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Self: Development (Development across the life spans (Infancy (Birth - 2…
Self: Development
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Nature vs Nurture debate
Nature
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Refers to the inborn, inherited characteristics you gain genetically from your parents
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Studies of twins
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Because identical twins are genetically the same, comparing how their environment changes them gives psychologists insight on how much effect nature has and how much nurture has
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Adoption Studies
We can see whether adopted children re more likely to be like their adoptive parents (nurture) or their biological parents (nature)
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The Role of Play
Organised play
Free time, unstructured, develops emotional skills and social skills
Unorganised play
Structured, focused on a specific skill, develops cognitive and physical motor skills
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Areas of Development
Cognitive
Refers to the mental processes of problem solving, perceiving and reasoning (thinking)
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Emotional
Refers to the development of a person's ability to distinguish between and to express their emotions in socially acceptable ways and to be able to understand the emotional content of other people's communication