PSY 2105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lev Vygotsky, Operant Conditioning, Albert Bandura

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2105
• Professor: David Collins

Document Summary

September 5 th& 10 th 2012: the study of changes in behaviour and abilities over the course of development. When do babies start to detect colour. What do 5-year olds understand about the mind. How do adolescents usually resolve conflicts with their peers: explanation: Determine the causes and processes that govern developmental change. Examines the effects of such factors as the genes children inherit from their parents. Physical and social environment in which children live and types of experiences they encounter. Period of rapid change: physical growth, social interactions, cognitive and emotional effects. Long-term influences: events and experiences influence an individual"s later adult development, who we are today depends on out development and experiences as children. Insight into complex adult processes: useful for understanding complex adult behaviours. The growing child showcases development of skills and abilities such as language. Poverty, illiteracy, drugs and crime: effects of daycare, classroom teachings methods and parental disciplinary techniques.