Theorists
Theorist most associated with a stage theory of development
Who is Piaget?
Children are not passive, they actively shape this
What is environment/learning/experience
Developmental psychology includes which life stage
What is ALL OF THEM?
Vygotsky emphasized the importance of this
The same starting point leading to different outcomes is called this
what is multifinality?
They believe human cognitive abilities/knowledge skills are innate/genetic/hardwired
What is a nativist?
dynamic systems theory emphasizes this
the complex bi-directional influences among various developing levels—biological, psychological, and social-cultural—during development
This type of change involves becoming fundamentally different, not just better
This concept was cited as a piece of evidence showing the need for an emphasis on qualitative change
What is the concept of number/looking behavior/physical impossibility?
Who is Bowlby?
The developmental land scape has shifted from stage theories to this
smaller theories/theory-theory/dynamic systems theory
developmental psychopathology focusses on this
what is normal AND abnormal development/pathways to psychopathology/psychopathology across the lifespan?
The cognitive revolution in psychology increased the prominence of this approach
Information processing
Developmental theorizing in the future should include this
What are diversity informed theories/developmental pathways/gene x environment interactions/de-centering individual minds
This type of intelligence is characterized by losses over the lifespan, while this one is characterized by stability over the lifespan
What is fluid intelligence?
What is crystallized intelligence?