Introduction to Developmental Psych Flashcards
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Definition of Development
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Systematic change from birth to death (“womb to
tomb”)
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Systematic
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long-term and sustainable
- not temporary changes
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Identify important characteristics of development
CHUMPL
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- Lifelong process
- changes that occur throughout life - Multidirectional
- idea that different components of an individuals dimensions can grow or shrink at different points throughout development - Plastic
- Developmental pathways are not predetermined and can be changed
- Idea of optimization - Holistic
- Physical, cognitive and social development are interwoven
- Comes from the idea that we are a whole
- We have different aspects to us and they form something complete together - Contextually bounded
- Development is shaped and influenced by culture and society
- Environment can have more or less influence whereas context means you are interacting
-– it effects you
-– psychologically closer than the idea of environment - Universal and culture specific
- some phenomenons may be universal while others may be culture specific
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Describe different forms of developmental change
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- Continuous
- quantitative: Development is additive - Discontinuous
- qualitative: Development occurs abruptly
5
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Define stability and describe different forms of stability
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Stability: no change
1. Absolute stability
- no change at all
2. Positional stability
- Individuals keep their relative position
- example; IQ, shyness
6
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Identify three main factors that contribute to development
EnGIn
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- Genes
- Genes influence development more than environmental factors (parents, friends, media etc.). - Environment
- Environmental factors contribute more to development than genetic factors. - Individual activity
- Individuals do not have much influence over their course of development.
- Individuals influence their own development.
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Summarize differences between endogenous and exogenous views of development
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- Endogenous
- Development = Maturation
- Development is fully determined by genes
- Intervention is useless - Exogenous
- Development is fully determined by environmental factors
- Development = Learning
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Describe major characteristics of the
developmental systems view
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- Development is dynamic interaction of biological factors (genes), environmental factors (experience) and individual activity
- All three factors need to come together, are not separable
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