PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes -Naturalistic Observation, Middle Age, 18 Months

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

Assumptions about children behind common practices such as movie ratings, hiring a babysitter etc : not mature enough to handle content, can"t distinguish between reality and fantasy, absorb information and head start development, can"t take care of themselves. The study of continuities and changes in an individual that occur between conception and death. Changes are systematic; they are orderly and permanent. Causes of change include maturation, which is the hereditary influences on the aging process and is shared by humans; it is our biological programming. Another cause of change is learning, which brings about a change in behavior due to experience. **more dramatic changes occur from the prenatal period to. Adolescence and these are the stages we will focus on*: historical perspective on childhood. Schooling began between the 17th and 18th century due to influence from philosophers. Hobbes: believed that everyone was born bad and needed society in order to learn values.