DEVELOPMENTAL AREA(BANDURA+CHANEY)

NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT- the typical __ and __ __ children will experience in the same order

Social, biological milestones

NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT: children are often the focus of developmental research as they undergo the most __ __ and __ __

Significant changes, observable milestones

NORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT: the two types of milestones:

1. Biological milestones

2. Social milestones

CONTINUOUS VS DISCONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT- Continuous: a __ process where skills __ __

Cumulative, gradually improve

CONTINUOUS VS DISCONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT- Discontinuous: there are __ stages, with significantly different skills and abilities, that children __ __ __

Unique, suddenly move between

NATURE AND NURTURE INTERACTION: complex psychological constructs are caused by a combination of __ and __, not ___

Genes, environment, nature or nurture

NATURE AND NURTURE INTERACTION: Humans have an innate tendency to focus on, and be affected by certain __ __ ___

Stimuli in the environment

NATURE AND NURTURE INTERACTION: Most of the complex characteristics of humans, are a combination of both _____, not one or the other

Nature and nurture

NATURE AND NURTURE INTERACTION: Children often used during research, as they have had limited __ __ __, making it easier to establish the extent to which characteristics were caused by genes

Exposure to the environment

Developmental Practical Application-

Nurture pro social healthy characteristics

Developmental Research Methods(3):

1. Longitudinal Studies

2. Observation and Self Report

3. Quasi Experiments

STRENGTHS(2):

Recognises both nature and nurture, determinism strengths

WEAKNESSES(3):

Children (ethical issues), children (practical issues), determinism weaknesses