PSYC 1115 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3-5: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Prenatal Development, Developmental Psychology
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Developmental psychology: a branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span. Research reveals that we experience both stability and change. Some of our characteristics, such as temperament, are very stable: In some ways, we all change with age. It enables us to depend on others and be concerned about children"s healthy development. Our potential for change gives us our hope for a brighter future. It motivates our concerns about present influences and lets us adapt and grow with experience. Developmental researchers who emphasize learning and experience are supporting. ______________; those who emphasize biological maturation are supporting ______________. What findings challenge these ideas? (1) stage theory is supported by the work of. But we do change in other ways, such as in our social attitudes. As soon as one sperm penetrated the coating and was welcomed in (figure 5. 2b), the egg"s surface blocked out the others.
