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Multidirectional correct answers Some dimensions expand and others shrink
multidimensional correct answers Has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions
plastic correct answers The capacity for change
lifelong correct answers Early adulthood is not the endpoint of development, no age period
dominates development
Multidisciplinary correct answers Various areas of study have an interest in the field of
development through the life span
Contextual correct answers All development occurs within a context, or setting (social, cultural,
and historic factors)
Nature correct answers Refers to an organism's biological inheritance. Genetics, personality,
appearance
Nurture correct answers Refers to an organism's environmental experiences. How much a parent
reads with their children is related to how well children learn and enjoy to read.
Continuity correct answers Gradual, cumulative change. Oak grows from seedling to giant oak,
gradual change but still an oak
Discontinuity correct answers Distinct change. Caterpillar to a butterfly.
,Stability correct answers The result of heredity and possibly early experiences in life. Neg/pos
experiences in early life effect a person's development and personality as they age.
Change correct answers Later experiences in life can alter a person's development. A person can
grow/alter later in life due to recent changes/experiences.
Freud correct answers Psychoanalytical. Psychosexual. Personality shaped during first 5 years of
life. Focus for pleasure evolves from anus to mouth.
Erikson correct answers 8 stages of development. Also psychoanalytical. Primary motivation for
human behavior is social
Piaget correct answers Cognitive theorist. Children go through 4 stages of development.
Organization and adaptation underlie the cognitive construct of the world.
Vygotsky correct answers Cognitive theorist. Believed children actively constructed their
knowledge. His theory is sociocultural cognitive theory. Emphasized how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development
Information processing correct answers Emphasized that individuals manipulate information,
monitor it, and strategize about it. Individuals develop a gradually increasing capacity for
processing information
Operant conditioning correct answers Created by B.F. Skinner. Reward vs punishment.
Consequences of actions shape the occurrence of that action
Bandura's social cognitive model correct answers Behavior, environment, and cognition are key
factors in development. Cognitive processes have important links with environment and behavior
, Ecological theory correct answers Emphasized environmental factors and holds that development
reflects the influence of several environmental systems. 5 systems: Microsystems, mesosystem,
exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem
Ethology correct answers Stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology and is tied to
evolution, and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods.
How does Erikson's theory differ from that of Freud? correct answers Erikson believed
development is social rather than sexual
What are the 8 stages of Erikson's development in order? correct answers Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Identity vs identity confusion
Intimacy vs isolation
Generativity vs stagnation
Integrity vs despair
What are Piaget's 4 stages of development in order? correct answers Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Descriptive research. correct answers Aims to observe and record behavior.
Correlational correct answers Describe the strength of the relationship between two ore more
events /characteristics. The effect of one subject on another.
Multidirectional correct answers Some dimensions expand and others shrink
multidimensional correct answers Has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions
plastic correct answers The capacity for change
lifelong correct answers Early adulthood is not the endpoint of development, no age period
dominates development
Multidisciplinary correct answers Various areas of study have an interest in the field of
development through the life span
Contextual correct answers All development occurs within a context, or setting (social, cultural,
and historic factors)
Nature correct answers Refers to an organism's biological inheritance. Genetics, personality,
appearance
Nurture correct answers Refers to an organism's environmental experiences. How much a parent
reads with their children is related to how well children learn and enjoy to read.
Continuity correct answers Gradual, cumulative change. Oak grows from seedling to giant oak,
gradual change but still an oak
Discontinuity correct answers Distinct change. Caterpillar to a butterfly.
,Stability correct answers The result of heredity and possibly early experiences in life. Neg/pos
experiences in early life effect a person's development and personality as they age.
Change correct answers Later experiences in life can alter a person's development. A person can
grow/alter later in life due to recent changes/experiences.
Freud correct answers Psychoanalytical. Psychosexual. Personality shaped during first 5 years of
life. Focus for pleasure evolves from anus to mouth.
Erikson correct answers 8 stages of development. Also psychoanalytical. Primary motivation for
human behavior is social
Piaget correct answers Cognitive theorist. Children go through 4 stages of development.
Organization and adaptation underlie the cognitive construct of the world.
Vygotsky correct answers Cognitive theorist. Believed children actively constructed their
knowledge. His theory is sociocultural cognitive theory. Emphasized how culture and social
interaction guide cognitive development
Information processing correct answers Emphasized that individuals manipulate information,
monitor it, and strategize about it. Individuals develop a gradually increasing capacity for
processing information
Operant conditioning correct answers Created by B.F. Skinner. Reward vs punishment.
Consequences of actions shape the occurrence of that action
Bandura's social cognitive model correct answers Behavior, environment, and cognition are key
factors in development. Cognitive processes have important links with environment and behavior
, Ecological theory correct answers Emphasized environmental factors and holds that development
reflects the influence of several environmental systems. 5 systems: Microsystems, mesosystem,
exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem
Ethology correct answers Stresses that behavior is strongly influenced by biology and is tied to
evolution, and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods.
How does Erikson's theory differ from that of Freud? correct answers Erikson believed
development is social rather than sexual
What are the 8 stages of Erikson's development in order? correct answers Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs inferiority
Identity vs identity confusion
Intimacy vs isolation
Generativity vs stagnation
Integrity vs despair
What are Piaget's 4 stages of development in order? correct answers Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Descriptive research. correct answers Aims to observe and record behavior.
Correlational correct answers Describe the strength of the relationship between two ore more
events /characteristics. The effect of one subject on another.
