Major theories for understanding human development
Classroom Trivia
Review from last session
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Chapter 1 discusses three systems in relation to the psychosocial approach. Name those three systems. (p.6,7)
Biological, psychological, and societal systems
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A _______ is a logical system of concepts that helps explain observations and contributes to development of a body of knowledge. (p.18)
Theory
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What are the 7 major theories for understanding human development?
Evolutionary, psychosexual, cognitive development, learning, cultural, social role, and systems
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Where is life span class held? (room number)
229
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What is life-long, plastic, multi directional,and contextual?
Development
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What type of influences include rituals, myths, and social expectations; media, leaderships styles, etc.? (p. 7)
Societal influences
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A __________ ___________ is a period of life that is characterized by a specific underlying organization. (p.19)
Development stage
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What are drives, ego, and oedipal conflict?
Some basic concepts of Psychosexual Theory.
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Where did Dr. Lucas obtain his undergraduate degree?
Syracuse University
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What are prenatal, infancy, early childhood, middle/late childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood?
Periods of development
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The ______________ system includes all the processes necessary for the physical functioning of the organism and for mental activity. (p.6)
Biological
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In 1963 this theorist proposed that the stages of development follow the epigentic principle. (p. 23)
Erikson
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What theory includes classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning theory, and cognitive behaviorism?
Learning Theory
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Who was our master class organizer during the first class session?
Rachel
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___________ of ___________ includes biological, cognitive, and socio-emotive.
Nature of Development
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Emotion, memory, perception, problem solving, language, symbolic abilities, and our orientation to the future all require the use of __________ __________. (p.6)
Psychological Processes
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When does one face new developmental tasks that contribute to increased mastery over one's environment? (p.24)
Each stage of life
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What theory takes the position that the whole is more than the sum of its parts?
Systems theory
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What are the three important objectives not on the syllabus?
1. Don't bore each other
2. Don't waste each other's time
3. On the last day of class, be grateful that you took the class.
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Take stages of life ________, but don't take __________ of stages as _____________.
seriously, formulation, doctrinal
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____________ has powerful and potentially pervasive effects on the biological, psychological systems across the life span. (p.10)
Poverty
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In chapter 2, the central process of resolving each psychosocial crisis is discussed. In the case of a crisis resolution resulting in a positive direction, what are the three aspects? (p.40)
Growth forces, prime adaptive ego qualities, and new capabilities for future development
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What theory specifies the development of reasoning and logical thought from infancy through adolescence; the role of culture and the teaching/learning process?
Cognitive Development Theory
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What do you have to do in order to get an "A" in the class?
Write a paper
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With regards to development, what does plastic mean?