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One assumption of the Developmental approach
It is necessary to refer to inner mental concepts when understanding behavior. These mental concepts change over time, particularly in childhood. These changes have major influence on peoples behavior, judgement and attitudes at different ages
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How can the developmental approach explain ages at which children can conserve
Sam & Bry suggest conservation is a result of structural changes that occur due to maturation and occurs in the concrete operational stage which (piaget) says is 7, although Sam & Bry showed the children can conserve at a younger age
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How can the developmental approach explain how children learn agression
It can explain it in terms of influences upon us as we grow according to the social learning theory a lot of our behavior is learned through observing. BANDURA. Therefore how other people behave around us when we are children influences us.
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How can the developmental approach explain the development of phobias
Freud says a phobia is a unresolved conflict within the unconscious mind. Little Hans- fear of horses=unresolved Oedipus conflict. Easier to show fear against horses than his own father (defense mechanism)
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A similarity between two developmental studies
Sam & Bry and Bandura were both Lab Experiments- IV in Bandura Gender of the role model, DV-aggressive or non agressive of the model. Sam & Bry IV-Age of child, conservation task, condition. DV- conserve or not. DESCRIBE SETTINGS OF BOTH
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A difference between two developmental studies
sample sizes of Sam and Bry and Freud- more valid research
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Another similarity between two studies
Bandura and Freud both study children
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A difference between two studies
Bandura used matched pairs design and Sam & Bry used independent measures.
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One strength of the developmental approach
It offers an explanation as to why people demonstrate different abilities, skills and emotional responses. SAM AND BRY- OLDER CHILDREN CONSERVE BETTER. This means that it is possible to study change and provide age appropriate activities e.g school
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Another strength of the developmental approach
Provides useful explanations. FREUD-DEVELOPMENT OF PHOBIAS-COULD NOW CURE THEM. This can be seen in a range of applications found by studies in the approach. Also contributes to the nature/nature debate
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A weakness of the developmental approach
It is said to be reductionist. BANDURA-SHOW CHILDREN LEARN AGRESSION BUT IGNORE BIOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT COULD MAKE THEM AGGRESSIVE. The conclusions in the approach will have reduce validity
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Another weakness of the developmental approach
It is not made clear whether changes in cognition are due to staged structural changes or due to gradual change. SAM AND BRY SHOW THAT CHILDREN CONSERVE BETTER AT AN OLDER AGE BUT DO NOT EXPLAIN WHY. This limits the usefulness of the approach
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