CDE 232 Study Guide - Final Guide: Birth Weight, Middle Ages, Behaviorism
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Introduction to life-span development (chapter 1 and lecture) Tabula rasa: (john locke) children are like a blank tablet, and acquire all their characteristics through experiences, more of a nurture perspective-be extra loving, supportive, and gentle-guiding them to be a caring person. Innate goodness: (rousseau) children are inherently good, believed children are born good, let them grow naturally. Let them choose their own way: nurture perspective. Traditional approach to development: combination of both nature vs. nurture, *emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in late old age. Life-span approach to development: combination of both nature vs. nurture, **emphasizes development change across the life span (from conception to death) recognizing that development continues to occur throughout adulthood. (development is plastic). What are the main characteristics of the study of human development from a life span perspective: normative age-graded influences- biological and environmental influences that are similar to individuals in a particular age group.
