It reduces anxiety and depression
How does regular exercise affect the mental health of young adults
8-9 Months
During which age range do infants
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Cognitive Developmental Theory
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget?
Theory
An interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and facilitates predictions
Plastic Development
Involves the capacity to change
hypothesis
Specific assertions and predictions that can be tested
The outline of a face
Image that evokes the most positive responses in 2-week-old infants
1. Psychoanalytic
2. Cognitive
3. Behavioral and social cognitive
4. Ethological
5. Ecological
5 theoretical orientations to development
Contextual Development
Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, universities, and countries
Psychoanalytic Theory
theory type Behavior is merely a surface characteristic and that a true understanding of development requires analyzing the symbolic meanings of behavior and the deep inner workings of the mind
Maturity of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex
Which biological factor plays a significant role in an infant's ability to regulate emotion?
Freud
Theorist Said problems were the result of experiences early in life
Co-Constructional Development
Involves biological, cultural, and individual factors
Identity v Identity Confusion
Erikson's stage of psychosocial development that states that the adolescent explores roles in a healthy manner and arrive at a positive path to follow in life (10 years to 20 years)
Warmth and comfort
What would a frightened infant seek from a caregiver, based on Harlow's research study on attachment?
Generativity v Stagnation
Erikson's stage of psychosocial development where there is a concern for helping the younger generation develop and lead useful lives (Middle adulthood; 40s & 50s)
Multidimensional Development
Includes how body, mind, emotions, and relationships change and affect each other.
Integrity v Despair
Erikson's stage of psychosocial development where a person reflects on the past. If the person's life review reveals a life well spent, integrity will be achieved (late adulthood; 60s onward)
Trust v Mistrust
Every time a child cries, the caregiver picks the child up. The child soon learns that the caregiver will provide for its needs.
Which of Erikson's stages does this represent?
Information processing theory
) Theory Emphasizes that individuals manipulate info, monitor it, and strategize about. Central to this theory are processes of memory and thinking
Descriptive Research
A researcher is gathering info for a study to determine if adolescents experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Robert Siegler - Information Processing Theory
) Theory/Theorist says that thinking is information processing
The most rapid brain growth occurs in the frontal lobe
Which statement describes the physical growth and development of the brain in early childhood?
Robert Siegler - Information Processing Theory
theory/theorist Emphasizes that an important aspect of development is learning good strategies for processing information
Nature-Nurture
It involves the extent to which heredity and the environment influence development
Robert Siegler - Information Processing Theory
Theory/Theorist Argues that the best way to understand how children learn is to observe them while they are learning
Cancer
Which health problem causes the most deaths among U.S. children ages one to four?
Behavioral and Social Cognitive Theories
Behaviorism essentially holds that we can study scientifically only what can be directly observed and measured
Evocative genotype-environment correlation
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those peers. What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify?
Skinner's Operant Conditioning
) Theory/Theorist The consequences of behavior produce changes in the probability of the behavior's occurrence
Piaget's cognitive development theory
Which approach to understanding thought depicts development as a series of distinct stages?
Skinner's Operant Conditioning
Theory/Theorist Key aspect of development is behavior, not thoughts and feelings
Fetal Period
During which period of prenatal development do the connections form between neurons?
Skinner's Operant Conditioning
Theory/Theorist Development consists of the pattern of behavioral changes that are brought about by rewards and punishments
Primitive reasoning and an interest in learning information
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