PSYC BC 1129x Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Operant Conditioning, Evolutionary Developmental Psychology, Tabula Rasa
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Changes in behavior and abilities over time as development progresses. A study of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that transpire throughout the course of human development. Child development: scientific study of patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence. Preschool/early childhood: ages 2-6, 3-5- development of morality, friendships. Middle childhood/school age: ages 6-11/12- learning about wider world, responsibilities. Emerging adulthood : 18-25- start exploring careers, personal values. A majority of people don"t think they have reached adulthood until they are 26. We study child dev because it informs several aspects of life like child rearing, education, social policy (like head. Continuous view: children stay on the same path throughout development. Discontinuous view: children can change paths at any point in development. Development is not completely rigid nor completely flexible. Older view: development influenced primarily by nature or nurture. Current view: nature and nurture interact with each other to influence development.
