PSY311H5 Chapter 14: definitions and notes for exam
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The child is socially competent from an early age. The child is embedded in levels of social complexity. (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:449)ith other people are re(cid:272)ipro(cid:272)al a(cid:374)d tra(cid:374)sa(cid:272)tio(cid:374)al. Social behaviour is influenced by social agents in social systems. Social behaviour varies across both situations and individuals. Development may be gradual and continuous, or rapid and dramatic. Early experience is important, but its effects are not irreversible. There is no single pathway to normal or abnormal development. Tracing both normative pathways and individual pathways is important. Research on social development can inform social policy. Social policy can inform research on social development.
