Psychology 2410A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zygosity, Informed Consent, Object Permanence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Adam Cohen

Document Summary

Character of development: continual and cumulative process constantly changing, changes hat occur in one stage of life can have profound influence on future behaviour, holistic process: unified view of the developmental process that emphasizes the important interrelationships among the physical, mental, social, and emotional aspects of human development (interactive network, plasticity: capacity for change in response to positive or negative life experiences, a developmental state that has the potential to be shaped by experience, historical and cultural context, development influenced by societal changes. Clinical method a type of interview in which a participants response to each successive question or problem determines what the investigator will ask next. Naturalistic observation observation as people engage in everyday activities in their natural habitats. Observer influence tendency of participants to react to an observer s presence by behaving in unusual ways. Structures observation investigator cues the behaviour of interest and observes participants responses in lab.