FAMR 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Classical Conditioning, Direct Manipulation Interface, Jean Piaget
27 Sep 2016
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Definition: study of patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout lifespan human development covers period from conception to death (womb to tomb) people develop throughout life change takes two forms: quantitative and qualitative. Aging process human development involves change and continuity there are 3 interrelated components: physical, cognitive, and psychosocial. Non-experimental methods naturalistic observation people are observed in normal setting with no attempt to manipulate behavior interview participants are asked about some aspect of their lives. Measuring developmental changes cross-sectional design people of different ages are compared at same point in time advantages: it reveals effect of age and cohort effects disadvantages: it is lengthy and expensive. *important, need to know for the exam longitudinal design behavior of one or more individuals is measured over time cross-sequential design people of different ages are compared over several points in time. The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible. albert einstein.
