Developmental psychology/Lectures/Definitions, paradigms, and research methods
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Developmental psychology is a field where scientific paradigms collide. Although each of us has an intuitive understanding of the definition of development, researchers have to carefully define their field of study. For some, that definition is rooted in biology and relates to the reaching sexual maturity. For others, however, the definition of development is more closely tied to the concept of change and is viewed as happening over the lifespan. Thus, something as simple as a definition is deeply tied to philosophical perspectives on the world and on research.
Organismic Perspective - unfolding of invariant sequences and stages
Behavioural Perspective
Contextual Perspective
Research Methods
Learning Activities: To develop the student's own perspective - some guided questions to determine their own definition of development
