Module One: Foundations Of Develpoment Psychology Flashcards
(15 cards)
How do we define physical domain in human development?
Physical incudes things like height, weight, fine and gross motor skills, brain development, puberty, sexual health, fertility and menopause, changes in out senses, primary and secondary aging. Physical is more focused on a little more appearance.
How do we define cognitive in human development?
Language development, thinking, learning and understanding, memory abilities, moral reasoning, practical intelligence, and wisdom.
How do we define psychosocial in human development?
Psychological nd social development, temperament and attachment, emotions, personality, self esteem, relationships, identity development, dating (romance, cohabitation, marriage, and having children.) , and caregiving (retirement, coping with losses, and death and dying)
Is development continuous or discontinuous?
For continuous development is a cumulative process, and is gradually improving on existing skills. Discontinuous development occurs in unique stages and development is at specific time or ages.
What is the nature versus nurture debate?
Nature is biology and genetics while nurture is environment (ex. Parents, peers) and culture. Between genes and environment both shape who we become. There is a continues debate about the relative contributions of each.
What are the stages of human development?
In order its goes
Prenatal development- germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods.
Infancy and toddlerhood- The first two years.
Early childhood- Ages 2 to 5 or 6.
Middle childhood- ages 6 to 11.
Adolescence- Ages 12-18.
Early adulthood- Late teens, twenties and thirties.
Middle adulthood- Late thirties (or age 40) through the mid-60s.
Late adulthood- “Young old” (65-74 years old) “Old old” (75-84 years old) “oldest old” (85+ years old)
What is the lifespan perspective in human development?
An approach to studying lifespan development attributed Paul Baltes, German psychologist and leading expert on lifespan development and aging.
What is the definition of lifespan development
The biological, cognitive, and psychological changes and constancies that occur thrughtuout the entire course of life.
What are the methods and objectives of development research?
Development id multidirectional and results in gains and loses through life, Development is multidimensional , Also lifelong, plastic, and contextual. (Refer to d2l for in depth studying too long for here)
What is correlational research?
Formally test whether a relationship exists between 2 or more variables.
What is the value of scientific method in researching development?
Science involves continuously renewing our understanding of topics in question and an ongoing investigation of how and why events occur. Science is falsifiable.
What is experimental research and how is it valuable/
Experiments are designed to test hypotheses. Hypotheses are specific statements about variables. Variables are operationalized which means the researcher specifics exactly what is going to be measured.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of development research designs?
Advantage is the experimental method is the only research ethos that can measure cause and effect relationships between variables.
Disadvantages of research
The difficulty translating much of what concerns us about human behaviour into a laboratory setting
What are the challenges associated with conducting readership in lifespan development?
There are ethical concerns, informed consent, recruitment, samples of confidence, and retention. (Refer back to d2l for in depth).
