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developmental theories Flashcards

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what do dev theories do

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provide a framework for understanding how and why people change as they develop
- help organize observations about human behavior
- aid in hypothesis generation
- help interpret evidence that links ideas to findings

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what are the grand theories

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psychoanalytic, behaviorism, cognitive

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what are the newer theories

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sociocultural, biological perspectives - evolutionary, ethological, epigenetic

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psychodynamic (analytic) theory definition

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behavior is motivated by inner forces that a person has little consciousness or control of
- rooted in childhood
- development involves mastery of developmental challenges

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freud’s psychosexual theory

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unconscious, inner forces act to determine personality and behavior; stages focused on specific body parts; emphasizes early experience (first 6 yrs happen in 3 of 5 stages); under/over-gratification = fixation

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erikson’s psychosocial theory

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8 fixed universal stages that each present conflicts related to social experiences and how well they’re resolved affects behavior later on; no crisis ever fully resolved and growth is lifelong; focuses on the ego

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infancy 0-1.5 F vs E

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F - oral: sucking, feeding; needs not always met

E - trust (satisfying basic needs) vs mistrust

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toddlerhood (1.5-3) F vs E

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F - anal: toilet training, balancing pleasure and control

E - autonomy (self-sufficiency) vs shame & doubt

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early childhood (3-6) F vs E

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F - phallic: genital stimulation (boys), envy for girls; adjustment for gender roles

E - initiative (trying adult-like activities) vs guilt

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middle childhood (6-12) F vs E

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F - latency: sexual urges quiet, focus on school, friends etc

E - industry (practicing & mastering skills) vs inferiority

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adolescence (12+) F vs E

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F - genital: sexual stimulation, stage continues through adulthood

E - identity vs role confusion

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behavioral theory definition

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development affected by observable behavior and outside stimuli in environment, NO universal stages, development happens gradually (quantitative), lifelong learning process

Watson & Skinner

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john b watson’s classical conditioning

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behavior result of continuing exposure to specific environmental factors; little albert experiment called ‘behaviorism”

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classical conditioning def

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organism responds in particular way to a neutral stimulus that normally doesn’t bring out that type of response (Pavlov)

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lead people in behavioral perspective

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watson , skinner, bandura

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lead people in psychoanalytic/dynamic perspective

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freud and erikson

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b.f. skinner - operant conditioning def

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voluntary response is strengthened or weakened by association with negative or positive consequences

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reinforcement

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stimuli that increases likelihood of behavior

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punishment

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stimuli that decreases behavior

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extinction

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behavior stops when it receives no responses from the environment

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skinner’s air crib

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raised daughter in it for 2 years, safe and baby happy but received misinformed negative press and declined in popularity

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factors influencing effectiveness of operant conditioning

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age - adolescents more sensitive to certain types of reward and punishment

value of rewards - may vary by individual

delay - immediate pun/rew better

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albert bandura - social (cognitive) learning theory

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behavior learned through observation and imitation of a model’s behavior

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four steps of bandura’s theory and example

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  1. must attend/perceive behavior
  2. must recall
  3. must accurately reproduce
  4. must be motivated to carry behavior

ex: fearless peter, bobo doll

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imitation more likely to occur when

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model is admirable, nurturing, powerful, similar to observer

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cognitive theories def

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focus on how and what people think to understand what they do

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cognitive theory people

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Piaget

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jean piaget - stages of cognitive development

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made observations and interpreted responses of children - what they said and did as they solved problems

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stages of cognitive dev (piaget)

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sensorimotor stage, pre operational, concrete operational, formal operation

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sensorimotor stage

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birth - 2yrs, uses their senses to learn

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pre operational

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2 - 6yrs, uses language but not logic

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concrete operational

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6- 11 yrs, uses simple logic, facts, skills

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formal operational

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12 - adulthood, uses abstract thinking

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how is human thinking arranged according to piaget

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arranged into schemes - organized mental patterns that represent behaviors and actions

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humans seek cognitive equilibrium through

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improving understanding of world through assimilation and accommodation

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assimilation def

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understanding an experience in terms of what is already known

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accommodation def

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changes in thinking occur in response to new stimuli

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information processing theory (part of cognitive)

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development of thinking and understanding by describing how a person pays attention, remembers, and reactions to world; life experiences play roles in cognitive and shapes strategies

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computer analogy to the process of thinking (IPT)

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inputs > processing > storage & retrieval > outputs;
can use brain imaging to understand what happens btwn input and output ; quantitative approach - processing speed and efficiency gradually improve with age

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sociocultural theories

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human development = reciprocal interactions btwn developing people and surroundings, most beliefs are social constructs not natural laws, culture integral to person’s development

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people in sociocultural

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vygotsky

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vygotsky’s sociocultural theory

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development = reciprocal transaction btwn people in child’s environ. and child; as children play/cooperate with others they understand what is important in their society; cultural artifacts used to teach

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zone of proximal development (ZPD - vygotsky)

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concepts that a learner is close to acquiring but cannot master without help

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apprentice in thinking (ZPD)

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children guided by capable adult/peer

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guided participation (ZPD)

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process of teaching skills, values, habits

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scaffolding (ZPD)

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degree of assistance provided to children in ZPD, should decrease with increased competency

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biological perspectives def

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psychological and behavioral develop. begin w/ roots in our brain, genes, and innate instincts

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theories in biological perspectives

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evolutionary, ethological, epigenetic

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evolutionary theory

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darwin’s natural selection, (<outcome =) selective adaptation, genetic variations occur and genes selected if increase chance of environ. adjustment

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ethological theory/ethology def

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examines ways in which biological makeup affects behavior
- human behaviors are universal, innate, gene-based
- critical/sensitive periods for behaviors

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ex of ethological theory

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Konrad Lorenz - imprinting of duck/goslings

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epigenetic theory

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environment shapes how genes are expressed; physical inborn genetic characteristics changed by environ/experiences

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genetic characteristic changes

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genetic expression takes multiple pathways - complex, bidirectional interactions; some changes occur more easily than others

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what is the right approach

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none, each have own premises focusing on different aspects of development

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