01:830:271 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Cognitive Theory, Heredity

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:271
• Professor: Dickinson

Document Summary

Normative age-graded influences biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group. Normative history-graded influences biological and environmental influences that are associated with history that are common to people of a particular generation. Cross-cultural studies compare aspects of two or more cultures. Ethnicity rooted in cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language. Socioeconomic status (ses) a person"s position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics. Gender characteristics of people as females and males: social policy a government"s course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens. The nature of development: biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes. Biological processes changes in an individual"s physical nature. Cognitive processes changes in an individual"s thinking, intelligence, and language. Socioeconomic processes changes in the individual"s relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality. Developmental cognitive neuroscience: explores link between development, cognitive processes and the brain.