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A researcher is studying the typical stages of language acquisition in children. Which goal of developmental science does this align with?
A researcher is studying the typical stages of language acquisition in children. Which goal of developmental science does this align with?
- Explanation
- Prediction
- Optimization
- Description (correct)
Which concept best describes the process of learning to ride a bicycle through practice and experience?
Which concept best describes the process of learning to ride a bicycle through practice and experience?
- Maturation
- Learning (correct)
- Normative Development
- Idiographic Development
What is the primary focus of developmental psychology?
What is the primary focus of developmental psychology?
- Studying brain functions
- Treating mental illnesses
- Understanding the changes individuals display over time (correct)
- Analyzing social structures
A developmental psychologist is interested in understanding why some children develop anxiety disorders while others do not, even within the same family. Which goal of developmental science is being pursued?
A developmental psychologist is interested in understanding why some children develop anxiety disorders while others do not, even within the same family. Which goal of developmental science is being pursued?
Which of the following best exemplifies 'maturation' as a cause of development?
Which of the following best exemplifies 'maturation' as a cause of development?
What does 'idiographic development' primarily focus on?
What does 'idiographic development' primarily focus on?
What is the focus of a developmentalist?
What is the focus of a developmentalist?
Which of the following is an example of 'normative development'?
Which of the following is an example of 'normative development'?
A child changes their behavior in response to a new classroom environment. Which of the following processes is best exemplified?
A child changes their behavior in response to a new classroom environment. Which of the following processes is best exemplified?
Among the major goals of developmental science, which one is specifically oriented toward carefully documenting how behavior changes over time?
Among the major goals of developmental science, which one is specifically oriented toward carefully documenting how behavior changes over time?
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Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology
The branch of psychology devoted to identifying and explaining the continuities and changes that individuals display over time.
Developmentalist
Developmentalist
Any scholar, regardless of discipline, who seeks to understand the developmental process.
Maturation
Maturation
The biological unfolding of an individual according to species-typical biological inheritance and an individual's biological inheritance.
Learning
Learning
The process through which our experiences produce relatively permanent changes in our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
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Goals of Developmental Science
Goals of Developmental Science
To describe, explain, and optimize development.
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Goal of Description
Goal of Description
Human developmentalists carefully observe the behavior of people of different ages, seeking to catalog how people change over time.
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Normative Development
Normative Development
The developmental changes that characterize most or all members of a species and is considered the typical pattern of development.
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Idiographic Development
Idiographic Development
The individual variations in the rate, extent, or direction of development.
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Goal of Explanation
Goal of Explanation
Developmentalists hope to determine why people develop as they typically do and why some people develop differently than others. Explanation centers on both normative changes within individuals and variations in development between individuals.
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- Developmental psychology studies continuities and changes individuals display over time.
- A developmentalist is any scholar that seeks to understand the developmental process, regardless of discipline.
Causes of Development
- Maturation is the biological unfolding of an individual according to species-typical biological inheritance and an individual's biological inheritance.
- Maturation is partly responsible for psychological changes, such as the ability to concentrate, solve problems, and understand others.
- Learning is the process in which experiences produce relatively permanent changes in feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
- Abilities and habits do not simply unfold as part of maturation.
- People learn to feel, think, and behave in new ways through observations and interactions with patterns, teachers, important people, and lived events.
- Individuals change in response to environments and reactions of others.
Goals of Developmental Scientists
- The 3 major goals are to describe, explain, and optimize development.
- In description, human developmentalists observe the behavior of people of different ages, seeking to catalog how people change over time.
- Normative development involves developmental changes that characterize most or all members of a species and is the typical pattern of development.
- Idiographic development involves individual variations in the rate, extent, or direction of development.
- In explanation, developmentalists determine why people develop as they typically do and why some develop differently than others.
- Explanation centers on normative changes within individuals and variations in development between individuals.
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