PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Ecological Validity, Observer-Expectancy Effect, Random Assignment
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Chapter 1: child development themes, theories, and methods. Identify behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and social changes in an individual as the individual grows from childhood to adolescence. Early historical periods viewed children as little adults - this put a strain on the responsibilities they had to undertake (child labor: however child labor laws were placed to protect them from exploitation. Researched on infant sensory capacities as well as children"s emotions. Key themes: developmental-biological, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and social. Arnold gesell biological factors are large determinants of development: focused on maturation (unfolding of development) John b. watson environmental factors are large determinants of development: the way in which an environment is organized will determine whether a person will become a genius or a criminal. Socializing agents such as parents and teachers have no effect on molding a child; it is based on the way in which children can modify these actions.