PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Learning Theory, Tabula Rasa, Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales
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Child development - studying the constancy and change from conception through adolescence. Development divided into: physical, cognitive, emotional & social. Periods of development: prenatal period: conception to birth, 9 months, most rapid changes, infancy and toddlerhood: from birth to 2 years. Is the course of development continuous or discontinuous: 2. Does one course of development characterize all children, or are there many possible outcomes: 3. What are the roles of genetic and environmental factors (nature/nurture) in development: 1. Resilience: ability to adapt effectively in the face of threats to development. Id = biological needs, desires: ego = conscious, rational, redirects id"s impulses so they are discharged in acceptable ways, superego = our conscious, morals, conforming to society. Pleasure focuses on bowelam bladder elimination; coing nitti denands for contml. Acceptance of the cycle of life, from integration to disintegration. Humility; acceptance of the course of one"s life and unfulfilled hopes.
