PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Contract, Jean Piaget, Puberty
10 Apr 2018
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What is development: sequences of age related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception a to death. (cid:1006) (cid:373)ai(cid:374) app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h"s, stage wise theory, continuous or discourteous development. Physical development: factors like, motor skill, bone structure, weight, height etc. Physical development can be broke up in to sections: prenatal period. Cognitive development- factors like thought patterns, problem solving skills, etc. Social development- emotions, behaviours, family dynamics, peer relationships etc. Longitudinal research- uses the same individuals repeatedly over long periods of time (from weeks or months to years and decades) Subjects are studied at time 1 ( 5 years old) Subjects studied tie 3- ( 7 years old) Advantages: allows researchers to directly monitor change over time in the same group of individuals. Disadvantages- biased results ( there may be important difference between. Participants who complete the study and those who drop out) Cross sectional research- people of different ages are studied at the same point in time.
