NURS 1030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, Albert Bandura, Social Learning Theory
8 May 2016
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Emphasized that the developmental nature of infant behavior. Believed that understanding early development enhancing understanding of the species: physical, cognitive, and emotional development notes were published. Influenced g. stanley hall: stanley hall 1844-1923. Early papers and text- founded the very first journal: american journal of psychology. Views on adolescence (from beast to human) Conducted one of the first longitudinal studies (of gifted children) Studies provided data relevant to changes across the lifespan. Theory of development based on maturational readiness: stressed that a child would develop when they were ready. Established growth norms: the notion of physical development, and the idea of children developmental norms, percentile charts. The establishment of research institutes in the 1930"s and 1940"s at such universities such as iowa, Minnesota, columbia, berkeley, and yale marked the emergence of child psychology as a true science with professionally trained practitioners. Cora hillis: founding of icwrs (iowa child welfare research station) Free children"s ward des moines iowa methodist hospital.
