| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Influencing Factors of Development | Heredity, Life Experience, Health Status, Cultural Expectations. |
| Recurring Issues on Development | Nature vs Nurture, Continuity vs Discontinuity, Universal vs Context-Specific |
| Nature vs Nurture | Ex: genetics and heredity vs experience and environment; Both interact to influence development. |
| Continuity vs Discontinuity | Ex: a 'happy baby' that ends up a happy adult OR Ex: a 'happy baby' that ends up an irritable adult; |
| Universal vs Context-Specific | Ex: a child in Mexico will develop the same way a child in China will OR Ex: there are many ways to develop. |
| Basic Forces | Biological, Psychological, Sociocultural: |
| Biopsychosocial | Biological, Psychological, and Sociocultural forces are intertwined; Idea that there may not be the same outcome for every identical situation because of these forces. |
| Sociocultural Forces | Society, Interpersonal skills, Culture, and Ethics. |
| Psycho Dynamic Theory | Freud's (Id, Ego, Superego) psychosexual theories and Erikson's (Epigenetic Principles) psychosocial theories are under what Developmental Theory: |
| Social Learning Theory | Bandura's Imitation/Observational Learning, when people try to understand the world through imitation, falls under what Developmental Theory: |
| Cognitive-Development Theory | Piaget's 4 stages fall under what Developmental Theory: |
| Behaviorism | Operant conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment (done on animals mostly) pertain to: |
| Macrosystem | Historical events, Ethnic group, and Culture pertain to: |
| Exosystem | Government and social policy, Parents' social network, and Parents' places of employment pertain to: |
| Mesosystem | School and Friends pertain to: |
| Microsystem | Just the parents and the child pertains to: |
| Competence-Environmental Theory | "Best Match or Fit" How well people adapt depends on the match between their abilities and the environmental press: Ex: a fast-paced, headbanging drummer tries out for a mellow band=doesn't match. OR Ex: a woman with a soulful voice tries out for choir=best match |
| Kohlberg's Theory | Extended from Piaget's theory, but this guy also built his theory on Moral Reasoning: |
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