PSYCH 3GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Paul Almond, Michael Apted, Developmental Psychology
9 Mar 2020
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A longitudinal film series, determining whether class determined outcome. filmed kids form diverse backgrounds. One from a middle class background ended up homeless by the time he was 21. Normative changes (what most people do at that time) idiosyncratic changes (how children differ from each other) Hypotheses are educated guesses that can and should be tested. Scientific knowledge needs to be consistent throughout disciplines. What is development? an increase in specialization, complexity and functionality. Death creates an available niche. accidental deaths (earthquakes, flood, etc. ) create opportunity for a new individual reproduction and development creates new individuals. Development begins when the genome is complete gamete one of two sex cells, that fuse together during fertilization to form a zygote (when a complete genome is created and development begins) Development happens in all species because all individuals die, creating available niches. Tells us about our species, and universal human nature.
