Ch 1 developmental psychology

3 Domains studied by developmental psychologists

-Physical

-Cognitive

-Social

THE ENTIRE LIFESPAN IS STUDIED BY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

Prenatal, child, adult

Prenatal, preadolescent, adolescent, adult Prenatal, infant, child, adolescent, adult Prenatal, infant, toddler, adolescent, adult

Prenatal, infant, toddler, preadolescent, adolescent, adult Prenatal, neonate, infant, toddler, preadolescent, adolescent, adult

Prenatal, neonate, infant, toddler, preadolescent, adolescent, younger adult, older adult

Prenatal, neonate, infant, toddler, preadolescent, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, older adult

Prenatal, birth, neonate, infant, toddler, preadolescent, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, older adult, death

Prenatal can be divided into

• Germinal stage

• Embryonic stage

• Fetal stage

The other stages can be divided as well, such as older adult can be divided into

• Young older (65-74)

• Old older (75-84)

• Oldest older (85+)

3 big issues studied by developmental psychologists

-nature and nurture

-continuity (continuing for a long period of time with no change) and stages

-stability and changes

Two common research designs

Cross-sectional

Longitudinal

Cross-sectional

One point of time

Can compares different variables of different people

Longitudinal

Subjects followed over time

What is developmental psychology

Human development or lifespan psychology

What does psyche mean?

Mind

What does ology mean?

The study of

Basic definition of psychology

The study of the mind

The definition of psychology changes depending on what?

The branch of psychology using it

In addition to developing we do what?

Regress

There is blank across the human lifespan

Change and stability

3 domains studied by developmental psychologists

Physical, cognitive, social

3 big issues studied by developmental psychologist

Nature- nurture, continuity-stages, stability-changes

How much of the lifespan is studied by developmental psychologists

Entire lifespan

Put in order the lifespan

Prenatal → Birth → Neonate → Infant → Toddler → Preadolescent → Adolescent → Young Adult → Middle-Aged Adult → Older Adult → Death

True or false: both genes (nature) & environment (nurture) influence our development

True

True or false: some aspects of development are gradual and continuous and other aspects are more abrupt and stage-like

True

True or false: some characters like temperament are rather stable and other characteristics like our interest change

True

True or false: there is change and stability across the human lifespan

True

Psychology is the study of clinical

Psychopathology

Psychology is the study of neuropsychology

The nervous system and its effects on behavior

Dr. Beltran’s favorite football (soccer) team is

Chelsea

Development implies

Progress and growth