FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Culture Of Asia, Major Depressive Disorder, Urie Bronfenbrenner

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Professor C.

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The science that seeks to understand how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the same over time growth over the life span is multidirectionalm multicontextual, multicultural, multidisplinary, and plastic. Development depends on theories, data, analysis, critical thinking and sound methodology. A way to answer questions that requires empirical research and data based conclusions: ask a question, develop a hypothesis (a specific prediction that can be tested. , test the hypothesis. Design and conduct the research to gather empirical evidence: empirical evidence: evidence based on data from scientific observation or experiments, not theoretical, draw conclusions. Use the evidence to support or refute the hypothesis: report the results. Replication- repeating the procedures and methods of a study with different participants is often a 6th and important step. Conclusions are revised, refined and confirmed after replications. Nature - the influence of the genes that people genetically inherit from both parents. It turns out that neither beliefs are entirely accurate.