PSYB20H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Erik Erikson, Monocular Deprivation, Social Cognitive Theory
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Lec 01 introduction to child development (chapter 1) Child development scientific study of systematic processes of change and stability in human children. Raising children - provide solutions for many questions that parents are desperate to have answers to. Choosing social policies - make informed laws and policies to help all children. Understanding human nature - nature vs. nurture (ex. Social construction concept or practice that is an invention of a particular culture or society: ex. division of the life span into periods of development. Physical development - growth of the body and brain, sensory capacities, motor skills, and health. Cognitive development - learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. Psychosocial development - emotions, personality, and social relationships. Maturation - unfolding of a universal, natural sequence of physical changes and behaviour patterns: act in concert with the influence of heredity and environment. Nuclear family - a household unit consisting of one or two parents and their children.
