PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sigmund Freud, Active Child, Developmental Psychology
29 Aug 2019
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Examined 698 children"s birth histories and data on multiple aspects of their lives. Result: quality of home environment played a larger role in development than. Prenatal and birth problems related to impaired psychological functioning only if. Most children who faced birth complications and adverse family circumstances. Werner"s study for a period of over 30 years biological risk factors children also experienced poor rearing conditions developed serious problems by age 10; those that didn"t were resilient. Children"s behavior develops from rewards and punishments they received. Refers to the biological endowment, especially genes we receive from parents. Multiple interacting levels within the organism, no single cause it"s a system! E. g. stage theorists feel stages are large shifts. Mechanisms of change: how stuff happens and when they occur. Promote children"s welfare through early diagnosis of developmental problems. Depends on how you look and how often you look.
