Child Psychology Notes

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Nativists

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who believe that behaviour patterns are inborn.

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Empiricists

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who believe that behaviour is learned.

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cross-cultural studies

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compare the same aspect of behaviour (in this case smiling during the first year of life), in totally different societies.

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Psychology

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is the study of behaviour, mind and thought. It is largely concerned with humans, Psychology is commonly defined as: "the science of behaviour and mental processes".

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Physiological

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the science that studies the function of the body and the vital processes of living things,the science that studies the function of the body and the vital processes of living things,

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Imprinting

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refers to an inbuilt tendency for a young animal to follow a moving object with which it forms an attachment.

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inborn behaviour patterns,

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such as following, clinging, sucking, smiling and crying,

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attachment behaviour

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such as following, clinging, sucking, smiling and crying,

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attachment behaviour

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the tendency for the infant to seek the closeness or proximity of certain others and feel more secure in their presence. It

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Attachment

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is the child’s enduring tendency to prefer a particular person

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attachment behaviours

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are the specific behaviours which the child displays in order to maintain their proximity to this particular person.

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object permanence

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is the ability for the child to realise that something/someone is still there even when they can not see it.

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Problems involved in Cross-cultural Studies

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They are very expensive to conduct.

• It is difficult to ensure that the same variable is being studied in each of the cultures.

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Major Disadvantage of Animal Studies

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We can never be sure that research into the causes of animal behaviour are applicable to humans. It is often far too tempting to generalise the findings from animal studies to human beings.