Kinesiology 3347A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Blank Slate, Tabula Rasa, Deductive Reasoning
4 Jan 2020
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The scientific study of human development: developmental psychology - the scientific study of age-related changes in our bodies, behaviours, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities. They spend the next 5-6 years using these skills to solve problems in the everyday world. Finally, in the teenage years, individuals develop the capacity to apply logic to both abstract and hypothetical problems. First at dalhousie, then mcgill and u of t. In the early days, psychology was not a distinct discipline but rather a branch of mental and moral philosophy: modern scientific psychology came to canada in 1889 (u of t) Contemporary developmental psychology: has changed considerably since the early days. Studies of canadian children have shown that a combination of a highly vulnerable child and a poor or unsupportive environment produces the most negative outcome: either one of them can be overcome alone. Universal changes: common to every individual in a species and are linked to specific ages.
