PSYC 323

Cohort Effects - relative similarities of a person's birth, era, or generation. (ie. millennials) Continuity vs. Discontinuity - continuity: development is gradual and occurs slowly discontinuity: sudden changes (age-related stages) Scientific Method - 1. conceptualize 2. collect data 3. draw conclusions 4. revise Freuds Theoretical Orientation - Psychoanalytic Theory - oral (birth-1yr) - anal (1-3yrs) -phallic (3-6yrs) interest in genitals -latency (6yrs-puberty) suppressed se...

interdependence theory - version of social exchange theory that focuses on the rules that predict how interdependent partners will behave toward eachother and how they evaluate the outcomes of their interactions given outcome matrix - behavior motivated by self interest effective outcome matrix - after transformation of motivation, behavior motivated by broader considerations Why do we engage in transformation of motivation? - because of personal disposition or relationship motives n...

A-not-B error - Also called AB error, this occurs when infants make the mistake of selecting the familiar hiding place (A) to locate an object, rather than looking in the new hiding place (B), as they progress into substage 4 in Piaget's sensorimotor stage. accommodation - Piagetian concept of adjusting schemes to fit new information and experiences. acculturation - Cultural changes that occur when one culture comes in contact with another culture. active (niche-picking) genotype-envir...

1. What is scientific research, what is it based on, and why is scientific research on child development important? 2. What are the main theories of child development? 3. What are the main research methods for collecting data about children’s development? 4. What types of research designs do child development researchers use? 5. What are some research challenges in studying children’s development? 6. Which of the research methods for collecting data would be appropriate or inappropriate...