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Terms and Definitions in Child Development and Developmental Science, Quizzes of Developmental Psychology

Definitions for various terms related to child development and developmental science, including continuous and discontinuous development, nature and nurture, and influential figures such as john locke and jean piaget. It also touches on historical contexts and theories like social learning theory and traditional behaviorism.

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
Child Development
DEFINITION 1
Study devoted to understanding constancy and change from
conception through adolescence. First two decades of life.
TERM 2
Developmental Science
DEFINITION 2
All changes we experience througout the lifespan
TERM 3
Interdisciplinary
DEFINITION 3
Combining two or more academic fields into one single
discipline. Such as family, social services, teachers,
psychologists and biology.
TERM 4
Continuous Development
DEFINITION 4
Process of gradually adding ore of the same types of skills
that were there to being with.
TERM 5
Discontinuous Development
DEFINITION 5
Process in which new ways of understanding and responding
to the world emerge at different times. Takes place in stages.
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Child Development

Study devoted to understanding constancy and change from conception through adolescence. First two decades of life. TERM 2

Developmental Science

DEFINITION 2 All changes we experience througout the lifespan TERM 3

Interdisciplinary

DEFINITION 3 Combining two or more academic fields into one single discipline. Such as family, social services, teachers, psychologists and biology. TERM 4

Continuous Development

DEFINITION 4 Process of gradually adding ore of the same types of skills that were there to being with. TERM 5

Discontinuous Development

DEFINITION 5 Process in which new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at different times. Takes place in stages.

Contexts

Unique combinations of personal and environmental circumstances that can result in different paths of change. TERM 7

Nature

DEFINITION 7 Inborn biological givens- the hereditary information we receive from our parents at the moment of conception TERM 8

Nurture

DEFINITION 8 The complex forces of the physical and social world that influence our biological makeup and psychological experiences before and after birth. TERM 9

Medieval Times

DEFINITION 9 Children were looked at as vulnerableVery little discipline and a lot of play timeDressed in loose comfortable clothes TERM 10

Reformation- Original Sin

DEFINITION 10 Children were born evil and had to be civilizedHarsh, restrictive practicesTight restrictive clothing that held them in adult like positionsPuritans! eventually adopted a moderate balance

Traditional Behaviorism

Inspired by the dog studyClassical and operant conditioningClassical:modeling/training responses to stimuliOperant: Reinforcers whether they increase behavior or decrease behavior TERM 17

Social Learning Theory

DEFINITION 17 Modeling, otherwise known as imitation or observable learning.Importance of cognation and thinking