Major periods of development - ANSWER prenatal
infancy and toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
middle adulthood
late adulthood
distinctive features of human development - AN
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Major periods of development - ANSWER prenatal
infancy and toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
middle adulthood
late adulthood
distinctive features of human development - ANSWER lifelong
multidirectional
multidisciplinary
multidimensional
is development specific to a certain period in your life? - ANSWER no, development is LIFELONG
which feature of human development is described by change being either good, bad, or both, simultaneously?
i.e at every period, an individual might be improving in some ways and falling behind in others. - ANSWER Multidirectional
which feature of human development is aging considered to be? - ANSWER multidirectional
has to do with something becoming more developed and more advanced
can be physical, emotional, and/or cognitive - ANSWER maturation
changes in the following dimensions: biological, social, emotional, and cognitive describe how development is what? - ANSWER multidimensional
two major controversies in the field of developmental psychology - ANSWER nature vs nurture
continuity vs discontinuity
controversy in the field of developmental psychology that looks at what causes people to be the way they are - ANSWER nature vs nurture
nature - ANSWER the influence of our inherited characteristics or biology on our personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions on change and growth
Nurture - ANSWER the influence of our environments, such as parental influence, socioeconomic status, or level of education on change and growth
determine whether each theorist leans toward the nature or the nurture side? (Freud, Erikson, Skinner, and Piaget) - ANSWER Freud- both
Erikson- nurture
Skinner- nurture
Piaget- nature
controversy in the field of developmental psychology that looks at what has to do with the process of change - ANSWER continuity vs discontinuity
Sigmund Freud - ANSWER Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis.
who described 5 stages of develop
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