CFD 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Longitudinal Study, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Informed Consent
2 Feb 2018
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Participants of differing ages all studied at the same time. Several similar cross-sectional or longitudinal studies are conducted at varying times. Participants are presented with a novel task, and their mastery is followed over a series of sessions. Children"s research rights: protection from harm, privacy, knowledge of results, beneficial treatments. Periods of development: prenatal, conception to birth. Infancy and toddlerhood: birth to 2 years, early childhood, 2 to 6 years, middle childhood, 6 to 11 years, adolescence, 11 to 18 years, emerging adulthood, 18 to mid-to-late 20s. Theory: an orderly, integrated set of statements that, describes behavior, explains behavior, predicts behavior. Nature and nurture: nature, inborn, biological, based on genetic inheritance, nurture, physical and social world, influences biological and psychological development. Stability vs. plasticity: stability, individuals high or low in a characteristic remain so at later ages, early experience may have a lifelong impact, plasticity, change is possible, based on experiences.
