Is the behavior patterns beliefs and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation?

28)________ encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of aparticular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation.28)A)PhenotypeB)CultureC)GenotypeD)Ethnocentricity

29)Dr. Wilman is researching the place women occupy in families in Japan and the U.S.Dr. Wilman is conducting a(n) ________ study.29)

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30)Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to:30)

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31)________ is a national government's course of action designed to promote the welfareof its citizens.31)

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32)Going by current trends, compared to the past 86-year-old Matilda is more likely to beliving:32)A)with children.B)with grandchildren.C)with a spouse.D)by herself.

33)Compared with earlier decades, U.S. adults today are:33)

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34)Two concepts that help provide a framework for describing and understanding anindividual's development are:34)

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35)Changes in motor skills, nutrition, exercise, the hormonal changes of puberty, andcardiovascular decline are all examples of ________ processes that affect development.35)

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36)________ processes refer to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence, andlanguage.36)A)SocioemotionalB)CulturalC)CognitiveD)Biological

37)________ processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other people,changes in emotions, and changes in personality.37)

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38)The connection across biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes is mostobvious in the two rapidly emerging fields of:38)

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Culture encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other productsof a particular group of people that are passed on from generation togeneration.Cross-cultural studies compare aspects of two or more culturesEthnicity is rooted in cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, andlanguage.Socioeconomic status refers to a persons position within society based onoccupational, educational, and economic characteristicsGender refers to the characteristics of people as males and femalesoSocial policySocial policy is a governments course of action designed to promote thewelfare of its citizensValues, economics, and politics all shape a nation’s social policy2)The Nature of Development

Biological, Cognitive, and Socioemotional ProcessesoBiological processes produce changes in an individual’s physical natureExamplesGenes inherited from parentsHeight and weight gainsNutrition/ExerciseHormonal changes of pubertyoCognitive Processes refers to changes in the individuals thought, intelligence,and language.ExamplesMemorizing a poemImagining what it would be like to be a movie starSolving crossword puzzlesPutting together two-worded sentencesoSocioemotional Processes involve changes in the individual’s relationships withother people, changes in emotions, and changes in personalityExamplesAdolescents joy at promInfants smile in response to parents touchToddler’s aggressive attack on playmateoThese three processes are inextricably intertwinedPeriods of developmentoPrenatal- Conception to birthoInfancy- Birth to 18/24 monthsoToddler- 1 ½ years to 3 yearsoEarly childhood- 3 to 5 yearsoMiddle and Late Childhood- 6 to 10/11 yearsoAdolescence- 10 to 18/21 yearsoEarly Adulthood- Early 20’s to late 30’soMiddle Adulthood- 40 to 60 yearsoLate Adulthood- From 60’s/70’s until deathoFour AgesFirst Age- Childhood and AdolescenceSecond Age- Prime Adulthood, ages 20-59Third Age- Approximately 60 to 79 years of ageFourth Age- Approximately 80 years and olderDevelopmental issuesoNature and NurtureoStability and ChangeInvolves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persistthrough life or changeoContinuity and DiscontinuityFocuses on the degree to which development involves either gradual,cumulative change(Continuity) or distinct stages(Discontinuity)oEvaluating the Developmental Issues

3)Theories of DevelopmentScientific method- four step process: 1) conceptualize a process or problem to be studied 2)collect research information 3) analyze the data 4) draw conclusionsPsychoanalytic TheoriesoDescribe development as primarily unconscious (beyond awareness) and heavilycolored by emotionoFreud’s Theory: Psychosexual DevelopmentOral Stage: Infants pleasure centers on mouth; Birth to 1 ½ yearsAnal Stage: Child’s pleasure focuses on the anus; 1 ½ to 3 yearsPhallic Stage: Child’s pleasure focuses on the genitals; 3 to 6 yearsLatency Stage: Child represses sexual interest and develops social andintellectual skills; 6 years to puberty

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Developmental Psychology, Chapter 1, Module 1, Erikson s stages of psychosocial development, Theory of cognitive development, Psychosexual development

What term describes beliefs customs and general behavior patterns of a group of people?

What is a system of beliefs that a group of people shares?

Which of Erikson's developmental stages involves adolescents finding out who they are and what they want to do in their lives?

Is are research that compares a culture with one or more other cultures provides information about other cultures and examines the role of culture in children's development?