PSY210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Lev Vygotsky, Longitudinal Study, Dependent And Independent Variables
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History canada: james mark baldwin, appointed to uoft, used own daughter as subject, opening of st. george"s school for child study in toronto headed by william. Emet blatz: studies with dionne quintuplets, 5 sisters raised from 2 months to 8 years in a special compound. On display" to general public: promoted study of child development. Why study child dev: help society protect and advance well being of children, used to shape social policy on behalf of children. Child maltreatment: children with certain genetic characteristics are more likely to exhibit behaviour problems than children without them, when children with these dispositions live in abusive environments, they"re more likely to be maltreated than other children. Forces that affect developmental change: individual characteristics vs. Contextual and cultural influences: do children behave the same across all situations or does context matter, many psychologists adopt an interactionist viewpoint, dual role of individual and contextual factors, ex.
