PS275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intellectual Disability, Mutation, Selective Breeding
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Ps 275 developmental psych i (mostly definitions) Ch 1: intro to developmental psychology and its research strategies. Development: refers to systematic continuities and changes in the individual that occur between conception (the moment the sperm penetrates the ovum) and death. Continuities: ways in which we remain the same or continue to reflect our past. Developmental psychology: a branch of psychology devoted to identifying and explaining the continuities and changes that individuals display over time. Developmentalist: refers to any scholar regardless of discipline who seeks to understand developmental processes. Two important processes that underlie developmental change: Maturation: developmental changes in the body or behavior that result from aging processes rather than from learning or other life experiences. Learning: relatively permanent change in behavior that results from one"s experiences or practice. Refers to changes in our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Normative development: are typical patterns of change that develop in a person. Ideographic development: refers to individual variations in patterns of change.
