Bioecological Theory

Question 1

BT: Theory Overview- examines how _____________ interactions shape a person

Answer 1

human-environment interactions

Question 2

These human-environment interactions shape a person’s ______, _______, and ________ development

Answer 2

physical, social, and cultural

Question 3

It explains the theory in a way that gives professionals who work with families (like family scientists a __________

Answer 3

solid understanding

Question 4

Bioecological theory is the most misused theory- T or F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

BP: allows you to take into account all of the _______ that impact family interaction

Answer 5

influences

Question 6

BP: these influences can be ______ and ______

Answer 6

internal, external

Question 7

BP: how does the environment affect _________/_________?

Answer 7

families, individuals

Question 8

BP: what things influence ________ in families, and how do those ________ work together to affect the family

Answer 8

changes

Question 9

BP: are the driving force of development that shapes the lives of families and their members

Answer 9

Proximal Processes

Question 10

BP: The contemporary usage of the theory is the _______

Answer 10

PPCT

Question 11

PPCT is (person, process, context, and time) a framework for comprehending how people interact with their _____ and _____ over time

Answer 11

environment, develop

Question 12

Proximal processes is the _____ ______ that shape how someone grows

Answer 12

daily occurances

Question 13

Proximal processes do not interact with the individual- T or F

Answer 13

False. they do interact with the individual

Question 14

The PPCT model stresses how important it is to understand how the different parts of the model interact with each other, and _______ a person’s ________

Answer 14

affect, development

Question 15

Key Figures:

Answer 15

Urie Broffenbrenner, Evelyn Hutchinson

Question 16

Broffenbrenner theorized that families are _______________

Answer 16

nested in their environment

Question 17

Broffenbrenner created the ______

Answer 17

PPCT Model

Question 18

Darwin’s theory of evolution was a major addition to ecological theory? T or F

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Hutchinson’s work on community advanced ecological theory (black families) T or F

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Epistemologies: interactions with the environment create knowledge

Answer 20

constructivism

Question 21

E: focuses of understanding the individual-environment system

Answer 21

Systems thinking

Question 22

Bioecological theory takes context into account

Answer 22

Contextualism

Question 23

how people and the environment interact

Answer 23

Interactionism

Question 24

Assumptions: what is impacted by various interacting systems in life?

Answer 24

human development

Question 25

a: the environment influences _______

Answer 25

growth

Question 26

a: the environment is dynamic and people ______ to these ______

Answer 26

adapt, changes

Question 27

a: people can shape their surrounding ________ as well as their own _______

Answer 27

environment , development

Question 28

a: development takes ________

Answer 28

time

Question 29

a: people ______ and ______ to their environment

Answer 29

change, adapt

Question 30

Key Concepts: stress the importance of the interactions between the individual, the environment, and the context in which the individual lives.

Answer 30

PPCT model

Question 31

KC: driving force of growth

Answer 31

proximal processes

Question 32

KC: traits of the individual that have an affect on how the person interacts with their surroundings

Answer 32

person characteristics

Question 33

KC: the micro,meso,exo,and macro system are the four primary parts of the environment

Answer 33

context

Question 34

KC: in the PPCT model, is the same as the chrono system

Answer 34

time

Question 35

KC: the idea that TWO or MORE things WORKING TOGETHER can generate an effect BIGGER than the sum of their separate effects.

Answer 35

Synergy

Question 36

Synergy is used to ___________

Answer 36

emphasize that all aspects of the PPCT model work together to drive human development