PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Arnold Gesell, Information Processing Theory, Social Learning Theory
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Development involves the systematic changes that occur in individuals between the moment of conception and the moment of death. A theory that proposes that individuals develop and function within systems and that studies and relationships among individuals and systems and the processes by which these relationships operate. A theory that sees development as a process that continues throughout the life cycle, from infancy through adulthood and old age. Biological extremists (arnold gesell) argued that biology is a destiny and that development is merely a matter of maturation. Maturation: a genetically determined process of growth that unfolds naturally over a period of time. Some perspectives offer better and more complete accounts of certain aspects of development than do others. Piaget"s organismic theory is especially helpful in explaining children"s cognitive development. Bandura"s cognitive social learning theory offers a useful perspective for explaining social development.
