FOundational theories

Question 1

Differential Susceptibility

Answer 1

How each individual is uniquely susceptible to circumstances and events, as influenced by our genes or previous experiences

Question 2

Microsystem

Answer 2

Immediate environment

Direct participation

Family, friends, school

Very influential in early life
Becomes richer throughout development

Question 3

Exosystem

Answer 3

Environmental settings

No direct contact but still influential

Neighbourhood, legal services, media, parent workplace

Question 4

Macrosystem

Answer 4

Society

General beliefs, values, customs, laws

Question 5

Every part of our lives has some form of impact upon development
You cannot separate one from the other
THat is …

Answer 5

Intersectioality

Question 6

Sigmund Freud

Answer 6

We are driven by unconscious drives

Development focuses around erogenous zones

Question 7

Erik Erikson

Answer 7

Psychosocial conflict  Crises of learning

Some crises:
What do we learn?
Who do we learn from?
How do we become our own person

Question 8

Albert Bandura

Answer 8

Emphasis on observation and imitation
Learning is social

Reciprocal determinism

Question 9

Reciprocal Determinism

Answer 9

Personal factors, environment and behaviors influence eeach others

Question 10

Jean Piaget

Answer 10

Changed psychological perspective on human cognition

Question 11

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)