Observation I observed a video titled “Emily As Cashier”. In the video‚ I observed a girl named Emily. She’s less than 3 years old. The setting was in their kitchen with a table and chairs. Emily was in the middle chair while her mom and dad sat beside her. In the middle of the kitchen table‚ there was Emily’s red cash register toy and a white bag. The video started while Emily was pressing her toy. She then pulled out clothes from the white bag which she got help from her mother. She stated “ok”
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Developmental Psychology 3 major issues: 1. Nature v Nurture (genes v environment) 2. Continuity v Stages (gradual‚ continuous process v sequence of separate stages) 3. Stability v Change ( do personality trais persist throughout life v or change as we age Early development Conception (sperm penetrates the egg) Girls are born with all the immature eggs Only 1 in 5‚000 will mature and be released Boys start producing sperm cells at puberty Prenatal development Zygotes (fertilized
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Understanding Psychology Psychology is everywhere‚ surrounding our daily lives. It helps us‚ humans‚ to overcome difficult challenges and obstacles we come across. I do not know my future‚ but what I plan on looking forward too is working as an accountant. As I get up to becoming an accountant‚ using psychological theories will help me‚ but having a successful career does not necessarily mean a successful life. In my opinion‚ a successful life consists of the job you are happy to work for and the
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respects. Similarly‚ we see glimpses of the adults the adolescents will come‚ but more often we observe that they don’t behave like adults. As adolescents mature‚ we see fewer resemblances to children and more similarities to adults. Adolescents’ psychology is the study of physical‚ cognitive‚ personality‚ and social development in individuals beginning at puberty (the attainment of the capacity to reproduce) and continuing until the assumption of adult responsibilities in society. Typically‚ these
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Developmental Psychology Notes- Chapter 5: Early Childhood: Body and Mind Healthy 6 year old: weighs between 40-50 lbs‚ least 3.5 ft tall‚ looks lean not cubby‚ has adult like body proportions (legs constitute half of total height) Height of Children T-S: African‚ European‚ Asian and Latino descent Obesity major problem‚ children from low income families especially vulnerable to obesity bc their cultures quard against undernutrition/parents rely on cheap fast food (low nutritional value/high
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Development Sex – sexual anatomy and sexual behaviour Gender – perception of maleness or femaleness related to membership in a given society Week 8 Growing brain The brain grows at a faster rate than any other part of the body. By age 5‚ child’s brain weighs 90% of average adult brain weight‚ whereas total body weight is merely 30%. One reason is due to increase in the number of interconnections among cells. These interconnects allow for more complex communication between neurons‚ permit
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Developmental Psychology Notes Examines how people are continually developing- physically‚ cognitively‚ and socially – from infancy through old age. Nature and Nurture: how do genetic inheritance and experience influence our development? Should always be in the back of your head during this unit. Are you who you are because of the way you were born or because of the way you were raised? Continuity and stages: is development a gradual‚ continuous process like riding an escalator‚ or does it proceed
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traditions remain the same in many cultures. The lives of adolescents are characterized by a combination of tradition and change. Research shows that there are similarities and differences in adolescents from differing ethnicities. There are human developmental periods and process which are determined by biological‚ cognitive and socioemotional processes. There are periods in human development which span from Childhood‚ Adolescence‚ Adulthood and Late Adulthood. There are two important transitions from
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patterns of change. | ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: 3 OBJ: 1.1 4. The three broad domains explored by developmental psychologists are a. | motor‚ interpersonal‚ cognitive. | c. | personality‚ motor‚ learning. | b. | physical‚ cognitive‚ psychosocial. | d. | interpersonal‚ maturational‚ learning. | ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 2-3 OBJ: 1.1 5. Albert‚ a developmental psychologist‚ conducts research on children’s emotional reactions to studying math in school. Albert is concerned
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FOUR PLANES OF DEVELOPMENT What is development? It is a creation of an adult by a young child. Development refers to change that is irreversible. It is necessary and represents progress. It is a movement towards maturity and ready to create another generation. In animals the period of development happens in a very short span of time. Humans have the longest childhood; they live in a complex environment to which they take a lot of time to adapt. The Childs life is a complex society
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