developmental psych chpt. 1

According to Piaget's theory, two processes underlie children's cognitive construction of the world:

organization - adaption

Piaget's four stages of cognitive development:

start at birth and continue through adulthood.

According to Freud, our adult personality is determined by:

the way we resolve conflicts between sources of pleasure at each stage and the demands of reality.

Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that:

begins at conception and continues through the human life span.

Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

chronosystem

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guide(s) cognitive development.

culture and social interaction

Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to:

eight - late adulthood

Jonathan is almost completely dependent on his parents for his wants and needs and is only just beginning to acquire language skills and sensorimotor coordination. Which of the following development periods is Jonathan in?

infancy

The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is:

life long

When taking his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental change.

life span

The _____ involves relations between microsystems or connections between contexts.

mesosystem

According to Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory, a person's family, peers, school, and neighborhood constitute his/her:

microsystem

Bandura's most recent model of learning and development includes three elements: behavior, environment, and:

person/cognition

The _____ period is the time from conception to birth.

pre natal

_____ theories describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion.

psychoanalytical

The theory that was created by Erik Erikson is known as the _____ theory of development.

psychosocial

The _____ issue involves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or alter.

stability - change