PSYC 4070 : Exam 1
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Beginnings: an introduction to development across the life span. Life span/developmental psychologists study: how both biological inheritance & environment jointly affect behavior, nature vs. nurture. Role of genetics (nature): attempt to understand how genetic background can determine: how we look (physical appearance - hair/eye color, how we behave, how relate to others in a consistent manner (personality) Role of environment (nurture): attempt to understand how the environment impacts us. For ex. why behave the way we behave: examine how early environments & current circumstances shape & influence behave. ex. Some develop-mentalists focus on heredity, some on environment, most acknowledge that must study joint effects of the interaction of heredity & environment to account for full range of human development & change. Lifespan development - field of study that examines pattern of. Growth/change: stability in behavior/physical development/cognitive development throughout the entire life span.
