PSYC 2510 Lecture Notes - Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Individuation, Gender Identity
2 May 2013
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American culture: sacred couple, autonomy ideal. Indian culture: protection of vulnerable (where did the baby go?, female chastity anxiety (where did the girls go?) Physiological, cognitive, emotional & social changes across the lifespan. Socialization process by which children learn behaviours that are expected of them. Cross-sectional designs: different age based groups of participants studied at the same time: problem of cohort effect (culture of a generation) Longitudinal designs: same group of participants studied at different points in time: problems: expense, attribution, etc, documentary seven up series (tony) Stage theories: stages in order, stages related to age, major shifts in development. Example erik erikson (1963: 8 stages personality across lifespan, psychosocial crises opposing polarities in personality. Maturation: sequential unfolding of genetically influenced behaviour & physical attributes. Germinal stage fertilized egg (zygote) attaches to uterine wall. Embryonic stage (2-8 wks) development of organs & limbs; testosterone secreted in . Fetal stage nervous system development & brain weight.
