3.1 Theme and Methods in Development Psychology Flashcards
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Developmental Psychology
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Studies physical cognitive and social-emotional development through the lifespan
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Stability and Change
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Stability: Personality traits stay the same
Change: become different persons throughout life
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Nature vs. Nurture
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Nature: genetic inheritance
Nurture: environment raised in
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Continuous and Discontinuous Stages of Development
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Continuous: gradual development
Discontinuous: Sequence of different stages
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Longitudinal Studies
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Cross-sectional Studies
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