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How is lifespan development defined? - ANSWERdevelopment throughout childhood and adulthood What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? - ANSWER______ view: development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood or old age ______...

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How is lifespan development defined? - ANSWERdevelopment throughout childhood and adulthood



What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? - ANSWER______
view:

development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood or old age

______ view:

development throughout childhood and adulthood



Why have we seen an increase in life expectancy during the 20th century? - ANSWERbetter
technology and medicine



What are the three domains of development? - ANSWERPhysical/Biological

Cognitive

Social/Socioemotional



Besides chronological age what the other conceptions of age? - ANSWERBiological: age in terms of
biological health/vital organ functioning

Psychological: individual's adaptive capacities; ability to think clearly/flexibility

Social: connectedness with others and social roles and expectations related to one's age



What is social learning theory? - ANSWERDevelopment is a function of behavior, environment, and
person/cognitive factors



What is ethological theory? - ANSWERStress behavior is strongly influenced by biology

Tied to evolution - survival of the fittest



What are the three development issues? - ANSWERnature vs nurture



stability and change

, continuity and discontinuity



What is the psychoanalytic perspective on development? Know the general viewpoint of the
psychoanalysts as well as the specific theories proposed by Freud and Erikson. (Note: you do not
have to know their stages in detail.) - ANSWERPsychoanalytic theories:

Describe development in terms of unconscious emotional processes

Freud Psychosexual Theory:

Five stages of psychosexual development - how we resolve each stages dictate personality

Erikson Psychosocial Theory:

Motivation for human behavior is social and reflects a desire to affiliate with others

Occurs throughout the lifespan

Eight stages - each represents a development "crisis"



What are the cognitive theories of development? Know the general viewpoint of cognitivists, the
theories proposed by Piaget and Vygotsky, and the information-processing theory. -
ANSWEREmphasize conscious thoughts

Piaget (Cognitive-development theory):

Children actively construct knowledge

Organizations of new experiences

Adaptation to environmental demands

Stages of cognitive development:

Sensorimotor: 0-2 years

Preoperational: 2-7 years

Concrete operational: 7-11 years

Formal operations: 11+ years

Vygotsky (Sociocultural cognitive theory):

Children actively construct knowledge

Culture and social interaction are important

Learn from more skilled adults and peers



What is the behaviorist perspective of development? - ANSWERDevelopment is explained in terms
and behaviors learned through interactions, focus on observable events

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