16 Questions
What are the 4 major concerns of developmental psychology?
Identifying and describing changes, explaining how changes occur, predicting human development, and intervening in the course of events
Which domain of development involves changes in mental activity?
Cognitive development
What is the concept that is important to understanding human development according to the text?
Growth, maturation, and learning
What does psychosocial development concern according to the text?
Changes in personality and relationships with others
Which branch of psychology deals with how individuals change over time while remaining in some respects the same?
Developmental Psychology
What are the major domains of development mentioned in the text?
Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development
Which of the following best defines heredity?
The endowment of certain potentials inherited from parents for later development
According to Urie Brofenbrenner, which level of environmental influence consists of social structures that indirectly affect a person's life?
Exosystem
What does the ecological approach proposed by Urie Brofenbrenner examine?
The mutual accommodations between the developing person and four levels of environmental influence
In the context of developmental events, what does Urie Brofenbrenner propose as an important factor?
Environmental context
What does maturation refer to in the context of development?
The process by which heredity exerts influence long after birth
What determines human capabilities?
Environmental influences
What is the role of macrosystem according to Urie Brofenbrenner's ecological approach?
"Overarching cultural patterns of a society finding expression in family, educational, economic, political, and religious institutions
In the context of environmental influences, what does exosystem refer to?
"External" social structures that directly or indirectly affect a person’s life
What aspect do social and behavioral scientists focus on in relation to time and development?
"Changes that occur over time in environments"
"Maturation" is primarily controlled by:
"Genetic structure"
Explore the fundamental concepts of developmental psychology, focusing on the major concerns and domains of human development from prenatal stages to adulthood. Learn about the distinct changes that occur over the lifespan, the explanations for these changes, the prediction of human development, and the potential interventions to influence these processes.
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