Bioecological
Psychosocial
Family Systems
Sociocultural
Symbolic Interaction
100

He is known for developing the Bioecological Theory of Human Development

Who is Urie Bronfenbrenner

100

This is known as a psychosocial crisis

What is a conflict that arises at each developmental stage requiring resolution

100

The goal of homeostasis in a family system

What is to maintain balance and stability

100

He is credited with developing sociocultural theory

Who is Lev Vygotsky

100

Symbolic interactionism is mainly concerned with this

What is how people create meaning through social interaction

200

This level involves connections between microsystems, like home and school

What is the mesosystem

200

This is the crisis in infancy

What is trust vs. mistrust

200

Unspoken but understood behavioral expectations in families

What are implicit rules

200

A temporary support provided to help a child learn a new task

What is scaffolding

200

He introduced the concept of the “looking glass self”

Who is Charles Horton Cooley

300

This system represents broader cultural values, laws, and customs.

What is macrosystem

300

The number of psychosocial stages in Erikson’s model

What is 8

300

A family that resists outside influence and change

What is a closed family?

300

The gap between what a learner can do alone and with help

What is the Zone of Proximal Development

300

Anything that stands for something else and carries shared meaning

What is a symbol

400

The term that describes regular, enduring interactions that influence development.

What are proximal processes

400

This life stage involves the challenge of generativity vs. stagnation

What is middle adulthood

400

The term that explains how cause and effect are mutual and ongoing in family dynamics, not linear

What is circular causality

400

These are cultural tools

What are language, symbols, and artifacts passed through generations

400

How meaning is created and maintained according to symbolic interaction theory

What is through shared understanding and repeated interaction?

500

Features such as age, gender, and physical appearance are also considered influential in development and are known as what?

What are demand features
500

Negative outcomes that result from unresolved developmental crises at each developmental stage

What are core pathologies

500

The term that describes how every family member’s behavior affects—and is affected by—the others

What is interdependence

500

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

500

How people develop a sense of self

What is through interaction and feedback from others