PSY440H5 Chapter Notes -Social Learning Theory, Identity Crisis, Operant Conditioning
1 Apr 2013
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Emotional: development is variable, not every aspect of someone develops at the same time and rate. Example: child is physically mature but emotionally immature: focus on the whole life verses the years between birth and. Changes) vs. discontinuity (sudden, abrupt changes) in human development: development is cumulative. Early experiences are very influential: stability vs. change in development. Environmental influences (major life events: development is often cyclical and. 40, & 65: individual differences in human development. Timing and rates of development differ between individuals in social abilities, physical maturation, walking, talking, and cognitive abilities: cultural differences in human. Life: adulthood and old age: life expectancy. Before 20th century medical advances, average life expectancy was low. Today, twentieth-century life expectancy revolution: infectious diseases wiped out, chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, etc. , new stages. Old-old (80s and beyond: nature (genes) vs. nurture (environment) Debate: are we shaped by biological/genetic forces or is the environment more influential: behaviorism: the original.
