PSYC 2P12 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Naturalistic Observation, Child Prodigy, Urie Bronfenbrenner
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Chapter 1 : the people and the field. Develop-mentalists (developmental scientists) : researchers who study the human lifespan and our development. Lifespan development : scienti c study of development through life. Child development : the study of development from birth through adolescence. Child development traces back more then a century; charles darwin had notes about the rst year of his child"s life. Hall established the rst institute for studying child development. Child development took off between world war one and world war two. Gerontology : scienti c study of the aging process and older adults. Another core study, research only really began after world war two. Adult development : scienti c study of adult life. This underwent major growth during the nal third part of the twentieth century. Draws on neuroscience, nursing, psychology and social policy. A biologically orientated develop-mentalist might examine a toddlers of stress hormone when they arrive at daycare.