Nature of development

Question 1

term used when developmental changes are heavily influenced by biological processes.

Answer 1

Maturation

Question 2

Which terms are closely associated with biological changes over time

Answer 2

Growth & aging

Question 3

Implies that what is learned is the result of the person’s interaction with the environment and is largely independent of biological influences.

Answer 3

Learning

Question 4

Thus, a child ____ to ride a bike; however, the child’s ability to achieve balance, which depends heavily on the development of physical strength and brain-based functions, is more a matter of ______.

Answer 4

-learns
-maturation

Question 5

Development is deeply embedded in context which is the

Answer 5

, the immediate and extended environmental settings in which development occurs.

-. Sometimes context involves the role of the individual within the family, with the family being one of the most influential determinants of the path of developmental change

-At other times the relevant context is broader, extending to the individual’s society or even to the individual’s culture

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Question 6

Society refers to the

Answer 6

larger group of individuals within which an individual lives; culture refers not only to the people but also to the beliefs, the common practices, the language, and the norms associated with an individual’s society

Question 7

What are the two important environmental?

Answer 7

Society and culture

Question 8

The larger group of individuals within which an individual lives;

Answer 8

society

Question 9

Not only to the people but also to the beliefs, the common practices, the language, and the norms associated with an individual’s society.

Answer 9

culture

Question 10

What are the sociocultural and other factors that affect childhood conceptualizations?

Answer 10

-Culture
-Social/political
-economic