PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Development, Memory Span, Operant Conditioning
11 Jan 2018
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Developmental psychology is the scientific study an changes or continuities in an organism between initial conception and death. Child development is a field of study that seeks to account for the gradual evolution of the child"s cognitive, social, and other capacities. First by describing changes in the child"s observed behaviours: then by uncovering the processes and strategies that underlie these changes, high interdisciplinary. Child psychology -> developmental psychology -> developmental psychology. Why study child development : raising children, can help us answer questions on how to best raise children. What should be the legal drinking age: understanding human nature. Is not motivated to help children (this is just knowledge: applied research has a clear practical application. Is lack of interest in faces early in development a predictor of autism: can free school meals improve school performance in socio-economically disadvantaged children, attempts to make the world a better place for children.
