2 years to teens

6 years to 12 years

children’s thought processes change at predetermined age-related stages changes in age are related to changes in behavior.

A second African American woman to become a licence dentist in New York

A study of different groups of people who differ in the variable of interest, but share other characteristics such as age, socioeconomic status, educational background and ethnicity. It differs from a longitudinal study as they are designed to look at a variable at a particular point in time.

directly observable, such as talking, running, scratching or blinking

We turn out the way we do because of our

are theories that divide child development into distinct stages which are characterized by qualitative differences in behaviour.

3 years to 6 years

2 years to 3 years

suggests all behavior is determined by hereditary factors: Inherited characteristics, or genetic make-up we are born with.

Roles, Expectations, definition of normality and disorder

GOALS OF PSYCHOLOGY

The way in which emotions change or remain stable across the lifespan

deals with the issue of whether or not personality traits present during infancy endure throughout the lifespan.

“When you get real old, honey,” said _______ “you lay it all on the table

The extent to which an individual’s essence, characteristic thought and behaviour change over the lifespan

argue that personalities are modified by interactions with family, experiences at school, and acculturation.

The discipline that seeks to identify and explain the changes that individuals undergo from....

12 years to 20 years

85 years +

are two competing theories in developmental psychology that attempt to explain how people change through the course of their lives,

A study of a person or the same group of people over an extended period of time.

Behavior is often a result of the interaction between

that include interpersonal, societal, cultural, and ethnic factors that affect development

All of these people and institutions fit together to form a person’s culture: the _______________ associated with a group of people

40 years to 65 years

reflects the influences of biological, psychological, and sociocultural forces at different points in the life span.

The scientific study of behaviour and cognitive processes.

20 years to 40 years

70 years to 85 years

changes in height, weight, motor abilities, brain development and health-related issue

those which go on internally such as thinking or imagining

that include all internal perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and personality factors that affect development

- Social (e.g. Helping Behavior) -Behavioral

Pre-natal development, brain maturation, puberty, and menopause may occur to you as outcomes of

Change in Quantitative and continues respect

65 years +

Stress, trauma, learned helplessness, mood related perceptions and memories

individual's characteristics may elicit particular responses in other people

Physiological -Individual Differences -Developmental

contends that people change abruptly.

The mental abilities which have to do with knowing and thinking – e.g. decision-making, language development.

First 2 years

Real People 2 person

whose pioneers assert that the nine months of gestation constitute the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring of the brain and the functioning of organs such as the heart, liver and pancreas.

that include all genetic and health-related factors that affect development

was one of the first psychologist to emphasize the critical nature of our early experiences for our later development. He believed that how we resolve our sexual and aggressive urges is strongly tied to the nature of our personality as adults.

says that someone changes throughout their life along a smooth course

that reflect differences in how the same event affects people of different ages

believe that personality traits developed in the first 5 years predict adult personality.

Conception to birth

The degree to which human behavior is determined by genetics/biology (nature) or learned through interacting with the environment (nurture)

whose pioneers assert that the nine months of gestation constitute the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring of the brain and the functioning of organs such as the heart, liver and pancreas.

are nurture theories: - Behavior is shaped by interactions with the environment.

A first African American to teach domestic science on the high school level in New York City public school

Change in Qualitative

We are the way we are because it's in our

65 years to 70 years

4 interactive forces

Evolution, individual gene, brain structure and chemistry

proposes all human behavior is the result of interactions with the environment.

Developmental Psychology (Infancy to Adulthood) changes include

The continuous acquisition of attitudes, feelings and behaviours that enable individuals to relate to one another and function appropriately within their society across their life course

3 issues on Development