Introduction to Lifelong Development and Psychological Science

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on lifespan development concepts, Bronfenbrenner's model, and the foundational goals of psychological science based on the lecture transcript.

Continuity Within Change

The developmental concept that an individual maintains a persistent sense of personal identity throughout life despite undergoing continuous physical, mental, and social transformations across the lifespan.

Potentials at Conception

The idea that a substantial proportion of an individual's behavioral traits, genetic determinants, and lifelong growth outcomes are programmed into existence at the moment of conception.

Changing Meanings and Vantage Points

The principle that events, personal values, objects, and social relationships shift in personal significance and emotional importance depending on the stage of life from which an individual views them.

Developmental Diversity

The range of individual differences and variations present among people who share common species traits, developmental stages, or social environments.

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model

A theoretical diagram illustrating how an individual centered in the middle is influenced by surrounding nested social circles, reflecting both social distance and the directness of social influence on human development.

Describe (Goal of Psychology)

The first progressive goal of psychological science, focused on systematically observing, measuring, and quantifying human behavior to establish baseline data.

Normal (Psychological Definition)

A scientific baseline in psychology operationally defined as what most of the people are doing most of the time based on quantitative observation.

Abnormal (Psychological Definition)

Behavior or characteristics that deviate statistically from what most people usually do, which is not inherently negative and can encompass positive exceptionality or excellence.