PSYC2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Quasi, Scatter Plot, Autonomic Nervous System
6 Mar 2016
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Developmental psychology (or human development, or developmental science): The scientific study of how we change, or stay the same, throughout our lifespan, both mentally and physically. Combination of disciplines (medicine, education, social work, biology, etc. ) This course will focus on child development (conception to adolescence) Children/behavior: to understand behavior and improve the life of children. Developmental process: how we change and why we change. Something else: complex behaviors (many of which are easiest to see in children because of their immature neuroanatomy, and because they are. 3 key issues with child development: nature vs. nurture: Genes predispose and experiences mold: continuity vs. discontinuity: Discontinuity: plateaus (steps) precede and follow abrupt shifts. Physical growth measured daily: stability vs. change: Design a way to test hypothesis (research methods) Duration data- how long does a behavior occur. Behavioral data: what you can observe by the naked eye. What you cannot observe by the naked eye. Measures the relationship between nervous system and behavior.
