PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Child Development, Frontal Lobe, Psych

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2500
• Professor: Anne Bowker

Document Summary

Child development refers to the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence yet having a unique course for every child. Understanding how children develop can help parents raise their children more effectively, lead society as a whole to adopt wiser policies (cid:396)ega(cid:396)di(cid:374)g (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374)"s (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e, a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)s(cid:449)e(cid:396) i(cid:374)t(cid:396)igui(cid:374)g (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s a(cid:271)out hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:374)atu(cid:396)e. Nature refers to our biological endowment, in particular, the genes we receive from our parents. This genetic inheritance influences every aspect of our make-up, from broad characteristics such as physical appearance, personality, intellectual ability, and mental health to specific preferences, such as our political attitudes and our propensity for thrill-seeking. Piaget: children are actively interacting with their environment, which pushes them into the various stages of child development.