Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology
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Developmental Psychology
The Theory of Evolution guides developmental psychology. The theory is based on a series of well-confirmed and logically consistent premises. The neo- Darwinian Theory was based on the knowledge that development of an organism is pegged on its genes. According to this theory, the centralized program located in the genes was largely responsible for the traits and characteristics of an organism. A lot of research has been carried out on evolutionary psychology with the knowledge that rules of cognition, behavior, and perception can be prespecified in genes. These rules can then be transmitted down to generations through genes.
Evolutionary Psychology points out that human perception and his cognitive processes in addition to all executive functions are triggered and performed by the experiences of the species. All phenotypic traits come up during ontogeny. These traits are products of individual development. Also, evolutionary changes occur by variations arising from the patterns of development that bring about individual development (Lickliter, 2008). Through this understanding, one can develop and change over time.
A keen observation at my developmental changes points at the constructivism theory. Constructivism refers to a developmental process where individuals achieve the goal of constructing knowledge. Under this theory, individuals can easily make sense or create the meaning of new information by organizing, selecting and integrating the information with past knowledge.

This past knowledge is often in context with social interactions.
In conclusion, constructivism may either be social or individual. Social constructivism entails construction of knowledge by interacting the new knowledge with social or cultural content while individual constructivism is as a result of a person constructing knowledge through their own experiences as opposed to memorizing facts given by others.
Reference
Lickliter, R. (2008). The growth of developmental thought: Implications for new evolutionary psychology. New Ideas in Psychology, 26(3), 353-369.