PSY BEH 101D Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Urie Bronfenbrenner, Socioeconomic Status, Embodied Cognition
4 Jan 2018
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Understanding how and why: science of human development: seeks to understand how and why people change over time, it is a science: depends on theories, data, analyses, etc. The scientific method: steps, pose a question, make a hypothesis, conduct research to gather empirical evidence, draw conclusions, share data and conclusions, replication is important. The three domains: biological, physiology, neuroscience, medicine, cognitive, psychology, linguistics, education, psychosocial, economics, sociology, history, every aspect of growth touches all three domains, embodied cognition: people"s thinking and social relationships are affected by their bodies. The life-span perspective: life-span perspective: takes into account all phased is life, not just the first two decades. Influences attitude and behavior: first names show influence by historical context, socioeconomic context, socioeconomic status: reflects income, occupation, education, and. Inner drives and motives are the foundation: freud"s stages, said development in the first 6 years occurs in three stages, each characterized by sexual pleasure centers on a particular part of the body.
