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Developmental psychology |
Focuses on changes which take place in individuals throughout their lifetime and trying to explain why they happen. |
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Key themes |
External influences on children's behaviour |
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Strengths |
Helps asked to identify changes that are common to most people and to understand and predict age-related changes in aspects of behaviour. Longitudinal methods can be used to monitor the long-term effects of an experience. By understanding changes that takes place in most people we can identify abnormal or dysfunctional development. |
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Weaknesses |
The developmental approach may be reductionist metre overestimate the influence of age is a cause of behaviour change and ignore other factors. Is longitudinal research methods are used it is difficult to control other factors that can also affect what we are measuring and this reduces the validity of research conclusions.Longitudinal methods require many participants of research is because they may moved or withdraw longitudinal methods also require long-term funding.Weather longitudinal or cross-sectional methods are used large samples are required in order to be able to generalise findings to the research population. Longitudinal methods require many participants of research is because they may moved or withdraw longitudinal methods also require long-term funding. Longitudinal methods require many participants of research is because they may moved or withdraw longitudinal methods also require long-term funding.Weather longitudinal or cross-sectional methods are used large samples are required in order to be able to generalise findings to the research population. Weather longitudinal or cross-sectional methods are used large samples are required in order to be able to generalise findings to the research population. |
