PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Developmental Psychology, Measuring Instrument, Sigmund Freud
14 Apr 2013
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Chapter 1: introduction to developmental psychology and its. Development: refers to systematic continuities and changes in the individual that occur between conception (father"s sperm penetrates mother"s ovum creating new organism) and death. These changes are systematic meaning they are orderly, patterned, and relatively enduring. Continuities: refers to the ways in which we remain the same or continue to reflect our past. Developmental psychology: branch of psychology devoted to identifying and explaining the continuities and changes that individuals display over time. Developmentalist: refers to any scholar regardless of discipline who seeks to understand the developmental process. Learning: relatively permanent change in behaviour (or behavioral potential) that results from ones experiences or practice. Changes in our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. We change in response to our environments, particularly in response to the actions and reactions of the people around us. Three major goals of the developmental sciences are to describe, to explain and to optimize development.
