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Child psychology

Development Through the Ages

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: study of physical, cognitive and social changes through the lifetime ARGUE OVER THE EXTENT TO WHICH EACH INFLUENCES BEHAVIOR NATURE: genetics influence most NURTURE: learning/environment shapes us Thomas Bouchard: Minnesota Twins Study -study identical (MZ) twins Nature v. Nurture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Twins_2004.jpg IS DEVELOPMENT: CONTINUOUS: a gradual, cumulative change from birth to death (walking up a hill) OR DISCONTINUOUS: a sequence of distinct stages that build upon one another that every person goes through (climbing stairs) Continuity v. Discontinuity: 3 LONGITUDINAL: study same group of people for a long time Good: accuracy Bad: costly, long time, lose participants
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