core studies - developmental

Question 1

What are the assumptions of this area?

Answer 1

assumes behaviour is influenced by both internal and external factors, behaviour changes as we develop and that development happens in stages.

Question 2

What are some applications of these assumptions in real life?

Answer 2

They are applied in teaching and learning, play therapy, and dealing with children’s behavioural problems.

Question 3

strengths of developmental psychology as a whole

Answer 3

useful: can be applied to improve children.
Deterministic: can help add to the nature nurture debate, can explain why individuals of differing ages have different abilities

Question 4

weaknesses of developmental psychology as a whole

Answer 4

Ethical issues: often uses children in the research sample, red flags for consent and protection.
Too Deterministic: same age related research, assumes all children, will behave similarly when this isn’t always the case