Chapter 1 Flashcards
G. Stanley
Created the first institute devoted to childhood development in the U.S.
Normative Transitions
Normal life transitions such as marriage, graduating, etc.
Non-normative Transitions
Atypical or abnormal life transitions.
Eg: Divorce, death of a child
Cohort
The age group in which we grow up with.
Eg: baby boomers
Tabala Rasa
John Locke’s philosophy. When we’re born, our minds are blank states. How we’re treated shapes our adult lives.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher who believed children are born innocent, thus, they should be showered with love.
The 20th Century Life Expectancy Revolution
People began to live longer lives due to better public health conditions.
The 20th Century Revolution In Lifestyles
Bunch of protests began. The 1960s was the decade of the protests.
Socioeconomic Status
Pertains to how wealthy and educated you are.
Developing world
Less affluent countries. Bad quality of living altogether.
Developed world
Richer countries. Better technology and overall public health conditions.
Collectivist Cultures
Believe in social harmony, less independent. Children must obey elders.
Individualistic Cultures
Believed in personal success, independence and competition.
New Old
Ages 60-70
Old old
Ages 80 and above
Nature
How biological factors shape who we are.
Nurture
How our environments shape who they are
Traditional behaviorism
Believes in the nurture aspect of our lives. (The environment)
Operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner)
We behave based on what is reinforced by others.
Cognitive behaviorism
People learn by watching others
Modeling (Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory)
Learning by mimicking others.
Self-efficiency
Our own personal belief in our competence.
Physoanalytic theory (Freud)
The way we’re loved shapes are personality’s
John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory
Bowlby believes our attachment responses promote our survival. Somewhat similar to Frued’s theory.
