EDHD320 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Principles of Lifespan Development - ANSWERS✔-multidimensional,
multidirectional, plastic, multiple contexts
\.major theoretical principles - ANSWERS✔-1. Psychoanalytic theories (Freud &
Erikson)
2. Behaviorist and social learning theories
3. Cognitive theories (Piaget)
4. Sociocultural systems theory (Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner)
5. Ethology and evolutionary developmental theory
\.Freud psychosexual theory - ANSWERS✔-says that behavior is driven by
unconscious impulses outside our awareness
\.Erikson's Psychosocial theory - ANSWERS✔-says that the role of social world,
society, and culture in shaping development
\.behaviorism - ANSWERS✔-examines only observable behavior and believes all
behavior is influenced by physical and social environment
, \.social learning theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that says that people actively process
information, and their thoughts and feelings influence behavior
\.observational learning - ANSWERS✔-people learn through observing and
imitating models
\.reciprocal determinism - ANSWERS✔-individuals and environment interact and
influence each other (individuals are active in development)
\.Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory - ANSWERS✔-says that children and
adults are active explorers in their world
\.information processing theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that views thinking as
information processing; mind words in ways similar to computer
\.Vygotsky's sociocultural theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that examines how cultural
is transmitted from one generation to the next through social interaction,
emphasizes role of cultural context
\.Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological systems theory - ANSWERS✔-says that
development is result of interactions among biological, cognitive, and
psychological changes within person and their changing context
\.mitosis - ANSWERS✔-process by which DNA replicates itself and forms new cells
with identical genetic material
COMPLETE WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Principles of Lifespan Development - ANSWERS✔-multidimensional,
multidirectional, plastic, multiple contexts
\.major theoretical principles - ANSWERS✔-1. Psychoanalytic theories (Freud &
Erikson)
2. Behaviorist and social learning theories
3. Cognitive theories (Piaget)
4. Sociocultural systems theory (Vygotsky, Bronfenbrenner)
5. Ethology and evolutionary developmental theory
\.Freud psychosexual theory - ANSWERS✔-says that behavior is driven by
unconscious impulses outside our awareness
\.Erikson's Psychosocial theory - ANSWERS✔-says that the role of social world,
society, and culture in shaping development
\.behaviorism - ANSWERS✔-examines only observable behavior and believes all
behavior is influenced by physical and social environment
, \.social learning theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that says that people actively process
information, and their thoughts and feelings influence behavior
\.observational learning - ANSWERS✔-people learn through observing and
imitating models
\.reciprocal determinism - ANSWERS✔-individuals and environment interact and
influence each other (individuals are active in development)
\.Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory - ANSWERS✔-says that children and
adults are active explorers in their world
\.information processing theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that views thinking as
information processing; mind words in ways similar to computer
\.Vygotsky's sociocultural theory - ANSWERS✔-theory that examines how cultural
is transmitted from one generation to the next through social interaction,
emphasizes role of cultural context
\.Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological systems theory - ANSWERS✔-says that
development is result of interactions among biological, cognitive, and
psychological changes within person and their changing context
\.mitosis - ANSWERS✔-process by which DNA replicates itself and forms new cells
with identical genetic material
