PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Developmental Psychology, Tabula Rasa
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Child psychology trace the growing child"s development from the stage of embryo in the mother"s womb to the stage of adolescence. Developmental psychology - is concerned with the changes in behavior and abilities that occur as development proceeds. (branch of psychology. They examine what changes are and why they occur. 2 basic goals: description - to identify children"s behavior at each point in their development. e. g. when do babies begin to detect colors? what do. 5-yr olds understand about the mind? how do adolescents usually re- solve conflicts with their peers. explanation - determining the causes and processes that produce changes in behavior from one point to the next. This involves examining the effects of factors e. g. genes, biological char- acteristics of the brain, social environment the children live in, types of expereinces they encounter. Developmental psychologists study behavior changes in all phases of the life cycle. but mainly focused on childhood period and ending in adolescence.
