Theory
Continuous or Discontinuous Development
Contexts
Nature-Nurture Controversy
John Locke: tabula rasa
Rousseau: noble savages
Freud's Psychosexual Theory
-Id, Ego, and Superego
-Psychosexual Development: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency and Genital stages
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
Behaviorism
Social Learning Theory
Behavior Modification
Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
Information Processing
Ethology
critical periods and sensitive periods
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
culture and social interaction
Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
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Dynamic systems perspective
Gathering information
Naturalistic Observation
Structured observations
Self report:
Clinical interviews
Structured interviews
Psychophysiological Methods
Clinical (case study) method
Ethnography
Participant observation
Correlational design
Correlation Coeffiecient
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Experimental Design
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Random assignment
Longitudinal Design
Cross-sectional Design
Cohort effects
Ethics
Informed Consent
Debriefing
Chapter 2
Genotype
Phenotype
Chromosomes
Sex chromosomes
Autosomes
Zygote
Monozygotic (identical) and Dizygotic (fraternal) twins
Genetic counseling
Prenatal diagnostic methods
Amniocentesis
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Ultrasound
Ultrasound testing as a business
Maternal blood analysis
Donor insemination
In vitro fertilization
(egg retrieval)
Surrogate Motherhood
Parents
responsiveness and reasonable demands for mature behavior
Socioeconomic status
Extended family households
collectivist and individualistic societies
Public policies
Behavioral genetics
Heritability estimates
Kinship studies
Concordance rates
range of reaction
canalization
Genetic-environmental correlation
passive
evocative
active (niche picking)
Sources for images
continuous development
discontinuous
Id, ego, and superego
Psychosexual stages
What is development? (from The Psychology Tutor)
Berk Companion Web Site
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