama?

E: Se llama Theo. Es divertido tambien... -sigh-

J: Me gusta tu pintura "noche estrellada" la tienes?


E: Si la tengo. Pero es muy fea...-sigh-


J: Uhh.... pienso que muy muy bonita


E: NO! -sigh-..... es FEO...


J: .... esta usted bien?


E: NO Estoy muy deprimido! y triste! -sigh-


J: -nervous laughter-  esta bien.... Quiere ir se ahora?


E: Porque estoy triste tu quieres que me voy ahora.


J: No... No... pero esta ... consada ahora?


E: -sigh- - starts crying- ADIOS!

Violence, Media & Society Investgation Report

November 8th 2010 [Neff; Block A; psych]

I do support the idea that violence in the media causes teen violence in society to increase. Because of our society with its many technology allows teens and children to access M rated video games and TV shows. With the access to these sources with the exposures to these violent games and shows, , over a period of time teens, would become more accepting of such violent acts. As new studies, done by American researchers, also claim that watching such shows do causes teens to act more violently. The impact on younger children who are exposed to such violent shows are great. For example, a little boy who is at the age of four watches about four hours of TV on average per day, and 1023 hours on average per year. Within those four hours, its most likely there are acts of violence with in it, such as if the boy was watching a movie like “Power Rangers” they would believe that violence is 'okay' and claim they are only being a 'Power Ranger' believing violence is an efficient way of problem solving. The Kaiser Family Foundation did a study which showed that around 50% of American parents reported that their child or children imitated characters they saw on TV.

Power Rangers is a show targeting children, but with in it there are acts of violence, much like many other superhero TV shows and Video games.

Statistics show that 51% of children ages between 8-16 have their own TV in their rooms, and 81% of children ages between 2-7 often spend time watching television unsupervised. Without the supervision, children get influenced by the possible violent and aggressive acts they see on TV. Stated in the Senate Judiciary Committee Staff Report, 2000, television influence alone is responsible for 10 % of youth violence. Some researchers believe when we are exposed to violent material in the media our heart rate increases and our blood pressure also increases which stimulates our aggression thinking or behavior. There were experiments and surveys were done upon how much influence media has on violent acts in society, which resulted in a positive correlation between violence and violent TV shows.

This graph shows that with the massive amount of video games sold, youth violence has gone down since 1996. That may be true, but these youth violent crimes are serious offence that are being recorded and not minor acts of aggression or violence. With the crime safety we have nowadays acts of violence are on a possible less several form. Thus they are not being recorded. Researchers have conducted surveys and noticed that teens who enjoys or addicted in playing violent video games score high on their aggression level test.

Though the 'increase' rate in violence are minor violent acts, I believe that media does play a large part in influencing teens to commit violent acts in society.

Halloween Psychology Report/Questions

November 2, 2010 [Neff. Block A. Psychology]

A. ) I told my friends who went to Confederation Park, that I need to go to the park as a part of my English project. I told them that I have to write out a report about the recent news about people seeing something abnormal in Confederation Park. When we got to the Park it was dark, and the light in the park didn't light up everything thus I bought them to the darkest part telling them that I am looking for something abnormal. We ended up sitting there for about five minutes before my partner who was working with me exclaimed, “ Oh my gosh! Did you hear that?” Following that I screamed exclaiming I saw a ghost. At first no one believed us, and said we just had an illusion and it was the wind. It was then I told them about the phantom jogger I supposedly “read in the news about.”

B.) Conformity worked when my partner exclaimed her statement about hearing the jogger and I agreed with her. The others seemed wary at first, but in the end conformity was displayed and they agreed with us they also saw or heard something. Because we were in a group, deindividuation was possible. Although no actual action was done, the suggestion of “let's throw rocks at jogger when we see him again.” came from one of my friends, most wanted to but were too scared to take action. My friends doubted the ghost at first, but not be the odd one out of actually, they agreed on hearing something when they really didn't. In hindsight, they may wonder “how could I believed and agreed to something so unrealistic?” This displays groupthink. Social loafing could possibly have been present during the experiment. My partner could have done more acting perhaps if she was alone instead being in a group with me. She may have no preformed her best in acting her part because she knew I was there to help her out. Social facilitation could have been possible, when I was telling the story. I usually enjoy story telling, because there was an audience I may have made it more believable than I usually do.

C. ) This experiment which is a conformity experiment because of how we were to make the others believe they saw a ghost just because my partner claimed they saw one. This experiment proved how powerful conformity is. We are able to understand how social influence better through this experiment because my friends gave into conformity because of their desire to belong.

D.) Yes, even though I personally never believed in ghosts before, or anything supernatural, when one of my friends got scared and screamed, I screamed along with her. I would like to admit it was acting, but I think I actually believed she actually saw something. In the beginning, I knew that there were no ghosts, but when everyone who didn't know about our project agreed on they did hear the sound of the jogger's steps, I started to actually started to believe in them for a few moments.

Naturalistic observation report.

September 30th?, 2010

Observation:

The student always wears a T-shirt with short sleeves to class with no regards to the weather outside. On day one, she wore a white “I believe” Vancouver Olympics t-shirt. On day two, she wore shorts with her t-shirt when it was raining outside. On all three days, the student wore her hair in the same manner, straight down. She is never late upon arrival to class. When she gets to class she would take out her textbook, pencil case and a single pencil or pen and place it in front of her. During short lectures, the student would hold her head in hand. When lectures take over a long period of time, the student would have a written utensil in hand and a blank piece of paper in front of her, and would make less eye contact to the teacher. When a chart is required during certain assignments, she would use a ruler to make a perfectly straight line then placing the ruler back into her pencil case right after. It is the same with her eraser or white out, when not in use she would place it back in her pencil case. When she comes upon something she does not understand during independent work she would hold her head until an idea comes. She would listen to her I pod while working, but she would make sure if I pods are allowed in the class rules first. When working in groups, student would first approach familiar faces to socialize; if not possible then she would approach the unfamiliar faces to socialize. She seems to enjoy talking about her work as a caretaker for a girl with a disability. She would often bring up she will be going to the Justin Bieber concert for free because of her job. There is usually eye contact while talking to her. When class is almost to an end, she would pack up five minutes before class ends, and will be facing the door.

Inferences and Conclusion:

Her appearance of T-shirts, shorts and hair down shows that she likes simplicity, and possibly dislike change. She wore an “I believe” T shirt shows she have Nation pride as well she may happen to like sports because she seem to like to wear gym strip disregarding the weather. While many of her classmates are either late or in class right on the bell, she is early, which displays her punctual personality. She likes everything to be in control and order. Her notebook and pencil are usually placed the same way. It seems she dislikes changes which are displayed through her actions with placing her ruler and eraser back in her pencil case, as well as her usage of her ruler. The student is very interested in class and wants to do well but when lectures get longer she would patience and is eager to begin on assignments. She likes to have plans and only work until she is sure of what she can do, thus she would think of a long period of time before working on some of her assignments. She likes rules and make sure her actions follow them. The student is not shy even though she prefers familiarity over unfamiliar, she is able to share direct eye contact with a stranger which a shy student might not do. She has a lot of pride of her work, such as her job. Her job as a caretaker shows she has the ability to guide and be responsible of another. Her behavior of packing up early before class ends displays she dislikes to be late for her next class. In conclusion, this student seems to have a strong sense of order and likes to be in control of matter, thus she does things one at a time, and multitasking may be difficult for her. She dislikes change and would try to avoid it as much as possible.