dev psych Flashcards
what are the 7 enduring themes for dev psych
continuity and discontinuity, mechanisms for change, universality and context specificity, individual differences, research and childrens welfare, nature and nuture, and the active child
hedonic wellbeing
is defined on emotions, how postiive/negative you feel and the pleasure you experience in life
eudemonic wellbeing
about the meaning and purpose you derive from your life
what does the perma scale of wellbeing measure
positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment
what does Balit Murrup measure
means strong spirit in Woi Wurrung language and measures social, emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing
what do WEMWBS and WHOQL measure
both are unidimensional measures, WEMWBS measures psychological wellbeing while WHOQL measures quality of life
what are the 3 types of intelligence
cultural, emotional and intellectual
2 examples of one dimensional intelligence measures
mental age (benet and simon) and IQ
what are the 2 dimensions of intelligence proposed by Raymond Cattell
crystalised and fluid intelligence
how do crystalised and fluid intelligence increase/decrease throughout life
crystalised tends to increase, while fluid decreases
examples of multidimensional measures of intelligence
Thurstone 7, gardner 7, Carolls 3-stratum model
What do the Stanford-Binet scales meaure
fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, working memory
what does the British ability scale measure
deliberately avoids using the word intelligence (to prevent positioning it as something that can be defined by a single score), measures verbal ability, non-verbal reasoning and spatial ability
What does the WISC measure
Welcher Intelligence Scale for Children, main sections are Verbal (general knowledge and language skills) and Performance (spatial and perceptual abilities)
epigenetics
changes that arise from changing gene expression, rather than the gene itself - can actually be passed onto the next generation
