Development

Development

1. nativism vs. empiricism

2. stage-like theories vs. continuous theories

3. domain-generality vs. domain-specific

4. measure

   • change
     • longitudinal design
       • no cohort effect and other third variable effects
       • expensive, high attrition rates
     • cross-sectional design
       • cohort effects and other third variable effects
       • good: quick, powerful
   • behaviour
     • overt behaviour
       • - preference for parents language - imitate facial expression
     • looking preferences
       • - face-preference - notices change in number       -> broken habituation
     • embedding games
       • found the double-edge sword of pedagogy
     • searching and foraging
       • - toddlers remember up to 3 objects - mem. precision increases with age