Developmental Psychology: Major Concerns and Domains

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 Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of psychology deals with how individuals change over time while remaining in some respects the same?

Developmental Psychology Signup and view all the answers

What are the major domains of development mentioned in the text?

Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines heredity?

The endowment of certain potentials inherited from parents for later development Signup and view all the answers

According to Urie Brofenbrenner, which level of environmental influence consists of social structures that indirectly affect a person's life?

Exosystem Signup and view all the answers

What does the ecological approach proposed by Urie Brofenbrenner examine?

The mutual accommodations between the developing person and four levels of environmental influence Signup and view all the answers

In the context of developmental events, what does Urie Brofenbrenner propose as an important factor?

Environmental context Signup and view all the answers

What does maturation refer to in the context of development?

The process by which heredity exerts influence long after birth Signup and view all the answers

What determines human capabilities?

Environmental influences Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

In the context of environmental influences, what does exosystem refer to?

"External" social structures that directly or indirectly affect a person’s life Signup and view all the answers

What aspect do social and behavioral scientists focus on in relation to time and development?

"Changes that occur over time in environments" Signup and view all the answers

"Maturation" is primarily controlled by:

"Genetic structure" Signup and view all the answers