PSY210H5 Lecture 1: PSY210 - Lecture 1 2017
12 Feb 2017
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Lecture outlines will be posted the day of the lecture. Outlines are meant to give you a brief overview of the lecture. Class attendance and note taking is highly recommended. Cumulative final exam (during exam period april 6th 22nd): 40% Developmental psychology = the scientific study of changes or continuities in an organism between initial conception and death. Basic research seeks to understand development for the sake of science. Applied research has a clear practical application. Nativist: emphasizes the role of nature (or innate factors) in development. Empiricist: emphasizes the role of nurture (or the environment) in development. Behavior is innate experiences are not the source of knowledge because we are too error prone. Experiences trigger innate knowledge, no learning necessary. Children ndo nt posess extensive innat knowledge. Childs mind is like a blank tablet. Children enter the world with extensive innate knowledge. Human infants possess innate sense of justice and morality that naturally unfolds over the course of development.
