lecture 1 - intro to growth and development

Question 1

what is the lifespan perspective?

Answer 1

pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the lifespan until death

Question 2

development

Answer 2

what influences an individual to become the unique individual they are

Question 3

what are the characteristics of the lifespan perspective

Answer 3

lifelong, plasticity, multidisciplinary, contextual, growth, maintenance, regulation of loss, co-construction of biology, culture

Question 4

multi-dimensional

Answer 4

biological, socioemotional and cognitive factors

Question 5

multi-directional

Answer 5

one component expanding vs one component shrinking

Question 6

cognitive processes

Answer 6

changes in individual thoughts, intelligence and language

Question 7

socioemotional processes

Answer 7

changes in individual relationships with other people, emotions and personality

Question 8

biological proceses

Answer 8

physical nature. Development of brain, height, weight, changes in nutrition, exercise, hormones, motor skills, cardiovascular decline

Question 9

nature-nurture issue

Answer 9

debate about whether development is primarily influenced by nature or nurture

Question 10

nature

Answer 10

an organisms biological inheritance

Question 11

nurture

Answer 11

environmental experiences

Question 12

epigenic view

Answer 12

development reflects an ongoing, bio-directional interchange between genes and the environment

Question 13

natural selection

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evolutionary process by which individuals of a species that are best adapted are the ones that survive and reproduce

Question 14

evolutionary psychology

Answer 14

emphasizes importance of adaption, reproduction and survival of the fittest in shaping behaviour

Question 15

chromosome

Answer 15

threadlike structures made up of DNA

Question 16

DNA

Answer 16

complex molecule that contain genetic info

Question 17

mitosis

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cell’s nucleus duplicates itself with two new cells being formed

Question 18

meiosis

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cell division that forms sperm and egg

Question 19

fertilization

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stage when egg and sperm fuse together to create a zygote

Question 20

Freuds Theory

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human behaviour is motivated by cultural experiences

Question 21

Erikson Psychosocial Theory

Answer 21

primary motivation for human behaviour is social and desire to affiliate with others

Question 22

what are the four stages of Piaget’s model of development

Answer 22

1. Actively construct an understanding of the world, 2. Construct the world - organization and adapt, 3. Organise and connect experiences and adapt, 4. Adapt to the changing environment

Question 23

information processing model

Answer 23

computer based analogy in which the development allows increase capacity to process

Question 24

skinners operant conditioning

Answer 24

rewards and punishments shape development

Question 25

Bandura's social cognitive model

Answer 25

emphasis continuity of development

Question 26

what does the reflective stage of Gallahue's hourglass contain

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sucking

Question 27

what is the rudimentary phase of Gallahue's model contain

Answer 27

Rolling, crawling, walking

Question 28

what does the fundamental phase of Gallahue's model consist of

Answer 28

throwing, catching, kicking

Question 29

what does the specialised phase of Gallahue's model consist of

Answer 29

sport specific skills

Question 30

anthropometry

Answer 30

study of measurement of humans

Question 31

what are examples of human measurements

Answer 31

height, weight, % body fat, body circumference, bone length