PSY311H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Royal Netherlands Academy Of Arts And Sciences, 18 Months, Inta
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Social development: a branch of developmental psychology that focuses on how we related to others and how others influence our behaviours, feelings and thoughts. Also focuses on the child"s psyche and the development of who he/she is as a human being. Darwin observed the development of son and published his observations in what we know as. This period is credited for bringing the child into the scientific study. This was the process of recording child activity over time while trying to make sense of the child"s development. Maturationalist approach: chart that describes the unfolding of characteristics. Environmentalist approach: watson (behaviourism) experimentally and objectively determine how the child learns. This method failed because it explained relatively simple aspects of learning and is used in treatment. Socialization: psychoanalytic and sociological theory looks at how adults contribute to child growth and development. Structuralist approach: piaget, kohlberg social processes are important and the child is an active agent.
