Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
1. How is devel-
science of human development: Seeks to understand how and why
opment
people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over
defined and
time.
what is
Lifespan approach: All phases of life taken into account. The "multis"
the lifespan
ap- proach?
2. What are
1. Multidirectional
the "multis"
2. Multicontextual (Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems model)
of the
3. Multicultural
lifespan ap-
4. (multi?)Plastic
proach?
5. Multidisciplinary
3. What are two the- Epigenetics - the study of how the environment influences genetic
expression.
ories at the inter- tinuity?
section of
nature and 6. What are the as- sumptions of dis-
nurture? continuity theo- ries?
4. What is the
con- cept of
disconti- nuity
in human
development?
5. How does
conti- nuity in
human
development
dif- fer from
discon-
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
itterential Susceptibility - genes stages are generalizable Abruptness assumption:
make some people more
susceptible to their development occurs in distinct stages
environments than others
iew that development takes
place in unique stages,
which happen at specific
times or ages.
ontinuity views development as
gradual continuous growth
(like a pine tree).
discontinuity views
development as a series of
distinct phases (like a
butterfly).
oncurrence
assumpti
on:
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
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Coherent organization assumption: similar types of development happen at
similar times
7. What is the Development is multicontextual.
main idea of The child's development is shaped by their interaction with the environ-
Bronfen-
brenner's Ecolog- ment--viewed as a series of nested and interconnected structures with
the child
ical Model? at the center.
(microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem)
8. a. How do The development of individuals is influenced by context: their interactions
eco- with
logical models in- interrelated environments attect and are attected by the individual.
form our un-
derstanding of
the interplay
be- tween
individuals and
their envi-
ronments in
de-
velopment?
9. What are the Be-
theories of
hu- man
develop-
ment covered
in the text
and lec- ture
(e.g., Psy-
choanalytic,
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
´ Psychoanalytic: A theory focusing on unconscious determinants of behavior. - inner drive and
developed by Freud that motives (Freud's psychosexual theory; Erikson's psy- chosocial theory).
attempts to explain
personality, motivation, Behaviorism: stresses conditioning and the importance of directly
and mental disorders by observable events. stimuli and responses are the appropriate focus of
study - "anything can
haviorism, Cogni- be learned" (Bandura's social learning theory)
tive,
Humanistic, Cognitive: Focuses on attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions - ideas and
Evolutionary)? beliefs (Piaget's theory of cognitive development).
a. Know the
Humanism: stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief
defin- ition
that all people have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender,
and under-
or background
stand
examples
complete solutions
1. How is devel-
science of human development: Seeks to understand how and why
opment
people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over
defined and
time.
what is
Lifespan approach: All phases of life taken into account. The "multis"
the lifespan
ap- proach?
2. What are
1. Multidirectional
the "multis"
2. Multicontextual (Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems model)
of the
3. Multicultural
lifespan ap-
4. (multi?)Plastic
proach?
5. Multidisciplinary
3. What are two the- Epigenetics - the study of how the environment influences genetic
expression.
ories at the inter- tinuity?
section of
nature and 6. What are the as- sumptions of dis-
nurture? continuity theo- ries?
4. What is the
con- cept of
disconti- nuity
in human
development?
5. How does
conti- nuity in
human
development
dif- fer from
discon-
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
itterential Susceptibility - genes stages are generalizable Abruptness assumption:
make some people more
susceptible to their development occurs in distinct stages
environments than others
iew that development takes
place in unique stages,
which happen at specific
times or ages.
ontinuity views development as
gradual continuous growth
(like a pine tree).
discontinuity views
development as a series of
distinct phases (like a
butterfly).
oncurrence
assumpti
on:
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
Coherent organization assumption: similar types of development happen at
similar times
7. What is the Development is multicontextual.
main idea of The child's development is shaped by their interaction with the environ-
Bronfen-
brenner's Ecolog- ment--viewed as a series of nested and interconnected structures with
the child
ical Model? at the center.
(microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem)
8. a. How do The development of individuals is influenced by context: their interactions
eco- with
logical models in- interrelated environments attect and are attected by the individual.
form our un-
derstanding of
the interplay
be- tween
individuals and
their envi-
ronments in
de-
velopment?
9. What are the Be-
theories of
hu- man
develop-
ment covered
in the text
and lec- ture
(e.g., Psy-
choanalytic,
, Lifespan Development EXAM 1 (STUDY GUIDE) with
complete solutions
´ Psychoanalytic: A theory focusing on unconscious determinants of behavior. - inner drive and
developed by Freud that motives (Freud's psychosexual theory; Erikson's psy- chosocial theory).
attempts to explain
personality, motivation, Behaviorism: stresses conditioning and the importance of directly
and mental disorders by observable events. stimuli and responses are the appropriate focus of
study - "anything can
haviorism, Cogni- be learned" (Bandura's social learning theory)
tive,
Humanistic, Cognitive: Focuses on attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions - ideas and
Evolutionary)? beliefs (Piaget's theory of cognitive development).
a. Know the
Humanism: stresses the potential of all humans for good and the belief
defin- ition
that all people have the same basic needs, regardless of culture, gender,
and under-
or background
stand
examples
