PSYC 2010U Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Preformationism, Developmental Science, Cognitive Development
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Developmental science studying children"s physical, intellectual, social, and emotional development: goal: understand basic biological and cultural processes that account for human development, goal 2: devise methods for safeguarding children"s health & well-being, interdisciplinary field. Five categories: prenatal period, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence. Development in any of these domains can influence and be influenced by other domains: ex: physical and cognitive developments influence each other, changes in body can permit the child to move around and explore. Not long ago in north america it was thought that picking up crying babies would make them spoiled and demanding. Nowadays, this practice is considered ideal for positive and responsive caregiving. Preformationism the belief that adultlike capacities, desires, interests, and emotions are present in early childhood. Common for little babies to be entrusted to the care of children as young as 3: this lead to infants dying since they were not the greatest caretakers.
