[PSY210H5] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 81 pages long Study Guide!

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Developmental psychology = scientific study of changes/continuities in organism bw its initial conception and death. Child development = study field accounting for gradual evolution of child"s cognitive, social, and other capacities by describing changes in observed behaviours and uncovering processes/strategies that underlie these changes. Basic research = understand development for sake of science ex. do kids have inborn attraction to human faces, does ses predict memory span in young kids, etc. Understand basic research understand fundamental qs and methodologies in child devo ability to id interesting aspects of devo + critically evaluate research findings application of knowledge to practical areas. Nature vs. nurture = all or specific aspects dependent on environment. Continuity vs. discontinuity = gradual development vs. stage like development. Individual traits vs. situational/contextual influences = internal vs. external. Nature = innate, biological unfolding of a genetic plan, environmental input irrelevant, emphasized by nativists like plato and jean-jaques rousseau.

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