PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Shinny, Phase 2, Statistical Hypothesis Testing

• School: UTSG
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100H1
• Professor: Mellisa

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Developmental psychology scientific study of changes or continuities in an organism between initial conception and death. Ex. (ow did you get to be (cid:494)you(cid:495) today: perceptual development, cognitive development, social/emotional development, physical development. Continuity vs. discontinuity (are developmental changes best described as continues or. Play an active role in acquiring knowledge. Cognitive development the development of thinking across the lifespan. Schema an organized unit of knowledge that the child uses to try to understand a situation(cid:495) Kids: sport car it(cid:495)s fast, expensive , small ,shinny(cid:523)they have this words network that connect. Assimilation new experiences are readily incorporated into child(cid:495)s existing theories (applied when they met something doesn(cid:495)t fit with their existing theories(cid:524) Children can assimilate most experiences into existing schemas occasionally. Accommodation theories are modified based on experience. Children can assimilate most experiences into existing schemas- occasionally accommodating these words together)