chapter 1 Flashcards
developmental process
biosocial, cognitive, social emotional
biosocial
Neurons , weight, height, hearing, age ,perception, hormones
Cognitive
thinking, intelligence, theories, language development
Social Emotional
personaility, related to friends
nature vs nurture debate
how much of development is genes and how much is environment ?
critical period
devolpment that must happen ( arms developing in belly )
sensitive period
Development that is most likely and easily to happen ( kids leaning lang = easier when young)
narrative development
Development that everyone goes through; milestones
Individual Differences
variations in milestone for individuals ( advanced or not )
dynamic system approach
changes always happening in interactions
when does the dynamic system happen ?
physical, cognitive development, psychosocial that helps that developmental outcome
example of dynamic approach
puberty = changes in family interactions, treated differently, environment
Continuity
Individuals are always changing over time ay a slow and continuous growth = quantitative growth
discontinuity
Development happen in stages
Plasticity
that idea that abilities, personality, human traits etc, change over time
Culture
beliefs, values, behavior, expectations, customs based on ethnicity, religions, and lang
socio economic status (SES)
persons position based on money, education ( low, middle, high class )
Brofenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory
children develop within an environment context that ranges from immediate to global
biological context
child’s genetic makeup & how the environment responds to those genes
micro system
child’s interaction with immediate environment
mesosystem
how 1 affects the other ( family affects school )
ecosystem
interaction where the kid isn’t in the environment but will affects them ( moving )
macrosystem
values , law, custom of society
chronosytem
changes constant over time in the individuals time
