PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Developmental Psychology, Habituation, Moro Reflex
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Their inability to do anything without the help of others. This is unlike animals who have the ability to walk as soon as they are born. Shows the progress of the daughter from being an infant to a teenager. Development/ growth of teeth, hair, emotions, height, etc. It is the scientific study of human lifespan development. Ex: development from a child to a teenager. A major issue in developmental psychology is the nature-versus-nurture debate. Studying different age groups at the same time. Analyzes these age groups and compares them to one another. Can easily get a group of 20 year olds, 50 year olds, etc. There are many differences than just age; there are cohort effects which illustrates what a particular group experienced at a particular time period. Ex: drug use during the hippy days. These effects cause more differences between age groups and are not affiliated with just.
