PSYC 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Capital, Emergency Social Services, Prenatal Care
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Claim that psycs neglect the positive side of human functioning. Branch of developmental psyc approaches research w questions about what is working rather than what isn"t working. The efforts of developmental psycs produced findings that transcended boundaries to focus on ppls self-correcting tendencies. The developmental researcher"s about what works across the lifespan: Humans are conflicted beings & individual diffs & normal growth result from the resolution of those conflicts. Development is a function of the laws of learning. & the environment has an imp influence on growth & development. Development is the result of the individual"s active participation in the developmental process in interaction w imp. & content of development are determined mostly by biological factors & the evolutionary history of the species: recapitulation theory. Effects of instincts on needs & the way instincts are satisfied. Personality development & the relationship bw culture & behaviour. Systematic analysis & treatment of behavioral & educational applications.
