pysh ch. 1 study set

Behavior

Think, feel, act, problem-solving

Maturation

Biological processes of aging, brain maturity

Theories are strong but not _____.

Infallible

Who proposed the bioecological theory of human development?

Bronfenbrenner

What are the components of the bioecological theory of human development?

The self, microsystem, mesosystem, exosysetm, macrosystem, chronosystem

The Self

The make-up, both physical and mental, of a developing person. The center of the model.

Microsystem

family, friends, partners; people are most influenced by their microsystem relationships.

Mesosystem

aspects/relationships of an individual’s microsystem interacting amongst eachother.

What is an example of the mesosystem?

Parent-teacher conference

Exosystem

Aspects/relationships that affect an individual’s microsystem outside of the self entierly. E

What is an example of the exosystem?

Parent’s work place

Macrosystem

The widespread background effects that are not in the fore front of attention but are always present.

What are some examples of the macrosystem?

Laws, nationality.

Chronosystem

The influence of time over all systems in the human development model.