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Chapter 1: Human Development Psychology - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 1: Human Development Psychology
How humans develop?
Systematic
Adaptive (situation, transition)
Lifelong
4 Goals
Describe
Predictt
Explain
Modify
Domains (Changes & Stability
)
Physical
Cognitive
Psychosocial
Social Construction
Subjective perceptions/Assumption
Varies among cultures
Changes over generations
Influences on Development
Heredity
Environment
Maturation
Context of Development: Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Income, education, occupation
Risk factors (both poor and affluent societies)
Poverty-related risk
Emotional &behavioral problems
Cognitive & school performance
Parents' emotional state & home environment
Living in neighborhoods with large unemployment - lack of social support
Strengths & Resilience factors
Parents report feeling close with children
Attend church & feel safe at home and school
Context of Development: Culture
Custom
Tradition
Artwork
Laws
Knowledge
Beliefs & values
Language
Learned behavior, passed on to children
Context of Development: Race & Ethnicity
Ethnic Group - A shared identitiy
To share attitudes and beliefs
Race
Shapes by society and politics
Ethnic Gloss
Eg: Black & Hispanic
Contexts of Development: Historical Context
Experiences tied to time and place
Normative
Age-graded Influences
Similar for an age group
History-graded Influences
Historical Generation
Cohort
Non-Normative Influences
Unusual events affecting individual lives
Timing of Influences
Imprinting
Following the first moving object seen after birth
Predisposition or readiness to learn
Critical Period
An event has specific impact in development
Plasticitiy
Modifiability
Sensitive Period
Child is responsive to certain experiences