Intro to Human Development Flashcards

(34 cards)

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changes in human performance dependent on maturation

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development

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2
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multidisciplinary study on how people change and remain the same over time

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human development

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quantitative/measurable changes that occur over time e.g. height, weight, etc.

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growth

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qualitative changes related to growth; physical, emotional and intellectual development

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maturation

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acquisition of a new skill/behavior related to interaction with the environment; involves repetition and practice

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learning

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ability/process to anticipate and react to a stimulus by modification

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adaptation

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7
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biopsychosocial framework: genetics and lifestyle factors

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biological

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biopsychosocial framework: cognitive, emotional, peronality, perceptual factors

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psychological

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9
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biopsychosocial framework: racial, cultural, societal, ethnic factors

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sociocultural

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biopsychosocial framework: differences in how the same events affect people of different ages “Timing is everything”

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life-cycle

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11
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List Characteristics of human development (3)

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  • Nature and nurture
  • continuity and discontinuity
  • universal and context-specific
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What is nature vs nurture?

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nature - influences of genetics or hereditary

nurture - influences of experiences and environment

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What is continuity vs. discontinuity

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smooth progression vs. series of abrupt shifts

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14
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What is universal and context-specific?

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universal - all follow same path of development

context-specific - interactions with environment shape development

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15
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development is largely determined by how well people resolve conflicts at different ages

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psychodynamic theory

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16
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A personality developed by interaction of an internal maturational plan and external societal demands

Life cycle = 8 stages. Order is biologically fixed

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Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory

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development determined by learning from experiences or from observation

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learning theory

18
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consequences of behavior determine if behavior is repeated in the future

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B.F. Skinner - Behaviorism: operant conditioning

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people learn appropriate behaviors by imitation; self-efficacy determines what behaviors are imitated

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Bandura - Social learning theory

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focused on how people think and how thinking changes over time

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Cognitive-developmental theory

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Cognitive-developmental theory influences (3):

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  • Piaget’s theory
  • Information-processing theory
  • Vygotsky’s Theory
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children develop cognitively through environmental interactions which leads to more sophisticated understanding and reasoning; adaptation is key.

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Piaget’s Theory

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The 4 stages of Piaget’s Theory:

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  1. Sensorimotor
  2. Preoperational thought
  3. Concrete operational thought
  4. Formal operational thought
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developmental changes reflective of mental hardware (cognitive structures that allow storage of information) and mental software (cognitive processes that allow completion of tasks)

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Information-processing theory

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emphasized sociocultural influences on thinking; children develop by learning values, customs, and cultural beliefs from adults
Vygotsky's Theory
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focused on the complex, multi-level environmental influences on development
ecological and systems theory
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``` ? development within a series of interactive systems: 1. Microsystem - ? 2. Mesosystem - ? 3. Exosystem - ? 4. Macrosystem - ? ```
Bronfenbrenner's theory 1. Microsystem - immediate environment 2. Mesosystem - connections between microsystems 3. Exosystem - social settings that do not include person 4. Macrosystem - cultures and subcultures
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abilities reflect systems in which a person lives
competence-environmental press theory
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Lifelong development theory's 3 influences:
- life-span perspective - selective optimization with compensation model - life-course perspective
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human development is multi-determined and cannot be understood within the scope of a single framework
life-span perspective
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4 features or Life-Span Perspective: 1. ______ - involves both growth and decline 2. _____ - skills can be learned or improved with practice 3. _____ - influence of historical time and culture 4. _____ - influences of biopsychosocial framework
1. multidirectionality 2. plasticity 3. historical context 4. multiple causation
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Three processes that generate and regulate behaviors as person ages for successful adaptation
Selective Optimization with Compensation Model
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Selective Optimization with Compensation Model 1. _____ - from a range of opportunities or possibilities; may involve change in goals 2. _____ - goals stay the same but an alternative way to achieve the goal is needed 3. _____ - best match possible between resources and desired goals
1. Selection 2. Compensation 3. Optimization
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considers generational experiences in relation to respective historical contexts
Life-Course Perspective