research designs
characteristics of development
middle adulthood
late adulthood
bronfenbrenner
100

this is an in-depth study of one person, group, or event

what is a case study?

100

stage before birth

what is prenatal?

100

this is a person's interest in and dedication to benefitting future generations

what is generativity

100

ability to reflect on their life with a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment

what is integrity?

100
this system may include family, friends, coworkers

what is the mircosystem?

200

this involves collecting and evaluating non-numerical data in order to understand concepts or subjective opinions

what is qualitative research?

200

the stage of birth or being a youngling

what is infancy?

200

this is a state of feeling stuck, unproductive, and disconnected from others

what is stagnation?

200

looking back on life with feelings of regret, shame, or disappointment

what is despair?

200

this system includes events/situations that affect us, but we are not directly a part of

what is the mesosystem?

300

this involves collecting and evaluating numerical data

what is quantitative research?

300

toodler-ness or elementary years

what is childhood?

300

having to deal with money, school/work, health, and family

what are the causes of stress?

300

the lowered sensitivity to negative info & emotions

what is the positivity effect?

300

this system indirectly influence development even when the individual is not directly involved in these settings

what is the exosystem?

400

this includes comparing people of different ages and considering how they are different

what is a cross-sectional research design?

400

moody-angsty years; usually middle to high school years

what is adolescence?

400

what explains why young people aren't as happy?

what is the happiness curve?

400

planning ahead to minimize regret

what is the prospective regret?

400

this system represents the values, ideologies, and laws of the society or culture 

what is the macrosystem?

500

this includes studying the same subjects or individuals over a period of time

what is a longitudinal study? 

500

the years at which someone is considered grown and have real responsibilities

what is adulthood?

500

1. the event

2. the coping

1. what is primary appraisal?

2. what is secondary appraisal?

500
when you regret something after comparing different outcomes

what is retrospective regret?

500

this system consist of the time period you live in

what is the chronosystem?