PSYB20H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Disjointed, Schizophrenia, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Everyone who contributed to this note resource is awesome! before the exams, if you are having difficulties finishing, let the group chat know. lecture 1- historical research methods. The scientific study of changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life (lifespan perspective) Developmentalists" goals are to: (1) describe, (2) explain, (3) optimize development. Optimize outcomes for children in the community, increase likelihood of positive outcomes. Evidence-based ideas coming from first two steps, implemented in the third step. Some aspects of human development are continuous but others are discontinuous. How are these two things linked rather than which one is more important. E. g. if one twin is schizophrenic, the other has a 50% chance. Child shapes development through their own attention, interests, preferences, personality, and that"ll continue to shape their experiences. E. g. a child, that brings a book to his mother to be read to, is an active learner.