FRHD 1010 Lecture 1: FRHD1010Ch.1

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Science of human development: seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstance change or remain the same over time. Scientific method: a way to answer questions that requires empirical research and data-based connections. Hypothesis: a specific prediction that can be tested. Empirical evidence: evidence based on data from scientific observation or experiments; not theoretical. Replication: the repetition of a study, using different participants. Nature: a general term for the traits, capacities, and limitations that each individual inherits genetically from his or her parents at the moment of conception. Nurture: a general term for all the environmental influences that affect development after an individual is conceived. Sudden infant death syndrome (sids): the term used to describe an infant"s unexpected death; when a seemingly healthy baby, usually between 2 and 6 months, suddenly stops breathing and dies unexpectedly while asleep.