CD unit 1

the science of human development

the study of humans at any stage/age and how the change or remain the same over time

nature

influence of genes

nurture

influence of environment

replication

the extra 6th step of the scientific method

differential susceptibility

the concept that different people will be more sensitive to experiences because of genes or because of environment

critical period of development

a period of time that a behavior or characteristic needs to develop

sensitive period

a time when a certain type of develop is most likely to happen

main idea of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems

microsystems

the immediate surroundings, family, people around them, classrooms etc.

exosystems

the community, library, medical etc.

macrosystems

country environment: politics, culture, economics, media etc.

mesosystems

how the other systems interact

chronosystems

how time affects those systems

Cohort

a group of people born at about the same time that go through the same historical and cultural events and move through time together

Socioeconomic status factors

income, wealth, schools, occupation, education, neighborhood, and other factors

Culture

a system of beliefs, norms, behaviors, etc that cause social behaviors and assumptions

social construction

an idea built on shared perception rather than objective reality

difference-equals-deficit error

the idea that just because two things are different, one is not as good as the other

Ethnic group

a group whose ancestors were born in the same region and now share culture, language, and religion

Race

a group of people who are perceived by themselves or others as genetically distinct from other groups

 intersectionality

the idea that we are pulled by gender, religion, generation, ethnicity, culture, etc.

3 domains of human development

Biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial

Biosocial development

growth and change of the physical areas

cognitive development

growth and change of the mental areas

psychosocial development

growth and the change of the emotional/social

the silo effect

the tendency of the same disciplines to only communicate with their discipline

plasticity

the idea that anything about a person (personality, abilities, human traits) can change over time

meta-analysis

combining the results of many studies