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Transition to Chapter 3, Human Development
So, from addressing the basics of psychology such as what it is and its goals, the scientific method and experimentation, what psychologists do, and the amazing brain, it's now time to look into the exciting area of human development, or developmental spychology. Many of you have engaged in the age - old argument that starts with this premise; What plays a bigger part in our development, heredity (nurture) or environment (nature)? We'll focus on that as well as a rather in depth look at human development and some psycholgy theories of three very influential gentlemen.
 
Let's see how heredity and environment affect development.

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The Learning Objectives Addressed Today Were:

 

1. Distinguish between "nature" and "nurture" in terms of human development

a. Heredity, Environment and Genes

2. Identify key characterristics and milestones of human development

a. Three Levels of Moral Development

3. Distinguish between congenital and genetic development

4. Identify key features of the following human developmental theories Piaget's cognitive, Vygotskty's    

    sociaocultural, and Erickson's psychosocial.

 

 

 

 

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