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Development - ANSWER Process of change that takes place in an organism's life to
produce a more complex organism.
Science of Human Development - ANSWER How and why people of all ages and
circumstances change or remain the same over time.
Nature vs Nurture - ANSWER Debate about whether genetics or environment is
responsible for our behavior and emotion.
Nature - ANSWER Genetic influences.
Nurture - ANSWER Environmental experiences.
Current Belief of Nature vs Nurture - ANSWER Nature always affects nurture and
nurture always affects nature.
Life-Span Perspective - ANSWER CONCEPTION TO DEATH. Study of human
development that takes into account all phases of life, not just childhood or adulthood.
How is Development Plastic? - ANSWER Development has the potential for change.
People can and do change. Human attributes can be molded.
Normative Age-Graded Influences - ANSWER Influences that are uniform for
members of a specific age group.
Normative History-Graded Influences - ANSWER Influences that are uniform for
members of an entire generation who have experienced major historical events. Same
cohort.
, Non-Normative Life Events - ANSWER Unusual events that impact an individuals life.
Cross-Sectional Research - ANSWER Simultaneously compares individuals of
different ages. A "CROSS-POINT" of people at one point in time.
Longitudinal Research - ANSWER Same individuals are studied over a LONG period
time.
Cross-Sequential Research - ANSWER Combination of cross-sectional and
longitudinal. Follows several different age groups over a period of time.
Psychoanalytic Theories - ANSWER Influence of early childhood experiences,
remembered or not.
Freud's Psychosexual Theory - ANSWER Unconscious drives and motives originating
in infancy through childhood underlie human behavior.
5 psychosexual stages.
Early conflict resolution determines personality patterns.
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory - ANSWER 8 developmental stages challenging
developmental crisis.
Family and culture, not sexual urges.
3 stages after adolescence.
Development - ANSWER Process of change that takes place in an organism's life to
produce a more complex organism.
Science of Human Development - ANSWER How and why people of all ages and
circumstances change or remain the same over time.
Nature vs Nurture - ANSWER Debate about whether genetics or environment is
responsible for our behavior and emotion.
Nature - ANSWER Genetic influences.
Nurture - ANSWER Environmental experiences.
Current Belief of Nature vs Nurture - ANSWER Nature always affects nurture and
nurture always affects nature.
Life-Span Perspective - ANSWER CONCEPTION TO DEATH. Study of human
development that takes into account all phases of life, not just childhood or adulthood.
How is Development Plastic? - ANSWER Development has the potential for change.
People can and do change. Human attributes can be molded.
Normative Age-Graded Influences - ANSWER Influences that are uniform for
members of a specific age group.
Normative History-Graded Influences - ANSWER Influences that are uniform for
members of an entire generation who have experienced major historical events. Same
cohort.
, Non-Normative Life Events - ANSWER Unusual events that impact an individuals life.
Cross-Sectional Research - ANSWER Simultaneously compares individuals of
different ages. A "CROSS-POINT" of people at one point in time.
Longitudinal Research - ANSWER Same individuals are studied over a LONG period
time.
Cross-Sequential Research - ANSWER Combination of cross-sectional and
longitudinal. Follows several different age groups over a period of time.
Psychoanalytic Theories - ANSWER Influence of early childhood experiences,
remembered or not.
Freud's Psychosexual Theory - ANSWER Unconscious drives and motives originating
in infancy through childhood underlie human behavior.
5 psychosexual stages.
Early conflict resolution determines personality patterns.
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory - ANSWER 8 developmental stages challenging
developmental crisis.
Family and culture, not sexual urges.
3 stages after adolescence.
