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Stud of behavior over the life span
from the womb to the tomb
prenatal development to old age |
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| A change in behavior as a function of time |
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An individual that is economically
and socially independent |
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| Indicators of Development |
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Age- Marker & indicator but not cause of development
Time- Only true indicator & marker of development
Cohort- (Generation)- indicator or reference of development |
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| A change in behavior that is physically measurable |
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A change in behavior as a result of both a
genetic disposition and an environmental cue
that leads to an emergence of a new behavior
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From the simple to the complex
(No regression in Developmental Psychology) |
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| 4 Major Fields in Psychology |
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Experimental- 1880, behavior under controlled conditions
Clinical- Early 1900s, Personality behavior
Social- 1920s, Interaction between the individual
and the group
Developmental- 1930s, Smallest |
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Ones actions, interactions & reactions
to our environment |
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A theory is a set of assumptions that attempts
to explain a behavioral phenomenon
A therory cannot be proven true or false
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A statement or prediction about a behavior
that is derived from a theory that can be
proven true or false |
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Biology- 1950s, DNA
Chemistry- 1700, Periodic chart, Atoms
Physics- 1600, Newtonian Laws of Gravity
Math- 800bc-400bc, + - x ÷ |
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To one day have a set of laws that will explain
all behavior in all individuals
all of the time
(explain, describe, predict) |
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| Study of some aspect of nature |
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The blue prints for how you are going to
investigate the behavior
Research designs enable you to draw certain
conclusions about the behavior |
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Developmental Psychology
Research Designs |
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Experimental- Concludes cause & effect
Cross-Sectional- Concludes group differences on
a group behavior
Longitudinal- Concludes Behavioral change |
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| Attempt to explain the nature of man's being |
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Man's nature is like that of a machine
Mas is a passive being
Man reacts to his environment
Man inherits nothing
Man's mind at birth is a blank slate
Man knows nothing at birth
Man comes to know from his envrionment
**Man's behavior consists of Stimulus Response Associations (SR)** |
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Mechanistic World View
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Sum of the parts equal the whole
Stimulus Response Associations
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In the mechanistic World View
Behavior is... |
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Additive and Quantitative
(the more you add, the more complex it is) |
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The Mechanistic World View
definition of Development |
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Changes in behavior as a result of
chronological age |
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| The concept of elementarism |
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Complex behaviors can be broken down
to simpler behavior |
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| Sitting→ crawling→ standing→ walking |
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Open Theory
(Mechanistic World View) |
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| You can add on quantitatively forever |
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Man's nature is like that of a biological organism
Man is born inherently and spontaneously active
Man is born knowing and has a mind at birth
Both heredity and environment are necessary for development
Man ACTS and INTERACTS with his environment
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A set of abilities held in common by all
who are in that stage |
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In the Organismic World View
Behavior is... |
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| Behavior is Qualitative and Discontinuous |
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Organismic World View
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Stage
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts
Behavior emerges |
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Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development of Moral Judgement Behavior
Maslow's Personality Theory of the Hierarchy of Needs
Freud's Personality Theory of Psychosexual Development
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Erikson's Theory of Social-Emotional Development
(8 Ages of Man) |
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Closed Ended Theory
(Organismic) |
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| Organismic World View of Development |
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A change in behavior a a result of a change
in the underlying structure and organization
of the organism |
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Greater than sitting, crawling, standing, walking
(Motor-skill development) |
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| Markers of development throughout the life span |
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According to Erikson..
(Society) |
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Society has an influence on the individual's
cognitive development
Society is comprised of parents, siblings and peers
Society serves as a basis for the individual's
sexual orientation |
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According to Erikson...
(Psycho-social crisis) |
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The resolution of the psycho-social crisis at stage
one may change at later stages
The psycho-social crisis must be resolved at the stage before the individual moves onto the next stage
The Individual's resolution of a psycho-social crisis is based on psychological demands that have been met |
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Follow Freudian tradition but not original
and adds a twist |
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Erikson's Principles
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Each of us in society are accountable and responsible
to each other's social behavior
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We have a big brother role, but need to be
aware of social interaction with others.
It could have a lasting impact
We have to be careful because we don't know
how someone else's day is going |
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Erikson's Principles
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The Resolution at any one stage may change at a later
time due to experiences
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| One may have passed stage one and trusting, but if raped in adolescence, one may go back to mistrust |
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Erikson's Principles
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The resolution at a stage may have a greater or lesser
impact or influence on later stages
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| All kinds of things have an influence |
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