Chapter 1- A Cultural Approach to Human Development Flashcards

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human development

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the way people grow and change over the lifespan

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culture

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the pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art, and tech

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total fertility rate

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births per woman

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developed countries

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countries with most cash

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developed countries list

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north america, jp, sk, aus, nz, chile, most of europe

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developing countries

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countries with less cash that are experiencing fast economic growth

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individualism

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values centered around independence and self-expression

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collectivism

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values centered around obedience and group haromony

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traditional cultures

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groups in rural areas of developing countries that follow traditions

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globalization

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increased connections throughout the world in trade, migration, and communication

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majority culture

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group with most power that sets norms and standards

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types of power

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political, economic, social

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contexts

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settings and circumstances that influence pathways of human development

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minority culture

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groups defined by ethnicity, religion, and language

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ses class

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education level, income level, and occupation level

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ethnicity

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group of people based on cultural origin and traditions, race, religion, and language

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ecological niche

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a set of environmental conditions in a specific place and time

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ontogenetic development

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individual development

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19
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phylogenetic development

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human species development

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natural selection

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offspring best adapted to their environment survive and pass the torch

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hominin

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line that led to humans

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homosapiens

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humans characterized by larger brains, wider pelvises, longer periods of childhood dependency, development of tools, and controlling fire

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hunter-gatherer

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lifestyle where females cared for kids and gathered berries while males hunted or scavenged

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upper paleolithic period

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50,000 - 10,000 years ago that had the first appearance of art, trade, and cultural differences

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neolithic period

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10,000 - 5,000 years ago characterized by agricultural advancements and the extinction of earlier animals

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civilization

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around 5,000 years ago characterized by cities, writing, specialization, centralized state, and different classes

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evolutionary psychology

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the study of how current behavior and cognitive patterns are a result of adaptations over time

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darwin

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natural selection

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hall

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

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development of the individual reflects development of the species

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gesell

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supporter of nature in nature vs nurture argument; maturational development

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maturational development

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kids do what they want when they’re ready

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psychosexual theory

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sexual desire drives human development based on 5 stages

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psychosocial theory

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the need to be integrated into social and cultural environment drives human development

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ecological theory

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five interconnected systems in a social environment drive human development

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cultural-developmental model

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a model for understanding human development in a cultural context that is guided by 3 principles

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id

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impulsive pleasure-seeking

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ego

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reality principle compromise

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superego

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develops conscious that controls guilt induction

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mesosystem

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a network of interconnections between microsystems

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microsystem

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immediate environment

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macrosystem

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cultural beliefs and values that government is based on

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exosystem

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doesn’t experience directly but it affects the individual

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chronosystem

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changes in developmental circumstances over time based on individual development or historical context

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emerging adulthood

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in developed countries, this group continues education into late twenties and has delayed responsibilities

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research measurement

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the approach to collecting data

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research design

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the plan for when, where, and with whom to collect the data

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peer-reviewed

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peers check the study for accuracy and credibility as well as its importance to the field

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theory

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an original framework of connected ideas that implies further research

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closed questions

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answers provided in a questionnaire

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open-ended

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fill in the blank questions

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qualitative

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non-numerical; words, videos, pics

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quantitative

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numerical data

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biological measurements

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data on genes, hormones and brain functioning

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reliability

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consistency

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validity

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honesty

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ecological validity

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the extent to which there is a fit between the measurement approach and the everyday life of the people being studied

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experimental design

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comparing an experimental group to a control group

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interventions

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programs to change the attitudes or behaviors of participants

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natural experiment

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a situation that the researcher can’t control but can be observed

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ethnographic research

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researchers spending a lot of time with participants to study them

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correlational design

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data collected on variable of interest with no manipulation

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correlation

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a statistical relationship between variables

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longitudinal

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the same participants studied over time

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cohort effect

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explanation for age gaps; differences between age groups due to different times of birth

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time measurement effect

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differences with age that are due to the time in history when the measurement was taken

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sequential studies

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two or more longitudinal studies with two or more birth cohorts