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Introduction

Carl Murchison in 1931 assembled an eclectic assortment of contributions into the first Handbook of Child Psychology.

*was published by a small university press (Clark University).

NATURE NURTURE

Genes Intelligence-Studies

support genetic factors are much more important than environmental factors.

Physical Characteristics.

Environment Personality-A nurturant

environment is necessary for that person to utilize that advantage.

Socialization.

Sigmund FreudUnconscious

Impulses.ID EGO SuperEgo

Founder J.B.Watson. Focus exclusively

on human behaviour.

Stimulus- Response

Useful in handling Phobias.

People learn by observation. Imitation Modelling

In the bioecological model, development is defined as the phenomenon of continuity and change in the bio psychological characteristics of human beings, both as individuals and as groups.

The phenomenon extends over the life course, across successive generations, and through historical time, both past and future.

Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationship between them.

The comparative Study of Behaviour.

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