HDFS 1070 Study Guide - Final Guide: Formal System, Apache Hadoop, Stereotype

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Developmental context- different context of the period of time one is developing. First generation of children to have shorter life span than their parents. Obesity is estimated to be 10% of health care costs in the u. s. Regardless of where you stand on this issues it is a trend impacting families today. Stereotyping: cohort effect- difference between how we feel about this in our time versus how our grandparents have felt about it in the past. What is a theory: definition, formal vs. informal. What is a theory: theory: logical system of general concepts. Explains growth, change, continuity: formal theory: logical. Purpose: to understand and compare psychological theory, erik erikson"s model will be the focus of our study, complimentary, not contradictory. The theory of evolution: charles darwin, assumes that laws applying to plants and animals also apply to humans. Over generations, species change to respond to environmental conditions: fitness: Implications for human development: phases of life: