answered to pass
1. assumptions of
Development is...
lifespan
1. Lifelong
perspec- tive
2. Multidimensional and multi-directional
3. Plastic
4. Influenced by multiple interacting forces
2. evolutionary
theories that explain human behavior in terms of how it contributes to the
the- ories
survival of the species and that look at how our evolutionary past
influences individual development; ethology, sensitive periods
3. psychodynam
view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of
ic theories
childhood experiences; Freud, Erikson
4. learning theories theories asserting that development results from an accumulation of
experiences; Classical, Operant, S.L.T
5. classic cognitive self learning, social interactions; Paiget, Vygotsky
6. modern cognitive criticized
7. systems theories theories that envision development in terms of complex wholes made
up of parts and that explore how these wholes and their parts are
organized and interact and change over time; 4 layers: micro, meso,
exo
8. Piaget vs. Piaget - physical development through physical interaction with enviro. If he
Vygot- sky is right we can learn everything on our own.
Vygotsky- development through social interaction with environment. You
need help to learn.
9. Sensitive period a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible
to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of
those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences
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10. Freud vs. Erikson
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