PSY 250 - EXAM 1 With complete solu on RATED A+
NEW EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
what is development - Ans change over me
what are the 5 ways of development across the lifespan - Ans mul direc onal
mul contextual
mul disciplinary
mul cultural
plas city
define mul direc onal development - Ans development in a direc on of areas
decisions and experiences
-con nuity - growth in the same direc on (knowledge, height, etc.)
-discon nuity - abrupt change in direc on for growth (puberty)
define mul contextual development - Ans the ecological model - influences direct and
indirectly
microsystem
mesosystem
exosystem
macrosystem
chronosystem
define the ecological model and the levels within - Ans microsystem- family, peer group, school
(direct rela onship)
, mesosystem - interac ng microsystems
exosystem - supports for microsystem - parent's employment, religious values, educa on
macrosystem - broad influences on microsystems - cultural pa$erns, poli cal ac ons
chronosystem - influence of me
define mul disciplinary development - Ans mul ple domains of influence
ex. nature vs nurture - interac on helps shape you
define mul cultural development - Ans language, spirituality, age, race, country, poli cs
define plas city - Ans the ability to change in order to adapt
malleablility
what is the scien fic method - Ans ques ons - hypotheses - tests - conclusions - replica on
what is a hypothesis - Ans a predic on that is desired to be tested
what is the IRB - Ans Insitu onal Review Board
reviews experiments/research that deals with humans
what are the two categories of theories in human development - Ans psychoanalysts and
behaviorists
what is a cross-sec onal study - Ans different groups of people
look at the groups all at once
NEW EDITION WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
what is development - Ans change over me
what are the 5 ways of development across the lifespan - Ans mul direc onal
mul contextual
mul disciplinary
mul cultural
plas city
define mul direc onal development - Ans development in a direc on of areas
decisions and experiences
-con nuity - growth in the same direc on (knowledge, height, etc.)
-discon nuity - abrupt change in direc on for growth (puberty)
define mul contextual development - Ans the ecological model - influences direct and
indirectly
microsystem
mesosystem
exosystem
macrosystem
chronosystem
define the ecological model and the levels within - Ans microsystem- family, peer group, school
(direct rela onship)
, mesosystem - interac ng microsystems
exosystem - supports for microsystem - parent's employment, religious values, educa on
macrosystem - broad influences on microsystems - cultural pa$erns, poli cal ac ons
chronosystem - influence of me
define mul disciplinary development - Ans mul ple domains of influence
ex. nature vs nurture - interac on helps shape you
define mul cultural development - Ans language, spirituality, age, race, country, poli cs
define plas city - Ans the ability to change in order to adapt
malleablility
what is the scien fic method - Ans ques ons - hypotheses - tests - conclusions - replica on
what is a hypothesis - Ans a predic on that is desired to be tested
what is the IRB - Ans Insitu onal Review Board
reviews experiments/research that deals with humans
what are the two categories of theories in human development - Ans psychoanalysts and
behaviorists
what is a cross-sec onal study - Ans different groups of people
look at the groups all at once
