PSY 2114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arnold Gesell, Operant Conditioning, Natural Disaster

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Heather Poole

Document Summary

Changes that occur over time in the thought, behaviour, reasoning, and functioning of a person due to biological, individual, and environmental influences. It does not end in adolescence (though this period is the one most studied). Note: age is not the same as development and does not cause development. Nature/nurture: which plays a bigger role, genetics or environment, ex. Does not indicate how the differences arise though. Niche-picking we tend to do things we enjoy or are good at. One enjoys sports therefore practices therefore gets better and enjoys it more. Naturally calm, smiley baby equals a calm mother who takes them out and therefore earns a positive reaction. Continuity/discontinuity: learning is more emphasized by the continuous model, maturation is more emphasized by the discontinuous model, however, it can vary the way you look at it (ex. Impact of context: a fairly new concept. Development is multidimensional and multidirectional and is affected by biology, psychology, society, improving, and worsening.