WGU C217 Objective Assessment Study Guide questions and correct answers 2022/2023

WGU C217 Objective Assessment Study Guide questions and correct answers 2022/2023Multidimensional Perspective how cognitive, biological, and socioemotional development influence each other Multidimensionally speaking, if a young boy breaks his leg how will he not develop according to Piaget? He will not be able to develop cognitively because he can't move to experience the world around him What are two examples of how growth expands and shrinks? Fluid intelligence, Crystallized intelligence When does fluid intelligence peak? In early adulthood, then declines When does crystallized intelligence increase continuously Plastic perspective the capacity for change When is a growth mindset most prevalent? In middle childhood because they are aware that they can change and develop. Memory training in older adults it can grow their cognitive abilities Multidisciplinary discipline Any field of study that finds interest in and studies human life and development Contextual development Every part of development happens in some type of context 3 Influences of contextual development normative age, normative history, non-normative Normative age growth and development specific to a certain age (graduation) Normative history A person acts a certain way because they grew up during the Great Depression. Non-Normative life events specific to one person, effects their development. (death of a parent at a young age) 5 Types of perspectives Psychoanalytical, Cognitive, Behavioral, Ecological, Ethological Psychoanalytical Theorists Freud, Erickson Behavioral theorists Skinner, Bandura Cognitive theorists Piaget, Vgotsky Ecological Theorist Bronfenbrenner Ethological perspective Behavior is strongly influenced by biology and evolution. Characterized by specific periods of development. Psychoanalytical perspective -Unconscious forces - early experiences both shape development Cognitive perspective social and cultural interaction guide development Behavioral perspective we can only study what can be directly observed and measures. Ecological perspective environmental systems have several layers Information Processing cognitive theory that states how people process information, thoughts, memory, and language Who is famous for his psychoanalytic theory? Erick Erickson Erickson states that development is: Social and reflects a desire to affiliate with other people How many psycho social stages are there? 8