DEP2004- Human Development FINAL
EXAM Questions and Answers
race
✓ ~~~ Group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, and ethnic group.
(physical characteristics)
ethnicity
✓ ~~~ Characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion,
and language.
Cultural Influences on Gender Roles
✓ ~~~ In middle eastern countries, males are socialized and schooled to work in public
sphere, females work at home and be with children. (Men should work and women should
care for family household). (Male dominant cultures).
Collectivism versus Individualism
✓ ~~~ Collectivism- an individual is interdependent: identity from belonging
Individualism- an individual is independent:identity from individual traits
Self-esteem
✓ ~~~ global evaluative dimension of ones self (aka self-image and self-worth)
social comparison
✓ ~~~ belief that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development: Integrity Vs. Despair
, ✓ ~~~ 8th and Final stage of development, occurs during late adulthood. Involves
reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that
one's life was not well spent.
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development: Intimacy Vs. Isolation
✓ ~~~ struggle to form close relationships and gain the capacity for intimate love, or they
feel socially isolated.
Vygotsky's theory of the Cultural Influence on Development
✓ ~~~ social interactions provide the context for cognitive development and that these
social interactions, in which learning occurs, are influenced by the cultural context.
Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development: 3 to 6 years. Pre-operational
✓ ~~~ Representing things with words and images but lacking logical reasoning
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: 7 to 11 years. Concrete operational
✓ ~~~ Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and
performing arithmetical operations
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: 12 to adulthood
✓ ~~~ Formal operational
Potential for moral reasoning
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: Birth to 2/3 years- Sensorimotor
EXAM Questions and Answers
race
✓ ~~~ Group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, and ethnic group.
(physical characteristics)
ethnicity
✓ ~~~ Characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion,
and language.
Cultural Influences on Gender Roles
✓ ~~~ In middle eastern countries, males are socialized and schooled to work in public
sphere, females work at home and be with children. (Men should work and women should
care for family household). (Male dominant cultures).
Collectivism versus Individualism
✓ ~~~ Collectivism- an individual is interdependent: identity from belonging
Individualism- an individual is independent:identity from individual traits
Self-esteem
✓ ~~~ global evaluative dimension of ones self (aka self-image and self-worth)
social comparison
✓ ~~~ belief that there is a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development: Integrity Vs. Despair
, ✓ ~~~ 8th and Final stage of development, occurs during late adulthood. Involves
reflecting on the past and either piecing together a positive review or concluding that
one's life was not well spent.
Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development: Intimacy Vs. Isolation
✓ ~~~ struggle to form close relationships and gain the capacity for intimate love, or they
feel socially isolated.
Vygotsky's theory of the Cultural Influence on Development
✓ ~~~ social interactions provide the context for cognitive development and that these
social interactions, in which learning occurs, are influenced by the cultural context.
Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development: 3 to 6 years. Pre-operational
✓ ~~~ Representing things with words and images but lacking logical reasoning
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: 7 to 11 years. Concrete operational
✓ ~~~ Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and
performing arithmetical operations
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: 12 to adulthood
✓ ~~~ Formal operational
Potential for moral reasoning
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive
Development: Birth to 2/3 years- Sensorimotor
