FMST 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Blank Slate, Tabula Rasa, Empiricism
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Chapter 1: independent questions: the scientific study of human development, define developmental psychology. Developmental psychology is the scientific study of age-related changes to our bodies, behavior, thinking, emotions, social relationships and personalities: philosophical roots. Good nurture and protect: the study of human development becomes a science. Since the 1930s philosophical ideas have been translated into scientific theories. In turn, scientific theories are tested/evaluated using scientific research methods. This section reviews some of the early scientific theories that have paved the way for the more contemporary scientific theories, which are covered in chapter two. Maturation (there is a predetermined age for when each skill develops): a brief history of the roots of psychology in canada (optional reading: not on exams) Identify the three ways that contemporary developmental psychology has changed since the early days (see introductory paragraph only). Nature/nurture debate interactionist view (both nature and nurture are important) 5. (a) your textbook states that the lifespan perspective invites interdisciplinary investigations.
