DEP2004 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
Continuity (lifespan)
✓ ~~~ development is continuous and gradual
multi-directionality (ls)
✓ ~~~ development never stops but it has lots of losses and gains over time (ex. as an
infant you are able to hear 140 speech sounds but you lose some over time)
multi-disciplinary (ls)
✓ ~~~ development occurs in different domains (bio, psych, social) and is dependent on
other areas
biopsychosocial approach (ls)
✓ ~~~ development is dependent on biological, cognitive, and environmental factors
nature vs nurture
✓ ~~~ nature: you are born the way u are
nurture: the environment raises who u are
maturational theory (bio)
✓ ~~~ based on genetics
ethology
✓ ~~~ the study of animal behavior
, instinctual behavior
✓ ~~~ behavior that is not learned, you have from birth
critical period
✓ ~~~ a time shortly after birth where something must occur for normal development (ex.
Lorenzo's geese study with imprinting)
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
✓ ~~~ Based on individuals' interacting and learning about their world,, humans are social
creatures that require interacting and learning to develop
8 stages of Erikson's theory
✓ ~~~ 1. Trust vs. Mistrust
2. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative vs. Guilt
4. Industry vs. Inferiority
5. Identity vs. Identity Confusion
6. Intimacy vs. Isolation
7. Generativity vs. Stagnation
8. Integrity vs. Despair
empiricism (learning)
✓ ~~~ we start as a blank state and we are products of our experience, nurture view
Answers
Continuity (lifespan)
✓ ~~~ development is continuous and gradual
multi-directionality (ls)
✓ ~~~ development never stops but it has lots of losses and gains over time (ex. as an
infant you are able to hear 140 speech sounds but you lose some over time)
multi-disciplinary (ls)
✓ ~~~ development occurs in different domains (bio, psych, social) and is dependent on
other areas
biopsychosocial approach (ls)
✓ ~~~ development is dependent on biological, cognitive, and environmental factors
nature vs nurture
✓ ~~~ nature: you are born the way u are
nurture: the environment raises who u are
maturational theory (bio)
✓ ~~~ based on genetics
ethology
✓ ~~~ the study of animal behavior
, instinctual behavior
✓ ~~~ behavior that is not learned, you have from birth
critical period
✓ ~~~ a time shortly after birth where something must occur for normal development (ex.
Lorenzo's geese study with imprinting)
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
✓ ~~~ Based on individuals' interacting and learning about their world,, humans are social
creatures that require interacting and learning to develop
8 stages of Erikson's theory
✓ ~~~ 1. Trust vs. Mistrust
2. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative vs. Guilt
4. Industry vs. Inferiority
5. Identity vs. Identity Confusion
6. Intimacy vs. Isolation
7. Generativity vs. Stagnation
8. Integrity vs. Despair
empiricism (learning)
✓ ~~~ we start as a blank state and we are products of our experience, nurture view
