PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Scientific Method, Random Assignment, Structured Interview

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There are at least three good reasons to learn about child development: to improve one"s own child- rearing practices, to help society promote the well-being of children in general, and to better understand human nature. Historical foundations of the study of child"s development. Philosophers such as plato, aristotle, locke, and rousseau, as well as early scientific theorists such as. Darwin, freud, and watson, raised many of the deepest issues about child development. These issues included how nature and nurture influence development, how best to raise children, and how knowledge of children"s development can be used to advance their welfare. Go to enduring themes in child development. The modern field of child development is in large part an attempt to answer a small set of fundamental questions about children. What distinguishes scientific research from nonscientific approaches is the third step: the methods used to test the hypotheses. The two qualities that good measures must possess are reliability and validity.

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