Advanced Life Span Development Flashcards
1
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What is Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of the multidimensional systems of development?
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Microsystem (immediate environment) -> Mesosystem (connections) -> Exosystem (indirect environment) -> Macrosystem (social and cultural values) -> Chronosystem (changes over time)
2
Q
What are the factors that influence development?
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- protective factors
- risk factors
- mediating variables
- moderating variables
3
Q
Ainsworth’s 3 major styles of attachment:
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- secure
- avoidant-insecure
- ambivalent-insecure
4
Q
Factors that activate attachment style:
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- the child’s characteristics
- contextual factors
- goodness of fit
5
Q
3 major types of infant temperament:
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- Easy
- Slow-to-Warm-Up
- Difficult
6
Q
What is Social Cognitive Theory?
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An emphasis on environment, cognition, and behavior as key factors in development
7
Q
What is Vygotsky’s Theory?
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A sociocultural cognitive theory emphasizing that cultural and social interactions are what guide cognitive development
