PSY 0310 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Psych, Interaction, Dev Alahan
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Dev psych: scientific study of how and why humans change over the course of their life. Usually focused on a certain life stage, often age specific, but not always (retirement= event based). Dev psych perspective fits in other branches of psych. Make informed decisions about social policy: curriculum reform, child courtroom testimonies, prenatal med care and parental leave. Ex: 1990s more women entering workforce: debate about effect of outside the home childcare on the child. Research showed there was no difference in kids at home care vs outside child care. Debate over whether govt should fund preschool programs. Headstart is a federally funded preschool where a lot of research is done. Improve understanding of human nature: how dif experiences affect you. Research on babies in romanian orphanages with little contact with caregivers, socially immature, malnourished. By 6 years old most of that development caught up, but varied by when adopted.
