K
C
LO
YC
DEP2004 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
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CORRECT ANSWERS ALL
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VERIFIED BY AN EXPERT A+
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GRADED (LATEST UPDATE)
, .Nature vs nurture - ANS Thinks that occur regardless of environment; things that occur due
to environment
critical period - ANS when things must happen for normal development
sensitive period - ANS when developmental outcomes occur most easily
cross-sectional research - ANS groups of people of one age are compared with people of
another age
K
longitudinal research - ANS collecting data repeatedly on the same individuals as they age
Plasticity - ANS flexibility and resilience--> the brains ability to adapt to change or repair itself
C
freud's psychoanalytic therapy - ANS irrational, unconscious drives and motives, often
originating in childhood, underlie human behavior. 5 psychosexual stages, suggested early
LO
conflict resolution and determines personality problems; nature and nurture, discontinuous
Erikson's psychosocial stage theory - ANS 8 stages; each has challenging developmental
crisis or task; different from freud because it covers lifespan and focuses on family + culture, not
sexual urges; discontinuous, nurture
YC
John Watson' theory of behaviorism - ANS focuses on the effect of environmental
experiences; development is shaped by consequences (operant conditioning) and learned
associations (classical conditioning); development completely due to nurture; continuous
Bandura's social learning theory - ANS extension of behaviorism that emphasizes influence
D
other people have over our behavior; observational learning (watching other people's
consequences) modeling (imitating other's behaviors); BOBO DOLL; nurture, continuous
U
Piaget's cognitive theory - ANS thoughts and expectations profoundly affect actions,
attitudes... Discontinuous and focuses on changes in how people think over time. 4 stages in
which children actively construct knowledge as they explore the world and adapt their thinking in
ST
complex ways; magical vs logical thinking
information processing theory - ANS Compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to
computer analysis of data
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory - ANS human development results from dynamic interactions
between developing persons and their surroundings to society. culture is key; Vygotsky stressed
guided learning (zone of proximal development); nature and continuous
C
LO
YC
DEP2004 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
D
CORRECT ANSWERS ALL
U
VERIFIED BY AN EXPERT A+
ST
GRADED (LATEST UPDATE)
, .Nature vs nurture - ANS Thinks that occur regardless of environment; things that occur due
to environment
critical period - ANS when things must happen for normal development
sensitive period - ANS when developmental outcomes occur most easily
cross-sectional research - ANS groups of people of one age are compared with people of
another age
K
longitudinal research - ANS collecting data repeatedly on the same individuals as they age
Plasticity - ANS flexibility and resilience--> the brains ability to adapt to change or repair itself
C
freud's psychoanalytic therapy - ANS irrational, unconscious drives and motives, often
originating in childhood, underlie human behavior. 5 psychosexual stages, suggested early
LO
conflict resolution and determines personality problems; nature and nurture, discontinuous
Erikson's psychosocial stage theory - ANS 8 stages; each has challenging developmental
crisis or task; different from freud because it covers lifespan and focuses on family + culture, not
sexual urges; discontinuous, nurture
YC
John Watson' theory of behaviorism - ANS focuses on the effect of environmental
experiences; development is shaped by consequences (operant conditioning) and learned
associations (classical conditioning); development completely due to nurture; continuous
Bandura's social learning theory - ANS extension of behaviorism that emphasizes influence
D
other people have over our behavior; observational learning (watching other people's
consequences) modeling (imitating other's behaviors); BOBO DOLL; nurture, continuous
U
Piaget's cognitive theory - ANS thoughts and expectations profoundly affect actions,
attitudes... Discontinuous and focuses on changes in how people think over time. 4 stages in
which children actively construct knowledge as they explore the world and adapt their thinking in
ST
complex ways; magical vs logical thinking
information processing theory - ANS Compares human thinking processes, by analogy, to
computer analysis of data
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory - ANS human development results from dynamic interactions
between developing persons and their surroundings to society. culture is key; Vygotsky stressed
guided learning (zone of proximal development); nature and continuous
