PSYB20H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Tabula Rasa, 6 Years, Behaviorism
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Child development is an area of study devoted to understanding constancy and change from conception through adolescence. It is part of the larger, inter- disciplinary field developmental science, which includes changes throughout the lifespan. Research on child development has been stimulated both by sci- entific curiosity and social pressures to better children"s lives. Development is often divided into physical, cognitive, and emotional and social domains. These domains are not distinct; they combine in an integrated, ho- listic fashion. To describe the prolonged transition to adulthood typical of contemporary young people in industrialized nations, researchers have posited a new period of development, emerging adulthood, spanning ages 18 to 25 years. Identify three basic issues on which child development theories take a stand. Recent theories take a balanced stand on these issues. In addition, contemporary researchers realize that answers may vary across domains of development and even, as research on resilience illustrates, across individuals.
