Chapter 1: Foundations of Development Flashcards
What is family context of human development?
taking an interdisciplinary approach to understanding human development over much of the lifespan with specific focus on the influence of family dynamics and social contexts
What are some examples of social contexts?
social class, religion, political climate, work experience, historical time
What are the 5 principles of lifespan human development?
- Development Is Multidimensional
- Development is Multidirectional
- Development is Plastic (Plasticity)
- Development is Influenced by Multiple Contexts
- Developmental Science is Multidisciplinary
What are the 3 dimensions of “Development Is Multidimensional”?
physical, cognitive, socioemotional
Development Is Multidimensional
Physical
body maturation and growth
Development Is Multidimensional
Cognitive
maturation of thought processes and tools we use to obtain knowledge, become aware of the world, and solve problems
Development Is Multidimensional
Socioemotional
changes in personality, emotions, views of oneself, social skills, and interpersonal relationships
Development is Multidirectional
- consists of both gains and losses, growth and decline, throughout lifespan
- ie. (gain and loss) stepping reflex is lost after one year of life when we develop other motor skills that enable us to walk
Development is Plastic (Plasticity)
- malleability or changeability
- allows people to modify their traits, capacities, and behaviour throughout lifespan
- resilient
What is resilience?
capacity to adapt effectively to adverse contexts or circumstances
Development is Influenced by Multiple Contexts
What is context?
- where and when a person develops
- ie. physical and social environment (country, neighbourhood, time period, etc.), ethnicity, culture, values, customs, ideals, families
Development is Influenced by Multiple Contexts
What is a cohort?
generation of people born at the same time
Developmental Science is Multidisciplinary
contributions of many disciplines (neuroscience, psychology, sociology, medicine) are needed to understand how people grow, think, and interact with the world
Why is context important?
- contexts shape our lives
- contexts can limit our choices
- life course perspective
What does life course perspective provide?
provides an added layer/dimension of understanding lifespan development
What does life course perspective look at?
looks at the relationship between historical time, chronological age, and human experience all at the same time
What is a theory?
way of organizing set of observations or facts into a comprehensive explanation of how something works
What are hypotheses?
proposed explanations for a given phenomenon
What are the 5 major categories of theoretical perspectives on lifespan human development?
- psychoanalytic theories
- behaviorist and social learning theories
- cognitive theories
- sociocultural systems theories
- ethology and evolutionary developmental theory
Psychoanalytic Theories
What is the psychoanalytic theory?
development and behaviour are the result of interplay of inner drives, memories, and conflicts we are unaware of and cannot control
Psychoanalytic Theories
What are the 2 major psychoanalytic theories/theorists?
- Freud’s Psychosexual Theory
- Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory
Psychoanalytic Theories
What is Freud’s Psychosexual Theory?
behavior is driven by unconscious impulses outside our awareness
Psychoanalytic Theories
What is Erikson’s Psychosexual Theory?
role of social world, society, and culture in shaping development
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What is the behaviorist and social learning theory?
development and behavior are influenced by the physical and social environment
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What are the 2 major behaviorist and social learning theories?
- Behaviorism (Behaviorist Learning Theory)
- Bandura’s Social Learning Theory
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What is behaviorism (behaviorist learning theory)?
examines only observable behaviour
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What are the 2 conditiong types of behaviorism (behaviorist learning theory)?
- classical conditioning
- operant conditioning
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What is classical conditioning?
person or animal comes to associate environmental stimuli with physiological responses
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What is operant conditioning?
behavior becomes more or less probable depending on its consequences
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories
What is Bandura’s social learning theory?
people actively process information, and their thoughts and feelings influence their behavior