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Who is considered the founder of the child study movement?
G. Stanley Hall
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___ effects are a major threat to findings of both logitudinal & cross sectional research
Cohort
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According to the lifespan perspective, development is
plastic at all ages
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Hall & Gesell launched the ____ approach to the field of child development
normative
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In stage theories, development is like ___
climbing a staircase
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Microsystem contains elements exposed to on a
daily basis (school, work, peers, childcare)
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Mesosystem
encompasses connections between microsystems (parent teacher conference, friends going to the movies)
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Exosystem
consists of social settings that do not contain the devloping person, but still affect experiences in immediate settings (religious institutions, or extended family who provide advice)
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Macrosystem
- Outermost level. Cultural values, laws, customs, religion and resources
- "I as an individual wont have a very big impact on cultural decisions, but as a group I would"
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Chronosystem
- context changes over time
- (technology was different for my grandparents)
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Cohort
individuals born in the same time period are influenced by a particular set of historical and cultural conditions
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Development Theory
systematic statement of principals and generalizations
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Continuity vs Discontinuity
development of a particular phenomenon, a smooth progression throughout life (continuous) or a series of abrupt shifts (discontinuous)
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Psychoanalytic Theories
development is an active, dynamic process influenced by inborn biological drives, unconscious social and emotional experiences
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