How is Social similar to Developmental
Fail to gain informed consent from P’s
Developmetal: Children as P’s. Parental consent is necessary
e.g. think of it
Social: Often breach consent guidelines to avoid demand characteristics
e.g. think of it
How is Social different from developmental?
Developmental: Both individual and situational factors affect behavior
=> Looks how gender, personality, and experiences affect development
e.g. think of it
Social: Emphasize situational factors
=> Focus on the effects of presence of others
e.g. think of it
How is Cognitive different from developmental?
Difficult to gain valid measurements
Developmental: Children are used. Children are poor at self-reporting their feelings
e.g. think of it
Cognitive: Measures mental processes which are unobservable. Must rely on psychometric tests
e.g. think of it
How is cognitive different from developmental?
Developmental: Direct observation
=> More appropriate as children are less able to self-report their feelings and knowledge than adult P’s
e.g. think of it
Cognitive: Indirect measures
=> Self-report are used
=> Mental processes are unobservable
e.g. think of it
How is individual differences similar to developmental?
Both interested in nature/nurture
Developmental: Both maturational and upbringing influences are studied
e.g. Effects of social learning and gender on imitation of aggression
Individual differences: Find out whether differences between people e.g. disorders are inborn or nurtured
e.g. Effects of experiences like seeing a horse collapse and natural progression through the phallic stage are taken into account when explaining Little Hans’ phobia
How is individual differences different from developmental?
Developmental: Tries to establish nomothetic rules about how all children’s behavior and thinking changes over time
e.g.
Individual differences: Interested in quantifying differences between groups
e.g.
How is biological similar to developmental?
Both are nomothetic
Developmental: Tries to make rules about how children’s behavior and thinking changes over time
e.g.
Biological: Tries to make rules about the responsibilities of each part of the brain
e.g.
How is biological different from developmental?
Developmental: More problems with P’s reactivity than biological approach
=> Observe children’s behavior to draw conclusions about development
=> But children could change their behavior when watched to please the researcher or to seem better (social desirability bias)
e.g.
Biological: Measure brain functioning that cannot be changed by the P’s at will
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