PSY210H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Low Birth Weight, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Prenatal Development
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Proximate causes: mechanism- the structures and processes that underpin a behaviour. How each part of a radio contributes to the function of the whole device: ontogeny- how the behaviour develops. Tells you a lot about the mechanisms of a whole and how each component plays a role. How the parts of a radio came together. Ultimate causes: phylogeny- how the behaviour evolved over time. Ontogeny= life span vs. phylogeny= over time. How radios have changed and updated over time: function- how the behaviour contributes to survival and reproduction (value of the behaviour) Factors involved in defining toddler", child" and adolescent". Perception and cognition: motor skills (coordination, mental abilities (language, intelligence) Social: self-concept, ability to understand others. Plato: experience triggers knowledge of concrete objects (eg. animals) and abstract concepts (eg. courage: nature view. Aristotle: knowledge is acquired through the senses via experience: nurture view.
