PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Nuclear Family
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Module 1: chapter 1: studying a child"s world. Studying the life span: development considered to be from womb to tomb, comprises the entire human life span, development can be positive or negative, aspects of developmental psychology, timing of parenthood, maternal employment, martial satisfaction. New frontiers: advances in technology, study biological influences, scan for early signs of emotions in infants, analyze mothers" and babies" communication, advances in brain imaging, decode temperament. Investigate neural basis of language: discover sources of logical thought. Social construction: concept about nature of reality based on societally shared perceptions and assumptions, understanding of childhood can be viewed as a social construction. Typical major developments in five period of child development. Individual differences: differences among children in, characteristics, influences, or developmental outcomes, primary challenges in developmental psychology. Identify the universal influences on development: apply influences on the understanding of individual differences in developmental trajectories, heredity.
