PSY 302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Active Child, Step Function, Prenatal Development
13 Apr 2017
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Field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, stability in behaviour, abilities, physical characteristics that occur throughout entire lifespan from conception to death. 1955: researchers want to find out how biological environmental factors influence children"s intellectual, social, emotional growth. Biological and environmental factors combine to form child development. Parents respond to angry child with sympathy = children better to cope with situation. Helping angry children find positive alternatives to expressing anger. Move away from other children when mad. Children can be led to remembering through biased questions. Memory most accurate when no leading questions. Historical foundations of the study of children development. Long-term welfare of society depends on proper raising of children. Self- control and discipline = most important goals of education. Children are a concept of animal that from birth onward, automatically allows them to recognize dogs, cats and other animals. Fitting child rearing to needs of indv children. Every child is different, succeed based on individuality.
