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chapter 1; introduction Flashcards

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development is the pattern of […] beginning at […] and continuing throughout the life span

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change
conception

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development involves […] and […] brought on by aging and dying

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growth
decline

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does life expectancy change throughout recorded history

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yes rather than life span

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the lifespan perspective views development as a process that involves […], […], and […] of loss

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growth,
maintenance,
regulation

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researchers are hoping to improve […] functioning in older people, and slowing or even […] the effects of various chronic diseases

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brain
reversing

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the lifespan perspective is constructed through […], […]. and […] factors working together

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biological,
sociocultural,
individual

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What does lifespan perspective involve?

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It involves growth, maintenance, and regulation

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the upper boundary of human lifespan is […] years

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122

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the life-span perspective views development as (3 M’s, …,…,…,)

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  • (3 M’s ; multidimensional, multidirectional, multidisciplinary)
  • lifelong
  • plastic
  • contextual
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What is the lifespan perspective ?

What are the main ideas of life ?

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biological, sociocultural, and individual factors that work together.

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How is development lifelong?

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Change in development is a process from conception to death

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in the nature of development what processes interact as individuals develop, and the process shapes development.

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biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes.

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What is developmental social neuroscience?

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examining connections between socioemotional processes, development, and the brain

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do rapid increases in life expectancy have a [positive or negative] implications on quality of life for older people

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negative

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What is developmental cognitive neuroscience?

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exploring links between development, cognitive processes, and the brain

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cognitive dimension includes […], memory, abstract thinking, […] of processing information and social […]

What of a person is cognitive?

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attention,
speed
intelligence.

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development is multidirectional because some dimensions […] and others […]

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shrink
expand

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development is plastic because it has capacity for […]

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change

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development is multidisciplinary because there are […] approaches to a problem hence multi and disciplinary which refer to a broad idea

Multidisciplinary = several academic approaches

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Multiple

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How is development contextual?

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All development occurs within a context/setting.
E.g. families, schools, peer groups, friends.

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what are the types of contextual development in normative categories

Context in contextual delopment

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  • Normative age-graded influences,
  • normative history-graded influences,
    and
  • non normative or highly individualized life events.
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What is normative age-graded influences?
(norm age = norma age groups)

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Normative age-graded influences are common and normal influences in age groups. E.g. Most retiring around 50s-60s, as well as beginning school usually at 6 y/o.
(biological and environmental influence)

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What is normative history-graded influences? (norma history = normal history)

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Normative history-graded influence are common experiences of a particular generation that experience history.
e.g. an American generation experiencing the death of RF Kennedy.
(biological and environmental influence)

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can biological, cognitive, and socioemotional process be bidirectional and intertwined

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yes

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What is non normative life events? (non-normal = not normal)

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Nonnormative life events are unusual occurrences that have a major impact on someone’s life.
Note: Doesn’t happen to everyone but to those who did it can influence them differently.

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three goals that Baltes supports in human development is growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss

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yes

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what is nonnormative life events?

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Nonnormative life events are unusual occurrences that have a major impact on a persons life.

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Health, parental, and education are all shaped by their […] context

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sociocultural

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What type of sociocultural context concepts is being referred to?

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Four concepts; culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender.

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culture are beliefs, behavior patterns, and products that are passed down generations according to their group.
(Interacting with people over many years)

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yes

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What is cross-cultural studies?

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Cross-cultural studies are 2+ aspects being compared.
Provides comparisons which is information.

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Ethnicity are a range of […] that come from cultural heritage, that includes nationality, race, religion, and language.

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characteristics

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What is socioeconomic status (SES)?

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Socioeconomic status (SES) is the the position of an individual in society based off occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
( results in inequalities)

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Gender is the characteristics of people as […] and […].

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females
males

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social policy is the governments course of action designed to promote the […] of its citizens.

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wellfare

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the nations social policy consists of

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Values, economics, and politics.

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According to a study about poor families with lots of kids, families with more children were more likely to experience family […], separation from a parent, violence, crowding, […] noise, and […] housing.

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turmoil
excessive
poor

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biological process produce change in an individuals […] nature.

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physical
e.g. genes

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cognitive processes produces changes in an individuals […], […]. and […]

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thinking,
intelligence,
language.

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socioemotional processes produce changes in the individual’s […] w/ others, change in emotions, and change in personality.

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relationships
e.g. infant reaction to parent touch.

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Are biological, cognitive, and socioemtoional processes able to intertwine?

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Yes they are. They can also be bidrectional (influencing only 2/3 at a time)

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a developmental period is A timeframe in a persons life characterized

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by certain features.

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What is the prenatal period?

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From conception to birth. (from cell to an organism during the nine months in belly)

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the infancy period is from […] to […] or […] months when the kids are extremely […] on the adults.

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birth
18
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dependent

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the period of early childhood is from the […] of infancy to age […] or […].

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end
5
6
“preschool years”

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middle and late childhood is from 6 to […] years of age.

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11
Elementary school years.

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the adolescence period is from […] to […] to […] to […] years

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10
12
18
21
puberty

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emerging adulthood is […] to […]

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18
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Exploration.

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early adulthood beings in late is […]s and […]s

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20s
30s

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middle adulthood is […]s and […]s

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40s
50s

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late adulthood is […]s to […]s to […]

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60a
70s
death

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What is biological age?

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Biological age is the capacity of a person’s vital organs body. The younger the biological age body function the longer expect for them to live.

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What are the four types of age?

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chronological age,
biological age,
psychological age,
and social age.

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Psychological age is the individuals capability to adapt […] compared with individuals of the same […] age.

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capacities
chronological

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What is social age?

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Social age is being able to connect with others and the social roles individuals adopt.
Better social life tend to live longer

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normal aging are most individuals who their psychological function often […] in early middle age, […] and then […] later on.

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peaks
stable
declines

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pathological aging is when individuals […] than average […] as they age through adult years. Old age there is […] cognitive (thinking) abilities.

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greater
decline
little

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Successful aging refers to […] physical, cognitive and socioemotional development is maintained […] and declining later in old age than most people.

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positive
longer

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psychoanalytic theories describe development as primarily […] and heavily colored by […]

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unconscious
emotion

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psychoanalytic theories consider parents’ […] experiences since they extensively shape development

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early

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[…] age has the lowest levels of life satisfaction in the US
(p.s. age group)

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Middle age
especially from 45 to 54 years of age

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What is the nature-nurture issue?

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whether development is
primarily influenced by nature or nurture. nature as an organisms biological inheritance and nurture as its environmental experiences.

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What is the stability-change issue?

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The stability-change issue refers to which early traits and characteristics persist or change over time.

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What is the continuity-discontinuity issue?

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The continuity-discontinuity issue focuses on the degree to which development involves either gradual cumulative change (continuity) process, or distinct stages (discontinuity) sudden.

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What is the scientific method?

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4 step approach;
- conceptualize a process or problem
- collect data
- analyze the data
- draw conclusions

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A theory are ideas that help […] and to make […].

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explain
predictions

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hypothesis are assertions or […], often derived from theories that can be […].

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Freuds development theory focuses on the psycho-[…] aspect

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What are the five theoretical orientations to development?

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psychoanalytic,
cognitive,
behavioral and social cognitive, ethological,
ecological.

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psychoanalytic theories are when development depends primarily on the […] mind and is heavily couched in […]. “deep inner workings of the mind”

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unconscious
emotion

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Freuds theory is when the adult personality is determined by how [..] at each stage (5) between sources of […] and the demands of […] are resolved

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conflicts
pleasure
reality

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the first stage in Freuds development theory is called […] stage

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Freuds first stage ‘oral stage’ lasts from […] to […] […]/[…] years

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birth to 1 1/2 years

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in the oral stage of Freuds development, the infants pleasure centers on the […]

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the name of Freuds second stage in his developmental theory is the […] stage

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the second stage in Freuds developmental theory lasts from […] […]/[…] to […] years

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in the second stage of Freuds psychosexual theory the Childs pleasure focuses on the […]

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in Freuds development theory the name of the third stage is the […] stage

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Freuds third stage ‘phallic’ lasts from […] to […] years

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in Freuds phallic stage, the third stage, the Childs pleasure focuses on the […]

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the fourth stage in Freuds developmental theory is the […] stage

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the fourth stage in Freuds stage, latency’ lasts from […] years to […]

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the fifth stage in Freuds development theory is the […] stage

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Freuds fifth stage, the ‘genital stage’ lasts from […] and […]

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puberty
onward

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in Freuds fifth stage, the ‘genital stage’ , it is a time of […] reawakening: a source of […] pleasure becomes someone outside the family

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sexual
sexual

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pyschoanalytic theories think of behavior As a surface characteristic and the symbolic workings of the mind have to be analyzed to understand […]

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What is Freuds fifth stage of his psychosexual development theory?

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Genital stage ( puberty onward)
- a time of sexual reawakening; source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside the family

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What is Freuds first stage of his psychosexual development theory?

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Oral (birth - 1 1/2 y/o)
- infants pleasure is on the mouth

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What is Freuds third stage of his psychosexual development theory?

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Phallic ( 3 - 6)
- childs pleasure focuses on the genitals

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Erik Eriksons development theory is […] stages of development unfold throughout life span. Each stage a unique developmental task confronts individuals with a crisis that must be solved.

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Erik Eriksons developmental theory classifies as a psycho-[…] theory for human […]

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social
behavior

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erikson’s psychosocial theory for human behavior believes that motivation for behavior is […] in nature, personality and developmental change occurs throughout […], and that both […] and […] experiences are important

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social
lifespan
early
late

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the first stage in Erik Eriksons theory is […] vs […]

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Trust
mistrust

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In Erik eriksons developmental theory, the first stage ‘trust vs mistrust’ is experienced in the […] year of life. […] during infancy sets the stage for a lifelong expectation

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first
trust

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Erik eriksons first stage ‘trust vs mistrust’ is experienced in the […] year of life

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Erik Eriksons second stage is […] vs […] and […]

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Autonomy
shame
doubt

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Erik eriksons second stage is experienced in […] […] and […] ([…] to […‘years)
start to assert a sense of independence or autonomy.

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late infancy
toddlerhood
1
3

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Erik Eriksons third stage is […] vs […]

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initiative
guilt

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Erik Eriksons third stage ‘initiative vs guilt’ is experienced during […] years. and is the initiative for challenges + guilt

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Erik Eriksons fourth stage in his developmental theory is […] vs […]

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Industry
inferiority
Master knowledge is industry and inferiority feeling incompetent and unproductive

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Erik Eriksons fourth stage ‘inferiority vs industry’ is approximately experienced in […] school years

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elementary

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Erik Erikson fifth stage in his developmental theory is […] vs […] […]

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identity
identity
confusion

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Erik Eriksons fifth stage ‘identity vs identity confusion’ is experience in […] years by exploring who they are if not then confusion arrises

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adolescent

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Erik Eriksons sixth stage is […] vs […]

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intimacy
isolation

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Erik Eriksons sixth stage ‘ intimacy vs isolation’ is experience in […] adulthood by forming intimate relationships or isolation occurs

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Erik Eriksons seventh stage in his developmental theory is […] vs […]

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Generativity
stagnation

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Erik Eriksons seventh stage ‘generativity vs stagnation’ is experienced in […] adulthood

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Erik Eriksons eighth stage in his developmental theory is […] vs […]

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Integrity
despair

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Erik Eriksons eighth stage ‘integrity vs despair’ is experienced in […] adulthood (60s onward)

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Cognitive theories are theories that emphasize […] thoughts rather than psychoanalytical theories.

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What are the three important cognitive theories?

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  • Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory,
  • Vygotsky’s sociocultural cognitive theory,
    and
  • information processing theory.
    complex thinking skills
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Piaget’s cognitive theory is that children construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of […] development; […] and […]

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cognitive
organization
adaption

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Piagets first stage is the […] stage in his cognitive developmental theory

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sensorimotor

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Piagets first stage, the ‘sensorimotor stage’ lasts from […] to about […] years of age. infants use […] experiences with […] actions to construct an understanding of the world. infants progress from reflexive instinctual action at birth to the beginning of […] thought toward the end of the stage.

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birth
2
sensory
physical

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Piagets second stage in his cognitive developmental theory is the […] stage

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preoperational

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Piagets second stage, the ‘pre operational stage’ lasts from […] to […] years of age and are able to represent the world with […] and […]. these reflect increased symbolic thinking and go beyond the connection of sensory information and physical action

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2
7
words
images

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Piagets third stage is the […] […] stage

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concrete operational

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Piagets third stage, the ‘concrete operation stage’ lasts approximately […] to […] years of age and can perform […] that involve objects + can reason logically of about concrete events and classify objects into different sets

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Piagets fourth stage is the […] […] stage

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formal operational

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piagets fourth stage, the ‘formal operation stage
lasts between ages […] and […], and continues to adulthood. it is formation of ideal abstract, idealistic, and logical ways

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Vygotsky’s theory emphasizes how […] and […] interaction guide and are inseparable form cognitive development

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culture
social

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What are cognitive theories evaluated on its emphasis on the [positive or negative] view of development, and on the […] construction of understanding

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positive
active

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the criticism of cognitive theories are the skepticism about the pureness of Piagets stages and the little attention to individual variations

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The stage in Vygotskys sociocultural cognitive theory is information processing that emphasizes that individuals process information, monitor it, and strategize about it

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behavioral and social cognitive theories are evaluated on their emphasis on […] research and […] as determinants of behavior

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scientific
environmental

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behavior and social cognitive theories are evaluated on their criticisms that their is [little or big] emphasis on cognition in skinners view and inadequate attention paid to […] changes

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little
developmental

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Skinners operant conditioning is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a […] or diminished if followed by a […].

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reinforcer
punisher

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Banduras social cognitive theory emphasizes […], […], and […] as the key factors in development. plus relations between behavior, person/cognitive and environmental factors are reciprocal

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behavior,
environment,
cognition

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What is ethology & ethological theory?

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Ethology is the study of the behavior of animals in their natural habitat. Ethological theory is that behavior is strongly influenced by biology, is tied to evolution and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods.

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Konrad Lorenz’s ethological theory has helped bring ethology to prominence by showing developmental importance of imprinting behavior of geese

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John Bowlby’s ethological theory through attachment to a caregiver over the first year of life has
important consequences for optimal social relationship development
throughout the life span

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Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory subsections are five that focus on

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  • microsystem,
  • mesosystem,
  • ecosystem,
  • macro system
  • and chronosystem.
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Ecological theory emphasizes […] factors.

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environmental

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the microsystem in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory is the […] in which the individual […]

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setting
lives
e.g. person’s family, peers, school, neighborhood. religious group, health services

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the mesosystem in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory are the relations between Microsystems or connections between content.

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e.g. school, church, family, experiences (same thing)

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the exosystem in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory is the link between a […] setting where the individual does not have an […] role and the individuals immediate context.

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social
active
e.g. absent working mother rises problems b/c of the promotion. neighbors, legal services, friends of family, mass media

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the macrosystem in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory is the […] in which the individual lives

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the chronosystem in Bronfenbrenners ecological theory consists of the patterning of environment events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances.

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e.g. divorce is transition

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the electric theoretical orientation does not follow […] theory but instead presents the [,…] features of […] theory.

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one
best
each

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What are methods of collecting data?

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  • Observation = systematic (whom, when, where, how observe, how recorded)
  • Survey and interview = interview (not may be very accurate lying)
    -Standardized tests = a test that is has uniform procedures for administration and scoring (test + not reliable due to human adaptation)
  • Case study = in-depth look at a single individual
  • Psychological measures = psychological measures when studying developments at different points in the life span e.g. MRI
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Naturalistic observation means when observing behavior in real life world settings and making no effort to manipulate/control the situation.

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the three main research designs to study life span development are […], […], and […]

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descriptive,
correlational,
and experimental

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Descriptive research observes and records […].

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What is correlational research?

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Correlational research focuses on describing strength of the relation between two or more events or characteristics. (two+ events the more correlated, more effective prediction of one event from the other)

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correlation coefficient is based on statistical analysis that is used to describe the degree of association between [..] variables.

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two

correlation does not equal causation

146
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What is experimental research?

A

An experiment is a carefully regulated procedure with one+ factors believed to influence the behavior under study changes when a factor is manipulated while all other factors are held constant. (cause and effect; cause is factor that was manipulated, effect id behavior that changed because of manipulation)

147
Q

What are independent and dependent variables?

A

An independent variable is manipulated, influential experimental factor. potential cause.
A dependent variable can change in an experiment in response to changes in the independent variable . measure the dependent variable for any resulting effect.

148
Q

an experimental group is a group whose experience is […]

A

manipulated

149
Q

a control group is a group is a […] group that is like + treated like the […] group as possible except manipulated (independent)

A

comparison
experimented

150
Q

a time span of research is concerned with the relation between […] and some other [..]

A

age
variable

151
Q

a cross-sectional approach is a research strategy in which individuals of different […] are […] at one time.(results can change over time)

A

ages
compared

152
Q

What is a longitudinal approach?

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A research strategy in which the same individuals are studied over a period of time, usually several years or more.
(extensive and time consuming)

153
Q

what are psychoanalytic theories criticized because of their […] of scientific support, too much emphasis on […] underpinnings, and having an image of people that is too [,…]

A

lack
sexual
negative

154
Q

psychoanalytic theories are evaluated about their emphasis on developmental framework, […] relationships, and […] aspects of the mind

A

family
unconscious

155
Q

life expectancy is 79 years

156
Q

people live longer in part due to better sanitation, nutrition and medicine

157
Q

Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner’s environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

A

the mesosystem
the chronosystem *
the macrosystem
the exosystem

158
Q

Edwin was a neglected child in his infancy. Now, at 31 years of age, he is highly cynical about the world and feels that no one can be relied upon. In his relationship, he is suspicious toward his partner, and these feelings eventually lead to the breakup of the relationship. According to Erikson’s psychosocial theory, this indicates that Edwin did not successfully resolve the ________ stage of development, which in turn is causing him to experience ________ in his current developmental stage.

A
  • identity versus identity confusion; stagnation
  • trust versus mistrust; isolation
  • autonomy versus shame and doubt; confusion
  • trust versus mistrust; despair*
159
Q

The concept of discontinuity is characterized by

A

*qualitative change.
quantitative change.
collective change.
measured change.

160
Q

According to an increasing number of studies in the United States, compared with younger people, older people

A
  • are more pressured to achieve.
  • have better relationships with people they care about. *
  • are less content with what they have in their lives.
  • have less time for leisurely pursuit
161
Q

Many individuals become wiser as they age, but their performance on tasks that require speed in processing information starts to decline. This illustrates how throughout life some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink, or how development is

A
  • plastic.
    • contextual.
    • multidisciplinary
      multidirectional *
162
Q

According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following statements is true?

A
  • Children’s social interaction with more-skilled adults and peers is indispensable to their cognitive development.
  • Children go through four stages of cognitive development as they actively construct their understanding of the world.
  • The primary motivation for human behavior is social in nature.
  • People’s basic personality is shaped during the first 5 years of their life.*
163
Q

Gina’s therapist attributes her delinquent behavior to heredity and to the gross neglect she suffered as a baby at the hands of her alcoholic mother. Gina’s therapist appears to be emphasizing the ________ aspect of her development.

A
  • personality
  • lifelong learning
  • discontinuity
  • stability*
164
Q

________ processes refer to changes in the individual’s thought, intelligence, and language.

A
  • cognitive*
  • biological
  • socioemotional
  • cultural
165
Q

The developmental period, when one is an infant, adolescent, or middle-aged person, refers to

A
  • a historical circumstance common to people of a particular generation.
  • a time frame in a person’s life that is characterized by certain features.*
  • a time frame in which a person experiences maximum change.
  • a time frame in a nation’s history that is characterized by rapid development.

Lifespan Development (18 decks)

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