FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Critical Period, Generation Z, Noise Pop

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

The science of human development seeks to understand how and why people of all groups, all over the world, and of every age, change over time. Growth over the life span is multi: directional, contextual, cultural, disciplinary, and plastic. Design and conduct research to gather empirical evidence: draw conclusions. Use the evidence to support or refute the hypothesis: report the results. Replication is often a sixth and crucial step in terms of how the findings are consistent across different methods. Nature refers to the influence of the genes people inherit. Nurture refers to environmental influences beginning with the health of the mother"s embryo, and continuing through life in terms of school, family, community and society. The question is how much not which, because both genes and environment affect every characteristic. An approach to the study of human development that takes into account all phases of life, not just childhood or adulthood.