SDS150R Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Birth Weight, Paul Baltes, Personnel Selection
10 Jan 2016
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Development psychology: the scientific study of age related changes in our bodies, behaviour, thinking, emotions, social relationships, and personalities. Before the the scientific method was used to study development, philosophers offered a variety of explanations for differences they observed in individuals, such ideas still influence the field today. Early philosophers based their ideas about development of spiritual authorities, deductive logic, and general philosophical orientations. The study of human development becomes a science. In the 19th century people wanted to better understand development began to turn t science. In 1930 the foundation of modern development psychology had been established and had begun to influence everyday child-rearing practices. Hall: g. stanley hall wanted to find more objective ways to study development children, he used questionnaires and interviews to study large numbers of, his 1891 article titled the contents of children"s minds on. Piaget: piaget"s studies convinced him that logical thinking develops in 4, 1.
