PSYCH 1XX3 Final: EXAM REVIEW
28 Jun 2016
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Development refers to the changes and continuities that occur within the individual between conception and death. Developmental psychologists are not only interested in how you change but also how you stay the same. Maturation biologically timed unfolding of changes within the individual; how that plan unfolds is influenced by specific environmental conditions that shape the genetically determined process. Learning the acquisition of neuronal representations of new information; relatively permanent changes in our thoughts, behaviours and feelings as a result of our experiences. Through processes of learning you avoid harm, these processes can be controlled and also automatic but can change depending on where you are. Interactionist perspective the view that holds that maturation and learning interact during development. How does maturation affect learning essential systems must be in place before learning proceeds (won"t be able to learn how to walk before you have developed muscles in torso and limbs)
