Chapter One Flashcards
Define Theories
an orderly, integrated set of statements that describes, explains, and predicts behaviors
Continuous vs. Discontinuous Development
Continuous- a process of gradually adding more of the same type of skills that were there to begin with
Discontinuous- a process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times
Resilient Children
- personal characteristics
- a warm parental relationship
- social support outside the immediate family
- community resources and opportunities
Reformation Period
16th century, puritan belief in original sin gave the view children were born evil and stubborn and had to be civilized with harsh and restrictive child-rearing practices
John Locke
British philosopher who served as the forerunner of the twentieth-century perspective: behaviorism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18th century French philosopher who introduced two concepts: stage and maturation
G Stanley and Arnold Gesell
discovered normative approach: in which measure of behavior are taken on large numbers of individuals and age-related averages are computer to represent typical development
Freud’s Personality components
ID- largest portion of the mind, unconscious, present at birth, source of biological needs and desires
Ego- conscious, rational part of mind, emerges in early infancy.
Superego- The conscience, develops from ages 3 to 6, from interactions with caregivers.
Freud’s Psychosexual Stages
Oral Anal Phallic Latency Genital
Social Learning Theory
emphasizes modeling, also known as imitation or observational learning, as a powerful source of development
Piaget’s Theory
Cognitive-development theory: children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world
Information processing Theory
The human mind is a symbol-manipulating system through whih information flows
Vygotsky
Russian psychologist who contributed to sociocultural theory: focuses on how culture-the values, beliefs, customs, and skills of a social group- is transmitted to the next generation
Bronfenbrenner
discovered Ecological systems theory: views the child as developing within a complex system of relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment
naturalistic vs. structured observation
Naturalistic Observation: in the field or natural environment where behavior happens
Structured Observation: laboratory situation set up to evoke behavior of interest
Clinical vs. structured Interview
Clinical interview: Flexible, conversational style, probes for participating, Accurate?
Structured Interview: Each participant is asked same questions in the same way. Not as in depth
