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human development
mid 20th century theories
research designs
research methods
scientific beginnings
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A process in which new ways of understanding and responding to world emerge at specific times
What is discontinuous development? (pg. 4)
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This brings together researchers from psychology, biology, neuroscience and medicine to study the relationship between changes in the brain and the developing person's cognitive processing and behavior patterns
What is developmental cognitive neuroscience? (pg. 17)
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Participants are studied repeatedly and changes are noted as they get older.
What is longitudinal design? (pg. 28)
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This research is a descriptive, qualitative techniques. It is directed toward the understanding a culture or a distinct social group through participant observation.
What is ethnography? (pg. 25)
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The English version of a way to identify children with learning problems for placement in classes.
What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale? (pg. 11)
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4 assumptions make up this broader view. 1. life long 2. multidimensional and multidirectional 3. highly plastic 4. affected by multiple, interacting forces.
What is lifespan perspective? (pg. 5)
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Emphasizes modeling, also known as imitation or observational learning as a source of development
What is social learning theory? (pg. 14)
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Using a unbiased procedure , such as drawing numbers out of a hat or flipping a coin, investigators increase the chances that participants' characteristics will be equally distributed across treatment groups.
What is random assignment? (pg. 27)
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This is known as clinical or case study method.
What is bringing together a wide range of information on one person, including interviews, observations and test scores? (pg. 24)
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This approach in which measures of behavior are taken on large numbers of individuals, and age-related averages are computed to represent typical development.
What is the normative approach? (pg. 11)
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Events that are strongly related to age and therefore predictable in when they occur and how long they last.
What is age graded influences? (pg. 7)
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Children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world.
What is cognitive-developmental theory? (pg. 15)
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Conducting several similar cross-sectional or longitudinal studies.
What is sequential designs? (pg. 30)
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An approach to go into the field or natural environment and record the behavior of interest.
What is naturalistic observation? (pg. 22)
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This person is known as the forefather of scientific child study.
Who is Darwin? (pg. 11)
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People born around the same time are called cohorts, the tend to be alike more than people born at other times
What is history graded influences? (pg. 9)
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Erikson's theory emphasizing that in addition to mediating between id impulses and superego demands, the ego makes a positive contribution to development , acquiring attitudes and skills that make the individual an active, contributing member of society.
What is psychosocial theory? (pg. 12)
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The definition of cross-sectional design.
What is groups of people differing in age are studied at the same point in time. (pg. 29)
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A flexible conversational style to probe for the participants point of view.
What is clinical interview? (pg. 24)
400
This theory emphasized 2 principles: natural selection and survival of the fittest.
What is the theory of evolution? (pg.11)
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events that are irregular: they happen to just one person or a few people and do not follow a predictable timeline.
What is non-normative influences? (pg. 9)
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This person constructed the psychosexual theory emphasizing how parents manage their child's sexual and aggressive drives in the first few years is healthy for personality development.
Who is Freud? 9pg. 12)
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This is a number that describes how two measures or variables are associated with each other.
What is correlation coefficient? (pg. 27)
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methods in which each participant is asked the same set of questions in the same order.
What are structured interviews? (pg. 24)
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These 2 were inspired by Darwin's work and regarded development as a maturational process.
Who are Hall and Gesell? (pg. 11)