Bioecological
He is known for developing the Bioecological Theory of Human Development
Who is Urie Bronfenbrenner
This is known as a psychosocial crisis
What is a conflict that arises at each developmental stage requiring resolution
The goal of homeostasis in a family system
What is to maintain balance and stability
He is credited with developing sociocultural theory
Who is Lev Vygotsky
Symbolic interactionism is mainly concerned with this
What is how people create meaning through social interaction
This level involves connections between microsystems, like home and school
What is the mesosystem
This is the crisis in infancy
What is trust vs. mistrust
Unspoken but understood behavioral expectations in families
What are implicit rules
A temporary support provided to help a child learn a new task
What is scaffolding
He introduced the concept of the “looking glass self”
Who is Charles Horton Cooley
This system represents broader cultural values, laws, and customs.
What is macrosystem
The number of psychosocial stages in Erikson’s model
What is 8
A family that resists outside influence and change
What is a closed family?
The gap between what a learner can do alone and with help
What is the Zone of Proximal Development
Anything that stands for something else and carries shared meaning
What is a symbol
The term that describes regular, enduring interactions that influence development.
What are proximal processes
This life stage involves the challenge of generativity vs. stagnation
What is middle adulthood
The term that explains how cause and effect are mutual and ongoing in family dynamics, not linear
What is circular causality
These are cultural tools
What are language, symbols, and artifacts passed through generations
How meaning is created and maintained according to symbolic interaction theory
What is through shared understanding and repeated interaction?
Features such as age, gender, and physical appearance are also considered influential in development and are known as what?
Negative outcomes that result from unresolved developmental crises at each developmental stage
What are core pathologies
The term that describes how every family member’s behavior affects—and is affected by—the others
What is interdependence
The role that adults or more knowledgeable others play in this theory.
What is they scaffold learning and help children access higher levels of understanding
How people develop a sense of self
What is through interaction and feedback from others