Chapter 1 - Intro to Lifespan KEY TERMS

A theory focusing on the development of a child based on their external environment, including the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, chronosystem

a in depth study and research conducted on an individual case, used to research conditions/disorders or unusual circumstances on an individual

processes that involve changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language

Effects of a person's development based on a situation, time period, or event that is shared amongst other people who experienced the same

Debate to which aspects of development are either gradual/continuous or abrupt/discontinuous

A statistical measure of how correlated two variable are, measured by a number between -1 and 1 (1/-1 being the strongest correlation)

A measure of the relation between to instances, that of which are correlated, and description of how two variables are linked

Research conducted across several cultures to identify differences and similarities,

Research conducted across certain age groups, used to identify differences based on where they are in development

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

Research used to describe certain phenomena, collected by observation, case studies, and surveys

Process of growth in humans, happening in different stages, processes, and structures

No one theory or explanation can explain development in our lives; Theories are simply an attempt to explain certain phenomena's found at different stages

Time period before early adulthood that is characterized by major changes into individuality, such as moving out and living alone, as well as newly gained responsibilities (around age 18 for some cultures)

Erikson's theory has 8 Stages within our life span that help explain some of the aspects about ourselves we gain throughout (mainly) childhood and adolescent years (starting with Trust v. Mistrust)

Overgeneralizations and stereotypes of ethnic groups that portray certain behaviors simply based off of race

Identity and nationality associated with an individual, shaped by culture and skin color that categorizes you with a certain ethnic group

study of animal behavior

A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process

Characteristics of people being males, females, or neither

Prediction made to prove a theory, that of which is testable and can be proven or disproven

Theory that human cognition is related to that of computer processing, and that we process information in sequence of events

a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

Changes and development occur throughout your entire life rather than just in your adolescent years

Study approach that conducts a long term experiment on one more more individuals over a prolong amount of years, set out to explain development stages and how changes occur

Observing and recording behavior in a naturally occurring environment, that of which has no manipulation to ensure no bias happens

Debate about the influence and impact of both biological aspects and environmental impacts has on our development

Life events that are unusual and extreme, that of which can heavily influence development in an unusual way (compared to that of an individual who did not experience the event)

Normal influences on development found commonly among individuals of the same age groups

influences on development found in cohorts, or found in a specific time period amongst all individuals in that said time period

Theory stating that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development. When all stages are complete, peak human intelligence is achieved

describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion

The view of psychologists who emphasize behavior, environment, and cognition as the key factors in development.

Governments courses of action which is meant to influence the life and well being of its citizens, shaped by the cultures beliefs and values

Status within society that is characterized by an individuals education, occupation, and opportunities

development within someones relationships, emotional intelligence, and personality

the debate about the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or change

A test that is the same for everyone and is meant to gather data or gauge where an individual's knowledge of a specific topic is at

an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events

We are born with 4 elementary functions; attention, sensation, perception, and memory...We use these 4 elements in our own ways to develop, through our social interactions