PSYC 2000 Chapter : Outline Lifespan Development
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Branch of psychology that studies the patterns of growth and change occurring throughout life. Puberty: girls- 10 yrs; boys- 12 yrs (linked to obesity bc fat increases estrogen production) 1st marriage (us): women- 25. 1; men- 26. 7 yrs. 7) and began interviewing children to help standardize binet"s tests on parisian children. Piaget"s theory- dominated the field for many years. He saw children as little scientists, exploring their world, and learning as a way of adapting to their environment. Assimilation- fitting new objects, events, etc. into an existing schema. Accommodation- modifying a schema to fit new events, objects, etc. Understand the world through senses and motor actions. The child begins to interact with the environment. The child begins to represent the world symbolically: https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=trf27f2bn-a. Sometimes found only in people"s areas of expertise. The adolescent can transcend concrete situations and think about the future. Piaget"s work was very important and very influential.
