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22 Cards in this Set
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What is human development?
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the scientific study of processes of change and stability throughout the human life span.
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Name 6 disciplines involved in the stufy of human development.
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psychology, psychiatry, biology, education, medicine, anthropology
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What are 4 major goals of the study of human development?
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description, explanation, prediction, modification.
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what are three domains?
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Physical development, Cognitive development, psychosocial development.
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What are the 8 periods of human development?
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Prenatal, infancy/toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood.
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Name the 4 Contextual Influences on development.
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Family, Socioeconomic Status (SES), culture and ethnicity, the historical context.
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What are the 6 principles of the life span developmental approach?
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development is life long, development is modifiable, development involves both gains and losses, Relative influences of biology and culture shift over a life span, Development involves changing allocation of resources, Development is influenced by the historical and cultural context.
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What purpose do theories serve?
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to describe and explain development and to predict what kinds of behaviors will occur under certain circumstances.
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What are 3 basic theoretical issues on which scientists differ?
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whether environment or heredity is is more important, whether development is continuous or occurs in stages, whether development is passive or active.
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What are 5 theoretical Perspectives of Human Development?
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1.Learning
2.Cognitive 3.psychoanalytic 4.Evolutionary/Sociobiological 5.Contextual |
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what is the chief focus of the psychoanalytic perspective?
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Development as shaped by unconscious forces that motivate human behavior.
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What is human development?
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the scientific study of processes of change and stability throughout the human life span.
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Name 6 disciplines involved in the stufy of human development.
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psychology, psychiatry, biology, education, medicine, anthropology
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What are 4 major goals of the study of human development?
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description, explanation, prediction, modification.
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what are three domains?
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Physical development, Cognitive development, psychosocial development.
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What are the 8 periods of human development?
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Prenatal, infancy/toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood.
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Name the 4 Contextual Influences on development.
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Family, Socioeconomic Status (SES), culture and ethnicity, the historical context.
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What are the 6 principles of the life span developmental approach?
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development is life long, development is modifiable, development involves both gains and losses, Relative influences of biology and culture shift over a life span, Development involves changing allocation of resources, Development is influenced by the historical and cultural context.
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What purpose do theories serve?
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to describe and explain development and to predict what kinds of behaviors will occur under certain circumstances.
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What are 3 basic theoretical issues on which scientists differ?
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whether environment or heredity is is more important, whether development is continuous or occurs in stages, whether development is passive or active.
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What are 5 theoretical Perspectives of Human Development?
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1.Learning
2.Cognitive 3.psychoanalytic 4.Evolutionary/Sociobiological 5.Contextual |
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what is the chief focus of the psychoanalytic perspective?
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Development as shaped by unconscious forces that motivate human behavior.
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