, What is Applied developmental
Psychology ? * Designs for examining development i
Applied direct implications longitudinal designs i same participant tested repeatedly at diff
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for what parents , teachers , ages
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policy
-
makers do
.
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across the human lifespan ; developmental populations cross sectional : different groups of participants tested at different
Developmental changes
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- i .
ages around the same time .
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Psychology grounded -
. in research methods ;
using scientific methods
④ Goals i
Assessment identifying individuals who are at risk
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.
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Intervention i how can we
support to benefit the child ?
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Research on socially important issues i schooling or child care
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contribution to public policy change
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.
in childcare policy .
Disseminating of psychological knowledge sharing :
research in simpler means
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.
* Roles i
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Education : develop programs for kids
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Media i developing & evaluating media for children
e.
g. risky play
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Healthcare assist doctors -
.
g
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community services i assist in community resources for children L playground ,
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Government programs improving children 's welfare ( period of purple crying )
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.
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NGO ↳ shaken baby syndrome
why study developmental psychology ?
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How studying developmental psychology can be applied to real world situations .
Challenges of
applying psychology i
Basic psychology Applied psychology
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vs .
↳ university ↳ concerned with
application
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concerned w/ advancing to
practical problems -
research
knowledge motivated -
to better lives
by theory -
NGOs
of witness
'
EX : what are the limits of ex .
can child memory
'
be trusted ?
legal system
-
our
memory system
'
across development ?
④ Difficulty in
applying research to practice :
different questions to real life problems → different goals & communities
- .
↳ scholars us . normal people -
research doesn't give clear answers hard to put into practice
-
→
-
different deadlines for results s research is very slow →
may not be applicable
↳ people want answers fast ! !
difficulty in situations
generalizing across populations , contexts
- .
,
research can be hard to understand as may be misinterpreted
-
.
-
researchers aren't rewarded for applying research .
Research Methods :
•
Standards of research :
-
reliability i will study yield same results if replicated ? ( consistency )
-
validity .
-
is the study measuring what it's supposed to (
accuracy)
does the methodology
internal validity allow you to test
-
- . & make
confounds ?
g?
conclusions about research
your
external validity is the research generalizable ?
- -
.
* Research design :
correlational designs : determiners btw 2 variables .
↳ 2 variable measured , not manipulated
correlation * causation
-
third variable c.
confounding )
-
-
Experimental design :
examine cause and effect .
↳ manipulate us
randomly assigned ( equivalence)
-
measure DV
Psychology ? * Designs for examining development i
Applied direct implications longitudinal designs i same participant tested repeatedly at diff
-
for what parents , teachers , ages
'
policy
-
makers do
.
. -
across the human lifespan ; developmental populations cross sectional : different groups of participants tested at different
Developmental changes
- -
- i .
ages around the same time .
'
Psychology grounded -
. in research methods ;
using scientific methods
④ Goals i
Assessment identifying individuals who are at risk
-
-
.
-
Intervention i how can we
support to benefit the child ?
-
Research on socially important issues i schooling or child care
-
contribution to public policy change
-
.
in childcare policy .
Disseminating of psychological knowledge sharing :
research in simpler means
-
.
* Roles i
-
Education : develop programs for kids
-
Media i developing & evaluating media for children
e.
g. risky play
-
Healthcare assist doctors -
.
g
-
community services i assist in community resources for children L playground ,
-
Government programs improving children 's welfare ( period of purple crying )
-
.
-
NGO ↳ shaken baby syndrome
why study developmental psychology ?
-
How studying developmental psychology can be applied to real world situations .
Challenges of
applying psychology i
Basic psychology Applied psychology
-
vs .
↳ university ↳ concerned with
application
-
concerned w/ advancing to
practical problems -
research
knowledge motivated -
to better lives
by theory -
NGOs
of witness
'
EX : what are the limits of ex .
can child memory
'
be trusted ?
legal system
-
our
memory system
'
across development ?
④ Difficulty in
applying research to practice :
different questions to real life problems → different goals & communities
- .
↳ scholars us . normal people -
research doesn't give clear answers hard to put into practice
-
→
-
different deadlines for results s research is very slow →
may not be applicable
↳ people want answers fast ! !
difficulty in situations
generalizing across populations , contexts
- .
,
research can be hard to understand as may be misinterpreted
-
.
-
researchers aren't rewarded for applying research .
Research Methods :
•
Standards of research :
-
reliability i will study yield same results if replicated ? ( consistency )
-
validity .
-
is the study measuring what it's supposed to (
accuracy)
does the methodology
internal validity allow you to test
-
- . & make
confounds ?
g?
conclusions about research
your
external validity is the research generalizable ?
- -
.
* Research design :
correlational designs : determiners btw 2 variables .
↳ 2 variable measured , not manipulated
correlation * causation
-
third variable c.
confounding )
-
-
Experimental design :
examine cause and effect .
↳ manipulate us
randomly assigned ( equivalence)
-
measure DV
