Research Designs
Provides rich description of an individual
What are case studies
The human will grow and develop based on biological (evolutionary) and genetic processes
What is Nature
Learn to use inventions of society, language, math, memory
Who is Vygotsky
Personality is like an iceberg
What is Psychoanalytic theory
Emphasizes interaction, exploration, curiosity and states people are active contributors to their development
What is Piaget's cognitive theory
Permits analysis of relationships among variables as they exist in the real world
What are correlational studies
Experiences develop the person- nutrition, medical care, drugs, accidents, social environment
What is Nurture
There are 5 psychosexual stages
Who is Freud
What is Identity vs confusion
Kids learn to apply culture’s opinions to own actions.
Active participation
What is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
Permits a determination of cause and effect
What are experimental studies
Data collected by watching behavior
What is Observational Study/measures
Consequences of a behavior produce changes in the chance of the behavior occurring again
Who is B F Skinner
Instead of a focus on unconscious this theory focus' on conscious thought
What is Cognitive Theories
humans do not merely respond to stimuli from the environment. Instead, humans process the information they receive
What is Informational Processing Theory
Permits the study of age related changes across time
What are longitudinal studies
Data collection where participant answers questions about him/her self.
What is Self-Report Measures
Modeling/imitation are important, for example the Bobo doll experiment
Who is Bandura
Piaget stage for teens
What is Formal operational thought
The Microsystem is the most visible context
What is Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Systems Theory
Allows for longitudinal and cross-sectional comparison
What are sequential studies
pupil dilation, perspiration
What are physiological measures
Development reflects the influence of 5 environmental systems
Who is Brofenbrenner
Social interaction and culture guides cognitive development
What is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural theory
Considers multiple theories
What is an eclectic approach