Strong Areas Flashcards
What are the 4 levels of the ecological systems theories
Micro
Meso
Exo
Macro
What type of classical theory of development believes that both cultural factors and psychological factors are important for development
Constructivist
Who supports the psychodynamic theory but also thinks that culture has important influence
Erickson
What issue are traits like personality and intelligence linked to ?
Individual differences
What issue of development is nature vs nurture tied to ?
Sources of behaviour
What category does Piagets stages of development fit into ?
Discontinuous
What kind of data does the continuous view on development use ?
Quantitative
What type of study design would I use to compare groups of individuals cheaply and quickly
Cross sectional
What are microgenetic studies good for ?
cognitive developmental change
What study design is used 90% of the time
Longitudinal
What type of attachment is characterised by inconsolable behaviour
Resistant
How would a resistantly attached child behave with the mother at the beginning vs when she re enters the room
Stay close to mother
Want to renew contact but also goes away
Name 3 methods that a behaviour can be reconditioned in systematic desensitisation
Relaxation
Biofeedback
Behavioural modelling
What mechanism does systematic desensitisation rely on ?
Association
Name the 5 phases of psychosexual development
Oral
Anal
Phallic
latency
Genital
Name the phases that the formation of attachment goes through
Pre-attachment
Attachment in the making
Caregiver attachment
Clear cut
Reciprocal
When would a child’s attachment style solidify
Clear cut attachment
9-12m
When do the stages of attachment stop developing
7 yrs
What would begin to happen if a mother left a child by themselves around 7-9 months then came back
Orientation
Seeking
Separation distress
Reunion
What concepts from Piaget were important in furthering the understanding of development
Centration
Operations
Conservation
When is object permanence said to develop ?
Secondary circular reactions
What is the name of the process of integrating new experiences into existing schema
Assimilation
What is the name of the process of modifying schema to fit new and old experiences
Accommodation
What is social constructivism ?
The idea that reality is our own mental creation
