PSYB32H3 Lecture : PSYB20 TEXTBOOK NOTES.docx
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Child development: identifies and describes changes in the child"s cognitive, emotional, motor and social capacities and behaviours from the moment of conception through the period of adolescence. Maturation: genetically determined process of growth that unfolds naturally over a period of time. John b. watson placed his emphasis strictly on the environment. Assumed that biological factors placed no restriction on the ways that the environment can shape the course of a child"s development. Some psychologists view development as a continuous process whereby each new event builds on earlier experience. There is a smooth and gradual accumulation of abilities. Some view it as a discontinuous development. It is seen as a series of discrete steps or stages in which behaviours get reorganized into a qualitatively new set of behaviours. Interactionist viewpoint: stressing the dual role of individual and contextual factors. Sleeper effect: cope with the problems with initially, but exhibit problems later on in life.
