Intro to Dev (1)

Question 1

What is continuous development?

Answer 1

It is gradual progression that has quantitative changes.

Question 2

What is discontinuous development?

Answer 2

Alternating rates of rapid and slow progression that has qualitative changes.

Question 3

What does the nature debate state?

Answer 3

That human attributes are determined by heredity.

Question 4

What does the nurture debate state?

Answer 4

That human attributes can be modified through care giving experiences.

Question 5

According to the nature debate, development is largely a product of?

Answer 5

genetic inheritance

Question 6

According to the nurture debate, development is largely a product of?

Answer 6

environmental changes

Question 7

In order for development to occur there needs to an interaction between?

Answer 7

nature and nurture

Question 8

Language is a?

Answer 8

communication system that sets people apart from other animals

Question 9

Behaviorism states development is?

Answer 9

caused by environmental influences

Question 10

Nativism states psychological abilities are?

Answer 10

the product of genetic inheritance

Question 11

The ethological approach emphasizes that?

Answer 11

evolutionary origins of behaviours that are important for survival

Question 12

Constructivism states?

Answer 12

Knowledge is actively generated by the individual

Question 13

According to Skinner’s view on behaviorism, what drives development of behavior?

Answer 13

Reward and punishment, which act as reinforcement

Question 14

According to Chomsky’s view on nativism, how do humans acquire language?

Answer 14

Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

Question 15

How is the LAD implemented in humans?

Answer 15

biologically programmed to acquire language

Question 16

According to Chomsky what is deep structure?

Answer 16

Innate grammatical structuring that is universal among humans

Question 17

What are the 5 psychosexual stages of development?

Answer 17

Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Gentinal

Question 18

What is the main assumption of Piaget’s theory of Cognitive Development?

Answer 18

Children pass through a series of stages before adulthood.

Question 19

In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, what is the main change with each successive stage?

Answer 19

Reduction in egocentrism results in a better adjustment to the environment.