Ecological Model

Question 1

everyday environment; interactions with family, friends, etc. have direct contact with the child. very personal and crucial for fostering and supporting the child’s development

Answer 1

Microsystem

Question 2

linkages between home and school or between the family or peer groups (events that links the microsystems). Interaction between child microsystems

Answer 2

Mesosystem

Question 3

family composition, place of residence, or parents’ employment, and larger events. Incorporates other formal and informal social structures, which do not themselves contain the child but indirectly influence them as these social structures affect one of the microsystem

Answer 3

Exosystem

Question 4

Child is not involved and are external to their experience but nonetheless affect them anyway

Answer 4

Exosystem

Question 5

overarching cultural patterns such as dominants beliefs, ideologies, and economic and political systems

Answer 5

Macrosystem

Question 6

How cultural elements affect a child’s development

Answer 6

Macrosystem

Question 7

Consists of all environmental changes that occur over the lifetime that influence development. Including major life transitions and historical events. Non-normative events

Answer 7

Chronosystem

Question 8

The child’s family (parents teaching manners).
School (interactions with teachers and classmates).
Playground (playing with friends).
Daycare center (caregivers influencing emotional regulation)

Answer 8

Microsystem

Question 9

A parent-teacher conference (link between home and school).
Parents helping with homework (linking home support to school performance).
Friends from church and school playing together.

Answer 9

Mesosystem

Question 10

A parent’s workplace (stressful job affects home atmosphere).
Local government policy (funding cuts to schools).
Neighborhood safety (affects outdoor play even if the child doesn’t understand it).

Answer 10

Exosystem

Question 11

Cultural beliefs about child discipline or gender roles.
National laws about education (like free public schooling).
Social norms about technology use in childhood.

Answer 11

Macrosystem

Question 12

Parental divorce during early childhood.
Growing up during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moving to a new country during adolescence.

Answer 12

Chronosystem