Module 1 Flashcards
Corhort
A group of people born roughly around the same time in a particular society. They experience the same historical events and cultural climate, which influences values, priorities, and goals.
Normative Age Grade influences
biological+ environment. ex- starting school, retirement, menopause, puberty.
Normative History Grade influences
Historical events that influence development/identity. Ex; great depression, wars, advances in technology.
Non Normative influences
unpredicted/ not ties to a certain time. Unique experiences biological or environmental.Ex; earning a degree, divorce, close death, job offers.
What does culture influence?
what’s right or wrong, what to eat or strive for, how to speak emotional regulation.
social economical status/social class
how to identify households based on shared levels of education, income, occupation.
ethnocentrism
our own cultures practicies/expectations are superior/right
cultural relativity
an appreciation for cultural differences
What are the Domains of Human Development?
Physical, Cognitive, Psychological
Examples of Physical Human Development?
weight, motor skills, aging, sexual health, brain development
Examples of Cognitive Human Development?
Wisdom, learning/understanding, language development
Examples of Psychological Human Development?
attachment/temperament, personality, self esteem, relationships, emotions
Experimental Reality
knowing based on your own history
Agreement Reality
knowing based on what others told you
Personal Injuiry
drawing conclusions based on personal experience
Confirmation Bias
Tendency to look for evidence that are right while ignoring contradicting evidence
Human Development Issues
Continuous- gradual
One Course- same for all
Discontinuous- unique stages
Many Courses- different for everyone
Periods of Human Development(8)
1)Prenatal, 2) Infancy/toddlerhood, 3) Early childhood, 4) Middle childhood, 5) Adolescence, 6) Early Adulthood, 7) Middle Adulthood, 8) Late adulthood
Lifespan development
the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial hangers and constancies that occur throughout the entire course of life
Lifespan Perspective
an approach to lifespan development by Paul Battes(a german psychologist and expert on lifespan development)
Balte’s lifespan development principles. Developement is…(6)
1)Lifelong, 2) Multidimensional, 3) Multidirectional, 4) Plastic, 5) Contextual, 6) Multidisciplinary
Lifelong
conception>death
conception to adolescence and the gradual decline in old age
Multidimensional
influences- biological, cognitive, socioemotional
Multidirectional
Gains and Losses
prioritizing and improving efficiency of particular functions
Plastic
malleable changeable
no single pathway in development
contextual
development varies from person to person
factors: biology, family, school, church, profession, nationality, and ethnicity
multidisciplinary
any one discipline would not be able to account for all aspects of lifespan development
