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INTRODUCTION TO DEV PSYCH Flashcards

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the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human lifespan

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Development

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A Characteristics of the Life Span Perspective that refers to the oldest age documented; currently 122 years

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Life span

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A Characteristics of the Life Span Perspective that refers to the average expected number of years to live; currently 78 years

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Life expectancy

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - no age period is dominant

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Lifelong

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions

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Multidimensional

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - dimensions expand and shrink

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Multidirectional

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - capable of change

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Plastic

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - shared by psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers

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Multidisciplinary

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Life-span perspective views development as _____ - occurs within a setting

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Contextual

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What are the 6 Life-span perspective views in development?

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  1. Lifelong
  2. Multidimensional
  3. Multidirectional
  4. Plastic
  5. Multidisciplinary
  6. Contextual
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What are the Three types of contextual influences?

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  1. Normative age-graded influences
  2. Normative history-graded influences
  3. Non-normative life events
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A type of contextual influences that refers to the similar for individuals in a particular age group

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Normative age-graded influences

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A type of contextual influences that refers to the common to people of a particular generation because of historic circumstances

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Normative history-graded influences

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A type of contextual influences that refers to the usual occurrences that have a major impact on the individual’s life

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Non-normative life events

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A contemporary concern that describes lifestyles and psychological states

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Health and Well-being

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A contemporary concern that describes same sex family; OFW parents

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Parenting and Education

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A contemporary concern that describes culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender

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Sociocultural contexts and Diversity

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A contemporary concern that describes governments course of action

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Social Policy

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What are the 4 Contemporary concerns?

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  1. Health and Well-being
  2. Parenting and Education
  3. Sociocultural contexts and Diversity
  4. Social Policy
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It refers to a time frame in a person’s life that is characterized by certain features

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Developmental period

21
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A conception of age that refers to the number years

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Chronological age

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A conception of age that refers to biological health

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Biological age

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A conception of age that refers to adaptive capacities

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Psychological age

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A conception of age that refers to connectedness with others

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Social age

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What are the 4 Conceptions of Age?

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  1. Chronological age
  2. Biological age
  3. Psychological age
  4. Social age
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What are the 5 Theoretical Orientations to Development?

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  1. Psychoanalytic
  2. Cognitive
  3. Behavioral and Social Cognitive
  4. Ethological
  5. Ecological
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A method for collecting data that must be systematic and controlled

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Observation

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A method for collecting data that is laboratory and naturalistic

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Observation

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A method for collecting data that has Standard sets of questions, that are used to obtain people’s attitudes or beliefs about a particular topic

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Survey and Interviews

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What are the 5 Methods for Collecting Data?

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  1. Observation
  2. Survey and Interview
  3. Standardized test
  4. Case study
  5. Physiological measures
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What are the 3 Research designs

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  1. Descriptive
  2. Correlational
  3. Experiment
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A time span research that refers to simultaneously compares individuals of different ages

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Cross sectional

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A time span research that refers to studies the same individuals over a period of time, usually several years or more

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Longitudinal approach

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A time span research that refers to the differences due to a person’s time of birth, era, or generation, but not to actual age

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Cohort effects

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What are the 3 Time span research?

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  1. Cross sectional
  2. Longitudinal approach
  3. Cohort effects
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A type of conducting an ethical research that talks about all participants must know what their research participation will involve and what risk might develop

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Informed consent

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A type of conducting an ethical research that talks about researchers are responsible for keeping the data completely anonymous

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Confidentiality

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A type of conducting an ethical research: after the study, participants should be informed of the study’s purpose and methods that were used

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Debriefing

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A type of conducting an ethical research that refers to researchers must ensure that deception will not harm participants, and that participants are fully debriefed

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Deception

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What are the 4 conduction Ethical Research?

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  1. Informed consent
  2. Confidentiality
  3. Debriefing
  4. Deception
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What are the 2 Minimizing Bias?

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  1. Gender bias

2. Cultural and Ethnic Bias

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