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Dev Psy Exam 1
Defns for Exam 1
Question | Answer |
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life span dev. psy | the sci/non sci attempt to describe and explain changes in the behavior of indiv humans over time as a function of the factors, variables, and determinants assoc. with the passage of time from conception thru death |
growth | change in SIZE over time |
diffentiation | change in STRUCTURE and FUNCTION over time |
Nature v. Nurture | the pos. or stance that human dev. is basically or primarily under the control of hered. genetics as opposed to the pos or stance that human dev is primarily under the control of envrion factors |
Commonality v. Uniqueness | pos. or stance that everyone develops the same way as opposed to the pos. or stance that everyone differs in their dev. from everyone else |
Continuity v. Dis/Non Continuity | human dev. is lawfully regulated and determined therefore ultimately predictable; human dev is not lawfully regulated and determined therefore cant be predicted |
Associative Characteristics | human dev. proceeds in such a way that pos. states, traits, and characterisicts tend to cluster together in individuals rep. 1 portion of pop. while negative states, traits, and characteristics tend to cluster together in individuals rep the remainder pop |
Masculine Vulnerability | at all ages, males are at greater risk in their dev than females |
bonding | initial emotional response the caretaker has with the newborn (not that important) |
attachment | reciprocal relationship btwn indiv and caretaker that develops slowly over time via a series of stages |