Developmental Psychology

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Developmental Psychology

• Chapter 1

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Developmental Psychology

• ___________ study of age-related changes in
  ___________, ___________, __________ and
  ___________.
• Variety of views
• Innately good
• Innately bad
• Blank Slate
• Result?

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3 Kinds of Change Studied

• Universal
• Group Specific
• Cohorts
• Individual
• Atypical

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Nature V. Nurture

• Case Study
• Whos to blame?
• Why do we need to know this?

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Why do we study these changes?

• Research or Scientific Methods
• Describe
• Explain
• Predict
• Influence

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How do we study these changes?

• Types
• Cross-sectional
• Longitudinal
• Sequential
• How of data collection
• Case study
• Naturalistic Observation
• Survey
• Experiment
• Hope for causal relationships although settle for
  correlations
• Ethnography -

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Ethics - APA

• Protection from harm
• Informed consent
• Confidentiality
• Knowledge of Results
• Knowledge of Origination or Funding
• No Deception