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What is the science of correct answers The science that seeks to understand how and why people
of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same overtime
What is the definition of multidirectional? correct answers Gaining or losing something evident
at every stage
What is the definition of multicontextual? correct answers Takes place within many contexts,
including physical surrounding and family configurations
What is multicultural? correct answers Essential that people of all cultures are included in
developmental studies
What is multidisciplinary? correct answers Disciplines need to be studied, such as alcohol use in
adolescence
Nature definition correct answers general term for the traits, capacities and limitations that each
individual inherits genetically from their parents at the moment of conception
Nurture definiton correct answers general term for all environmental influences that affected
development after conception
What is the life span perspective? correct answers approach to the study of human development
that takes into account all phases of life
What is a critical period? correct answers A time when a particular type of development growth
must happen if it is ever going to happen
What is a sensitive period? correct answers A time when a certain type of development is most
likely to happen
What is the ecological systems approach? correct answers View that in the study of human
development a person should be considered in all the contacts and interactions that constitute a
life period
What are microsystems? correct answers basic personal relationships between family, friends or
peers
What are exo-systems? correct answers relationship between people and institutions
What are macrosystems? correct answers consist if broader social setting and include influences
such as government, policies and cultural views
What is a meosystem? correct answers connections among other systems
, What are epigenetics? correct answers effects of environmental forces on the expression of an
individuals species or genetic inheritance
What are the theories of human development? correct answers psychoanalytic, learning,
cognitive, systems, humanism, evolutionary
What is the psychoanalytic theory? correct answers Holds that irrational, unconscious drives and
motivates, often originating in childhood, underlie human behaviour
What is the learning theory? correct answers Describes the laws and processes by which
observable behaviour is learned
True or false: Behaviours in the learning theory can be directly observed correct answers True
What is behaviourism? correct answers Learning theory based on the idea that behaviours can be
trained and changed in response to stimuli in the environment
What is conditioning? correct answers Processes responses become linked to a particular stimuli
What is the social learning theory? correct answers Extended to include that we are all social
beings
What is the cognitive theory? correct answers Create by piaget based on thinking, attitudes,
beliefs
What is the family systems theory? correct answers Everybody affects and is affected by each
other
What is the bioecological theory? correct answers Basically the theory that covers all - consider a
developing person
What is an example of a direct relationship? correct answers Mother to child
What is an example of an indirect relationship? correct answers 3rd party, mother to father to
child
What is methodology? correct answers Watching and systematically collecting data
What are some examples of methodology? correct answers - Surveys
- experiments with control groups
What is humanism? correct answers stresses the potential of all human beings for good and
belief of basic needs
What are Maslow's hierarchy of needs? correct answers - Physiological needs
- Safety needs
What is the science of correct answers The science that seeks to understand how and why people
of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same overtime
What is the definition of multidirectional? correct answers Gaining or losing something evident
at every stage
What is the definition of multicontextual? correct answers Takes place within many contexts,
including physical surrounding and family configurations
What is multicultural? correct answers Essential that people of all cultures are included in
developmental studies
What is multidisciplinary? correct answers Disciplines need to be studied, such as alcohol use in
adolescence
Nature definition correct answers general term for the traits, capacities and limitations that each
individual inherits genetically from their parents at the moment of conception
Nurture definiton correct answers general term for all environmental influences that affected
development after conception
What is the life span perspective? correct answers approach to the study of human development
that takes into account all phases of life
What is a critical period? correct answers A time when a particular type of development growth
must happen if it is ever going to happen
What is a sensitive period? correct answers A time when a certain type of development is most
likely to happen
What is the ecological systems approach? correct answers View that in the study of human
development a person should be considered in all the contacts and interactions that constitute a
life period
What are microsystems? correct answers basic personal relationships between family, friends or
peers
What are exo-systems? correct answers relationship between people and institutions
What are macrosystems? correct answers consist if broader social setting and include influences
such as government, policies and cultural views
What is a meosystem? correct answers connections among other systems
, What are epigenetics? correct answers effects of environmental forces on the expression of an
individuals species or genetic inheritance
What are the theories of human development? correct answers psychoanalytic, learning,
cognitive, systems, humanism, evolutionary
What is the psychoanalytic theory? correct answers Holds that irrational, unconscious drives and
motivates, often originating in childhood, underlie human behaviour
What is the learning theory? correct answers Describes the laws and processes by which
observable behaviour is learned
True or false: Behaviours in the learning theory can be directly observed correct answers True
What is behaviourism? correct answers Learning theory based on the idea that behaviours can be
trained and changed in response to stimuli in the environment
What is conditioning? correct answers Processes responses become linked to a particular stimuli
What is the social learning theory? correct answers Extended to include that we are all social
beings
What is the cognitive theory? correct answers Create by piaget based on thinking, attitudes,
beliefs
What is the family systems theory? correct answers Everybody affects and is affected by each
other
What is the bioecological theory? correct answers Basically the theory that covers all - consider a
developing person
What is an example of a direct relationship? correct answers Mother to child
What is an example of an indirect relationship? correct answers 3rd party, mother to father to
child
What is methodology? correct answers Watching and systematically collecting data
What are some examples of methodology? correct answers - Surveys
- experiments with control groups
What is humanism? correct answers stresses the potential of all human beings for good and
belief of basic needs
What are Maslow's hierarchy of needs? correct answers - Physiological needs
- Safety needs
