Week 1

Question 1

science of human development

Answer 1

seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time.

Question 2

flourishing

Answer 2

growth, enable by proper support
(to vanderwheel, it is the state when all 6 domains are doing good)

Question 3

Critical period of development

Answer 3

The time when certain things must occur, in order for development to be normal

Question 4

Sensitive period of development

Answer 4

The time when a particular aspect of development occurs most easily, when experience exerts its greatest effect.

Question 5

Cohort

Answer 5

People who:
- Are born within the same historical period
- Move through life together
- Share experiences of events, new technologies, and cultural changes, at the same ages.

Question 6

Socioeconomic status (SES)

Answer 6

income, wealth, occupation, education, and neighborhood; underlies every other system (age and cohort are entangled with SES)

Question 7

VanderWeele’s six proposed domains of human flourishing

Answer 7

• Happiness & life satisfaction
• Mental & physical health
• Meaning & purpose
• Character & virtue
• Close social relationships
• Financial & material stability