ED PSYCH 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Classical Conditioning, Practical Action, Social Learning Theory
22 Jan 2017
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All change we experience throughout the lifespan. Child development- area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change from conception through adolescence. Charges in body size, proportions, appearance, functioning of body system, perceptual and motor capacities, and physical health. Changes in intellectual abilities, including attention, memory, academic and everyday knowledge, probleming solving, imagination, creativity and language. Changes in emotional communication, self-understanding, knowledge about other people, interpersonal skills, friendships, intimates relationship, and moral reasoning. Single cell to becoming a baby and can breath by themself. Infancy & toddlerhood (birth to 2 years old) An orderly, integrated set of statements that describes, explains, and predicts behavior. Theories guide and give meanings to what we see. Theories serve as a sound basis for practical action. Nurture: environment, things that are around us. Recognizing that children are different than adults. Children are born evil, must be reformed. Blank slates - children are written on by their environment.
