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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
