Stages
Typical developmental tasks include retirement and being politically or socially active.
late adulthood
Someone who takes care of a child.
Caregiver
He said that children learn by imitating others and therefore caregivers must provide good examples for children.
Bandura
The belief that there is/ was nothing special or important about the early years of life.
Past
Observations that do not record facts and therefore are hard for others to use.
Subjective
In this stage, humans establish roots, re-evaluate life choices, and find stability in careers and relationships.
30's
A way of acting that is common at each stage of development.
Typical Behavior
He argued that when a child's actions have positive results, they will be repeated. Negative results will make the actions stop.
Skinner
Many deadly diseases can be controlled, and better nutrition helps children thrive.
Present
Means that something is factual and leaves aside personal feelings and predjudices.
Objective
In this stage of the human life cycle, teens may create an identity, become independent, and pursue education and future careers.
Adolescence
The biological transfer of certain characteristics from earlier generations.
Heredity
He said that personality develops in stages, each having a unique psychological crisis that must be met in a postive way.
Erikson
Schools were small and often children of different ages and abilities were in the same classroom.
Past
A tally of how often a certain behavior occurs.
frequency count
This stage refers to the 20's and is when one may finish education, begin work, and marry; although sometimes that takes longer.
Young Adulthood
Stimulation
He was the first to study children scientifically and believed children go through four stages of learning: sensorimotor stage (0-2 years old), preoperational stage (2-7 years old), concrete operational stage (7-11 years old), and formal operational stage (12 years and older).
Piaget
Children are only expected to work at growing, learning, and playing. Laws specify the minimum working age and the number of hours worked.
Present
anecdotal record
A report of a child's actions that concentrates on a specific behavior or area of development.
This stage occurs between the ages of 40 - 55. Parents will adjust as kids become more independent. They may also begin a new career.
Middle Age
The protection of another person's privacy by limiting access to personal information.
Confidentiality
He believed that personality develops in a series of stages, and that experiences in childhood profoundly affect adult life.
Freud
Children dress formally on most occasions.
Past
A record of everything observed for a set period, such as 15 minutes.
running record