PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Learning Theory, Developmental Psychology, Phallic Stage

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Second, the field attempts to uncover the process that underlie these changes to help explain how and why they occur. In other words, developmental psychologists are interested in what things change as children get older, and how these changes come about. Three themes: the origins of human behaviour, the pattern of developmental change over time, and the individual and contextual factors that define and direct child development. Discussing the aspects of development biological, cognitive, linguistic, emotional and social. Pattern of developmental change: continuity versus discontinuity: two patters: a continuous process whereby each new event builds on earlier experiences. In this view, development is a smooth and gradual accumulation of abilities. Forces that affect developmental change: individual characteristics versus. Contextual and cultural influences: developmental psychologists differ in their emphasis on individual characteristics versus situational or contextual influences. Many resolve the controversy by adopting an interactionist view point.

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