Human Development

Question 1

Dynamic systems theory

Answer 1

the view that development is a self-organizing process, in which new forms of behavior emerge through consistent interactions between a biological being and cultural and environmental contexts

Question 2

Visual acuity

Answer 2

the ability to distinguish differences among shapes, patterns and colors

Question 3

Piaget: stages of cognitive development

Answer 3

Sensorimotor 0-2
Preoperational 2-7
Concrete operational 7-12
Formal operational

Question 4

Orienting reflex

Answer 4

humans tendency to pay more attention to new stimuli than to stimuli to which they have become habituated

Question 5

Kohlbergs theory of moral judgement

Answer 5

Preconventional
Conventional
Postconventional

Question 6

Social intuitionist model

Answer 6

the idea that moral judgements reflect peoples initial and automatic emotional responses

Question 7

Socioemotional selectivity theory

Answer 7

old people focus more on meaningful events, goals, experiences