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Understanding Human Development: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Human Development

Definitions for various terms and concepts related to human development, including scientific development, historical, age-graded, sociocultural-graded, and non-normative influences, as well as prenatal stages and threats to development. It also covers different ways genetic disposition interacts with the environment and discusses changes during pregnancy and birthing processes.

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2011/2012

Uploaded on 01/16/2012

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TERM 1
scientific development
DEFINITION 1
continuous development, every period of life having the
potential for growth/decline, nature and nurture
TERM 2
history-graded influences on development
DEFINITION 2
Example: grew up during Great Depression
TERM 3
age-graded influences on development
DEFINITION 3
Example: puberty
TERM 4
sociocultural-graded influences on
development
DEFINITION 4
Example: individualism
TERM 5
non-normative life events that influence
development
DEFINITION 5
Example: death of a parent at a young age
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scientific development

continuous development, every period of life having the

potential for growth/decline, nature and nurture

TERM 2

history-graded influences on development

DEFINITION 2

Example: grew up during Great Depression

TERM 3

age-graded influences on development

DEFINITION 3

Example: puberty

TERM 4

sociocultural-graded influences on

development

DEFINITION 4

Example: individualism

TERM 5

non-normative life events that influence

development

DEFINITION 5

Example: death of a parent at a young age

cohort

group of people that have something in common (e.g. 90's

babies)

TERM 7

broad factors on development

DEFINITION 7

individualism vs collectivism

TERM 8

finer differences in development

DEFINITION 8

ethnicity, race, SES, gender

TERM 9

fundamental principle

DEFINITION 9

genetics produce tendency toward future

development,environment affects when and whether a

behavioral characteristic will be displayed

TERM 10

three ways genetic disposition influence

environment

DEFINITION 10

evocative: genes cause environmentactive: environment

influences genespassive: genes cause environment or

environment causes genes?

how father may influence unborn child's

development

drug habits, like secondhand smoke from his cigarrettes

TERM 17

how mother may influence unborn child's

development

DEFINITION 17

diet, age, drugs, alcohol, health, x-rays, Rubella virus,

exercise

TERM 18

changes during pregnancy

DEFINITION 18

swelling,shortness of breath,stretch marks,sore

joints,constipated,heartburn,fatigue,larger breasts,nasal

congestion,hemherroids, change in balance,frequent

urination

TERM 19

birthing process

DEFINITION 19

contractions,and head is bigger than cervix causing pain

during birth

TERM 20

Braxton-Hicks contractions

DEFINITION 20

false alarm contractions,practice contractions for uterus

before labor

Lamaze birthing techniques

breathing

TERM 22

Bradley method

DEFINITION 22

husband coaching

TERM 23

hypnobirthing

DEFINITION 23

giving birth under hypnosis

TERM 24

doula

DEFINITION 24

mom that is trained as a coach, cheap

TERM 25

midwife

DEFINITION 25

nurse trained in birthing, more expensive, considers birth a

natural process