Ch.1 History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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interdisciplinary study- research relationship b/w change in brain and developing person's cognitive processing/behavior patterns
how we resolve conflicts b/w biological drives + social expectations determines person's ability to learn, get along w/others, and cope w/anxiety
founder of child study movement, believed dev. was maturational process(genetically unfolds like flower), and used normative approach
field of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan
observation in natural environment; type of systematic observation
stresses the importance of cognition and emphasizes modeling, imitation, observational learning devised by Bandura
development is lifelong, multidimensional and multi-directional, highly plastic, and effected by many interacting forces
Freud emphasizes how parents manage their child's sexual + aggressive drives in 1st few years crucial for healthy personality development (psychsexual stages: oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital)
believed in operant conditioning theory (frequency of behavior can be increased by following it) w/reinforcers and decresd w/punishment
directly observable events focus of study (stimuli/responses)