Chapters 1&2 Flashcards
Science of Human Development
seeks to understand how and why people– all kinds of people, everywhere, every age change or remain the same over time
Scientific Method
- Theory
- Develop a Hypothesis
- Test the Hypothesis
- Draw Conclusions
- Report the Results
theory
a comprehensive set of ideas
hypothesis
a specific prediction that can be tested
emperical
based on observation, experience or experiment; not theoretical
replication
repeating a study, usually using different participants, perhaps of another age, ses or culture
modeling
central process of social learning, by which a person observes the actions of others and copying them.
self-efficacy
in some social learning theory, the belief of some people that they are able to change themselves an effectively alter the social context
cognitive theory
a grand theory of human development that focuses on changes in how people think over time. according to attitudes, beliefs and behaviors
cognitive equilibrium
in cognitive theory, a state of mental balance in which people are not confused because they can use their existing thought processes to understand current experiences and ideas
assimilation
the reinterpretation of new experiences to fit into ideas
accomodation
the restructuring of old ideas to include new experiences
information-processing theory
a perspective that compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to computer analysis of data , including sensory input, connections stored memories and output
sociocultural theory
a newer theory that holds that development results from the dynamic interaction of each person with the surrounding social and cultural forces
apprenticeship in thinking
Vygotsky
