PSY 2301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tabula Rasa, Naturalistic Observation, Developmental Psychology
2 Feb 2018
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The topics, terms and names listed below represent the main areas to be covered on the exam. Child will grow with good experiences and exposure. Basic nature when born to be shaped by their parents. They are born with what they need. Children were perceived as being basically bad, born into the world. Hall (followed darwin) father of developmental psych . Experiment with a lot of kids across wide age groups. Created norms where we will see developmental milestones. Continued the more advanced study of kids. Determine rate and nature of how we develop. Take explaination and apply it to humans. Coding system for behavior concise (parsimonious), heuristic, falsifiable. 7. nature vs. nurture, continuity vs. discontinuity, activity vs. passivity. Both, they work together to enhance development. Takes place across a series of stages, qualitative differences. Take on environment and engage on mastering environment. Kids are born with the capacity to take in the environment.
