CHST 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Psychological Association, Home Economics, Developmental Psychology
11 Oct 2018
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Historical & theoretical basis of applied developmental science. General use of term ads to indicate a scientific multidisciplinary study of human development not just focused on child but life span. Main fields included: dev psychology, home economics, consumer science, human ecology, comparative psychology, neuroscience, etc. Evolved from pressure to improve the living status of children and families. General use of term ads to indicate a scientific multidisciplinary (psychology, sociology etc) study of human development not just focused on child but lifespan (from conception to death) What is death- brain death, when the functions in your brain cease functioning. Aging is an important aspect of ads. Evolved from pressure to improve the living status of children and families -this is the difference between other disciplines, specific mandate. During the emergence of developmental psychology (1882-1912), stanley hall: 1) description of children in their natural context; 2) priority of scientific synthesis and practical recommendations.
