Chapter 1- The Science of Human Development Flashcards
What human characteristic is affected by genes?
Nature
What human characteristic is affected by environment?
Nurture
What is culture?
beliefs about life and patterns of behavior
What is ethnicity?
ancestral heritage
What is race?
Distinct from other groups basede on skin color
What is cross-sectional research?
Compares groups of people who differ in age but similar in other important characteristics
What is longitudinal research?
the same individuals are followed over time and their development is repeatedly assessed
What is cross-sectional research?
hybrid design where they first study several groups of people of different ages and then follow them over a years time
What is a genotype?
genetic composition
What is a phenotype?
physical manifestation of your genetic composition
What is a variation of a gene?
allele
What is a social construction?
an idea that is based on shared perceptions, not on objective reality; a shared idea between people
Why is development plastic?
although inborn traits and childhood experiences affect later development, patterns and possibilities can change lifelong
What is the information-processing theory?
a perspective involving input, memory, programming, calculation and output
What is the microsystem?
(1.) detailed interactions, influences
