midterm review Flashcards
ageism
form of discrimination agains older adults based on their age; stereotypes about old people
gerontology
study of aging from maturity to old age
paul bates 4 features of life-span perspective
- multidirectionality
- plasticity
- historical context
- multiple causation
paul bates 4 features of life-span perspective: multidirectionality
development involved both growth and decline; as people grow in one area, they may lose in another and at different rates
paul bates 4 features of life-span perspective: plasticity
one’s capacity is not predetermined or set in concrete, many skills can be trained or improved with practice; limits to degree of potential improvement
paul bates 4 features of life-span perspective: historical context
each of us develops within a particular set of circumstances determined by the historical time in which we are born and the culture in which we grow up
paul bates 4 features of life-span perspective: multiple causation
how people develop results from a wide variety of forces; biological, psychological, sociocultural, life-cycle forces
identify normative and non-normative influences on aging: normative age graded
experiences cause by biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces that occur to most people of a particular age; major time marked events
identify normative and non-normative influences on aging: normative history graded influences
event that msot people in a specific culture experience at the same time; give a generation its unique identity
identify normative and non-normative influences on aging: non-normative influences
random or rare events that may be important for a specific individual but are not experienced by most people
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: cross sectional
developmental differences are identified by testing people of different ages at the same time; learn nothing about continuity
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: longitudinal
same individuals are observed or tested repeatedly at different points in their lives; practice effects
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: cross sequential
two or more cross sectional studies at two or more times of measurement
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: longitudinal sequential
two or more longitudinal designs that represent two or more cohorts
reliable
consistent
valid
measures what it attempts to measure
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: systematic observation
watching and recording
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: use task to sample behavior
ask they to do a task to see how they behave
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: self reports
ask them to self report on behavior
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: experimental
IV, DV, control
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: correlational
relationships
identify and differentiate the types of research designs: case study
intensive study of one person or a small group
age effects
reflect differences caused by underlying processes; inherent changes
cohort effects
caused by experiences and circumstances unique to the generation to which one belongs