PSYC 304 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chorionic Villus Sampling, Spina Bifida, Birth Weight
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Scientific study of ways people grow, change, and stay the same through lives from fertilization to death. Look for influences and relationships between other experiences (cause/effect) Not just stories, adages, superstitions, tales and rumors. Psycho/social- relation to self, subtle, others and world (how do you play well with others?) Quantitative change: size, shape, number, observable and measurable. You may measure height over years on a wall. Qualitative change: change in structure or organization. Most human topics are qualities (e. g. love) You can"t quantify a quality (e. g. iq test) Physical appearance changes slowly recognized years later. Personality doesn"t change quickly easier in negative direction. Development occurs the moment conception begins even if life not viable. Life ends with death doesn"t mean legacy is over. 1) heredity/environment/maturation (we don"t compound traumatic situations) 4) normative vs. non-normative influences everyone goes through. Most people will have experienced something vs. few people have experienced something (e. g. lion king vs. clockwork orange)
