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H.D - Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Life Span Perspective:

Development is Lifelong

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No single age is more crucial

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Life Span Perspective:

Development is Multidirectional

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Every change entails both, growth and loss

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Life Span Perspective:

Development is Multidimensional

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Physical Domain: Height, weight, Prosperity for disease

Cognitive Domain: Intelligence, wisdom, memory, language

Physiological Domain: Emotion, Self- perception, relationships

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Life Span Perspective:

Development is Multidisciplinary

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Theories

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Life Span Perspective:

Development is classified by Plasticity

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Plasticity : Our brains ability to change

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Life Span Perspective:

Development is Multi-contextual

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Normative Age- Graded: Specific age groups’ experiences

Normative History-Graded: Time period in which you are born

Non-Normative Life Influences: Unique experiences that shape development

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Normative vs. Non-normative

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Normative - Getting license
Non-Normative - Teenage pregnancy

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Poverty Level

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An income amount established by the federal government

-> Income less than threshold - Poverty

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Cohort

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A group of people who are born at same period

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Conceptions of Age:

Chronological Age

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Number of years since birth

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Conceptions of Age:

Biological Age

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How quickly the body is aging
-Ex; nutrition, physical activities, stress, genes

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Conceptions of Age:

Psychological Age

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Psychologically adaptive capacity compared to others of our age
-Ex; emotional beliefs about how old we are

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Conceptions of Age:

Social Age

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Based on the social norms of our culture and expectations our culture has for the people our age group

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Discontinuous Development

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Development occurs in distinct stages, qualitative different from each other, in a set, universal sequence

-Freud, Erikson, Piaget, Kholberg

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Continuous Development

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Development is a more slow and gradual process

-Vygotsky

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Ecological System Theory:

Microsystem

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people or places you interact with directly

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Ecological System Theory:

Mesosystem

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Relationship that people have who are in your microsystem
People are not interacting w you directly but still affects you
Ex; Parents making decision about you
Ex; Parent- Teacher conferences

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Ecological System Theory:

Exosystem

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Larger decisions that affect all community and you
Ex: Work policy
Ex; Community healthcare services
Ex; Extended family
Ex; Neighborhood

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Ecological System Theory:

Macrosystems

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Ex; Laws
Ex;Culture
Ex; Values

20
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Correlational Research

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Designed to discover relationship between variables, and allow prediction for future events

21
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Experimental Research

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A research that manipulates one or more variables to see their effects

22
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Types of Research:

Descriptive Research

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-Case Studies (small group)
-Naturalistic Observation (no manipulation)
-Laboratory Observation
-Survey
-Interview
-Psychosocial Assessment (heart rate, brain activity etc.)
-Secondary/Content Analysis

23
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Active versus Passive

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How much does an individual play a role in their own development?
How much does the environment contribute to development

24
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Stability vs Change

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How similar are you to how you were as a child? `

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Types of Research:

Correlational Research

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-Correlation coefficient
-Positive/Negative Correlation
-Third variables

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Types of Research:

Experimental Research

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-Hypothesis
-Variables

27
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Types of Research:

Cross-sectional Research

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Compares samples that represent a cross section of the population who vary in age

-Cohort effect: Impact of having been born in a certain time period

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Types of Research:

Longitudinal Research

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Studying a group of people who are the same age, and measuring them repeatedly over a period of time
-Attrition: When participants are unable to participate all portions of the study
-Practice Effect

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