Dimensions of human development
This dimension of development involves changes in body size, motor skills and health
What is physical development?
This term refers to the genetic inheritance that influences human development
What is nature?
This philosopher believed children were born as "blank slates" shaped entirely by experience
Who is John Locke?
An in-depth examination of a single individual
What is a case study?
Organized the first study of human development
Who is Charles Darwin?
This dimension focuses on changes in emotions, feelings, and interpersonal relationships
What is emotional development?
The influence of environmental factors like upbringing and culture on human development is referred to as this
What is nurture?
This philosopher argued children are born with an inherent sense of morality and goodness
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Developed the first scientific study of child development
Who is G. Stanley Hall?
This dimension encompasses changes in thought processes, learning, memory, and language
What is cognitive development?
The debate between nature and nurture asks how much of development is influenced by genetics versus this
What is the environment?
This concept from Plato's philosophy suggests that knowledge is innate and comes from within the individual
What is nativism?
Participants in one group studied over a long period of time
What is a Longitudinal Study?
Described how logical thinking developed in stages
The gradual growth in self awareness and the understanding of one's identity relates to this dimension of development
What is self concept or identity development?
This type of twin study helps researchers examine the impact of genetics vs. environment by comparing twins raised together vs. apart
What are identical twin studies?
This Greek philosopher emphasized the importance of education in shaping human potential
Who is Aristotle?
To describe, influence, predict and explain
What are the four goals of the scientific method?
The study of age related changes in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions, social relationships and personalities.
What is human development?
Human development is influenced by environmental factors and personal experiences in addition to biological changes, a concept referred to as this
What is the biopsychosocial model of development?
This concept describes how genetic predispositions can interact with environmental experiences to shape development
What is gene-environment interaction?
This approach, introduced by Rousseau, focused on the natural unfolding of a child's development with minimal adult interference
What is the natural development approach?
A study in which researchers use interviews and or questionnaires to collect data about attitudes, interests, values ad various kinds of behaviours
What is a case study?
Suggested the existence of genetically programmed sequential patterns of development
Who is Arnold Gessell?