Developmental and Social Psych Lecture 1 PDF

Developmental and Social Psych Lecture 1 Wednesday, 25 September 2024 18:21 Foundations of psychology: Developmental psychology Lecture 1 : ‘’changing patterns’’ Developmental psychology has implications for other aspects of psychologyà Neu how things break down’....

Developmental and Social Psych Lecture 1 Wednesday, 25 September 2024 18:21 Foundations of psychology: Developmental psychology Lecture 1 : ‘’changing patterns’’ Developmental psychology has implications for other aspects of psychologyà Neu how things break down’. Real-world implications: 1) Reading interventions Bradley & Bryant (1983) 368 4- and 5-year-olds given odd one out tasks. Reading (and other abilities) measur A strong relationship between initial phonological awareness and subsequent readin - phonics in schools. 2) Eye-witness testimony Pantell & AAP (2017) Policy Statement on ‘The Child Witness in the Courtroom’ “ 6. In forensic interviews preceding a trial, the use of a validated format for interview Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is stron à The shape of change: As children get older they generally tend to get better. Developmental change follows a number of different patterns that reveal important 2 types of change: Qualitative and Quantitative à Patterns of development: Quantitative: the amount or quantity of change (i.e an increase in the number of wo quantitative change) Qualitative: the type or quality of change (i.e the emergenceof their ability to p qualitative change) Qualitative changes suggest that significantly different mechanisms are operating , w basis suggest that the same mechanisms are used more efficiently). Developmental changes is rarely smooth or linearà undergoes periods of stability indicating a steadily increasing ability or quantity. uropsychology has the potential to tell us red 4 years later ng ability wing, such as that of the Eunice ngly recommended.” aspects about the underlying process. ords an infant can say, would be a produce new sentences would be a whereas gradual increases on a regular y and instability,  Qualitative changes suggest that significantly different mechanisms are operating , w basis suggest that the same mechanisms are used more efficiently). Developmental changes is rarely smooth or linearà undergoes periods of stability indicating a steadily increasing ability or quantity. Other developmental functions à show the opposite pattern as there is a declinin reflecting the decline of a developmental ability that is no longer required. Discontinuous or step functions are common developmental patterns that reflect the change. The ones follow such patterns as development shows qualitative and quant A milestone: an important demarcating event on the path of development. Stage theories: those that advocate development as a fundamental reorganizat A further significant pattern of developmental change à U-shaped function, that c whereas gradual increases on a regular y and instability, ng loss of function, e combination of periods of stability and titative change. tion of the underlying mechanisms. can be inverted or upright. Examplesà functions that steadily increase over time to reach a peak and then be Upright ‘U’-shaped developmental changes are more unusual and reflect a decline in emerges later on. the study of changeà relied on group data and this methodological constraint has served to generate theories of We cannot derive valid generalizations about the course of change in individuals from ge (Greenwald, 2011). There are qualitative changes in cognitive development but we have to be sure that generated by the problems of sampling individuals versus groups over various time f Neurodivergent development: Nonword reading in Down syndrome Roch & Jarrold (2008) 12 individuals with Down syndrome, aged 10-26 14 typically developing 6-7-year old Regular (drop), irregular (blood), and non-word (yox) reading Phonological awarenes egin a decline. n some function that re- f groups rather than individuals. m the course of change in a group avera these changes are neither obscured nor frames. s ss tests