PSYC 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Motor Coordination
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Developmental psychology : science of continuity and change across the lifespan, from conception through adulthood and eventual death. Nativism : theory that children are born with specific, structured abilities or those that will automatically develop with maturity (ex. puberty) Empiricism: theory that children must acquire certain skills with experience and practice (ex. reading) Stage-theories : children develop through a series of universal stages and every child must complete a stage in a specific way before moving to the next one: different abilities come from different stages. Continuous-theories: each child develops according to their own path; development is fluid and continuous and any ability can emerge at any time depending on the child"s experiences and/or genetics. Domain-generality : idea that all aspects of the mind are connected into a unified whole; the development of one ability necessarily implies the development of others (g)
