A strength of this approach is that many studies in this area are longitudinal which means that they do get to investigate changes and how these changes are influenced. Allows us to see the effects of maturation on behaviour.
e.g Freud
e.g Kohlberg, moral development, followed up some participants after 3 year intervals.
Another strength of the developmental approach is that it can provide useful information about how we can better understand how children learn and deal with emotional difficulties and therefore improve the lives of children. It allows us to understand the effects of childhood. - practical applications, how adults should act around children.
e.g Bandura
e.g Farrington, looks at how upbringing as a child affects the eventual criminality of a child. A disrupted family is identified as being a cause for persistent chronic offending.
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