ED PSYCH 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Arnold Gesell, Beck, Qualitative Research
25 Jan 2017
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Early 1900s - psychologists believed that kids are genetically endowed with abilities that just need to unfold. Believed that environment did not play a part and that it was all genetically predisposed. Observed kids to find the development milestones motor, language, social development. Believed that kids were passive, blank slates that were affected primarily but the environment. Simple experiment: change something in the kid"s environment and measure the results. This is useful but can"t pinpoint that because of the outcome. Controlled experiment: intervention group = special treatment control group = gets nothing. The two groups are analyzed and evidence is drawn from it. Must have each group must have random assignment and not predisposed bias probability not certainty. When experiments become ethically questionable, they just measure variables as they naturally occur observe outcomes. Positive correlation: higher levels of a dad"s education can predict higher.
