PSYCO223 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Hayflick Limit, Threshold Model, Observational Error
1 Nov 2016
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Chapter 2- models of development: nature and nurture in adulthood. Lifespan perspective: continuity of development (childhood old age) Contextual influences: life span change is a function of nature and nurture. Your side will reflect your worldview, your meta-theory, out of this will become your local theories. Main force of change is genetic predisposition. Think of development in stage like process. Qualitative change, one stage emerges into the next. Of a local theory using this worldview: cognitive developmental theory of piaget: mechanistic: nurture. Main force to change is something external (ex. parenting, society) Development is an accumulation of our experiences. Of a local theory: information processing approach: contextualist/interactionalist: interaction of nature and nurture. Analogy: things happen in a historical context. Orchestra playing music, all instruments playing music create the song. The second night will never be exactly the same: one musician may be absent, have a sub, miss a note, play too fast. Organism is active and reciprocal in the environment.
