chapter 1 Flashcards
What is development
CHANGE over time
when does development begin
at conception
3 goals of lifespan and developmental research
- DESCRIBE= what r ppl like at diff. ages
- INTERVENTION= can we change how ppl develop
- MECHANISMS= how does change occur
3 influences on development
normative age-graded
normative history-graded (generations)
nonnormative life events
3 developmental processes
biological
cognitive
socioemotional
(interlinked)
what is biological development
change in physical nature
what is cognitive development
thinking, how do they learn
what is socioemotional development
changes in relationship, personality, parents
epigenetic view of nature AND nurture
bidirectional interchange between genes and environment
continuity vs discontinuity
C- tree growth
D- caterpillar to butterfly
what is the “active child” issue of development
does the environment shape the child or does the child shape the environment
is Piaget’s stage theory continuous or discontinuous
discontinuous
what is behaviorism
scientifically studying only what can be observed and measured
what is the ethological theory
behavior strongly influenced by biology, tied to evolution
what is bronfenbrenners ecological theory
development reflects the influence of several environmental systems
how many stages are there to Piaget’s stage theory
4
what is psychoanalytic theory
development is unconscious ad influenced by emotion
how many stages are there to Erikosons psychosocial theory
8
3 words to describe science and scientific research
objective
systematic
testable
descriptive research design
observation and recording
systematic
correlational research
strength and direction of relation between 2 variables
does correlation equal causation
no.
what is needed for a casual claim
- Temporal precedence (cause b4 effect)
- Covariation (they r correlated)
- no other plausible explanation
cross-sectional research desing
cohort effects
different samples
longitudinal research design
study done over long period
same sample
depending on how change is viewed, results might be ______ or ______
continuous or discontinuous
