Psych Module 1
1. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - scientific study of change and stability throughout human lifespan * Darwin's baby biographies (1877) - developmental nature of Doddy's sensory, cognitive and emotional behavior * Nature vs Nurture; also, emphasis on meeting children's developmental needs * Adolescence and aging - new fields of study added 2. LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT - concept of development as a lifelong process which can be studied scientifically * grew out of research designed to follow children through adulthood * Stanford Studies of Gifted Children * study of lifespan development is interdisciplinary - psychology, psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, biology, genetics, family science, education, history, philosophy, medicine 3. GOALS of studying human development - describe, explain, predict, modify behavior 4. QUANTITATIVE change - height, weight, size of vocabulary 5. QUALITATIVE change - nonverbal to verbal communication 6. STABILITY - constancy, usually in consci...