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Introduction to Psychology/Child and Adolescent Psychology/Biological Theories
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biological
ethology - evolutionary adaptability of behaviors - Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen
neuropsychology
Systems Theories
Urie Bronfenbrenner - ecological systems theory, layers of influential systems
Microsystem- direct interactions with people in immediate environment
Mesosystem- elements in larger social environment (school, neighborhood, day care).
Exosystem- larger social networks (extended family, government).
Macrosystem- cultural customs, values, and laws.
Chronosystem- how all of these systems can change over time, shifting all systems