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Introduction to Developmental Psych - Coggle Diagram
Introduction to Developmental Psych
Defining Development
Developmental psychology
Life span development
The Life-Span
Prenatal period
Conception to birth
Infancy
First 2 years of life
First month = Neonatal/newborn period
Early childhood
2-5/6yo
Middle childhood
6-12(ish) yo
Adolescence
Approx 12-18/20yo
Emerging adulthood
18-25/29yo
Early adulthood
20-40yo
Middle adulthood
40-65yo
Late adulthood
65+ yo
"field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire life span"
Development
Systematic changes and continuities occurring w/in the indiv
Physical development
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development
Development and Ageing
Age grades
Socially defined age group in a culture
Age norms
Expectations of actions/behaviours at specific points in the lifespan
The Social Clock
Personal sense of when things should be done in life, and when the indiv is ahead or behind schedule prescribed by age norms
Ageism
Growth
Physical changes from conception to maturity
Maturation
Under genetic control
Biological ageing
Deterioration of all organisms that inevitable leads to their death
Influences
Normative influences
Non-normative influences
Goals of studying development
Describing
Explaining
Prediction
Optimising development
The Scientific Method
Generating and testing ideas through observations
Theory generates hypotheses
A theory should be
Internally consistent
Falsifiable = testable
Supported by data
Hypotheses
To test a theory
To give direction to research
To suggest new avenue/s for research
Testable preductions
Data collection
Self-report (survey research)
Self-report (questionnaire)
Structured interviews
Observations
Naturalistic
Structured
Physiological measurements
fMRI
ERP-Brain activity
ERP = Event-related potentials
Case study
Ethical Obligations
Informed consent
Debriefing
Protection from harm
Confidentiality/anonymity
Research Methods in Human Development
Experimental method
Random assignment of participants
Manipulation of IV
Experimental control
Correlational method
Cross-Sectional Design
Compare different age cohorts
Provides info about age differences!
Longitudinal Design
Provides info about age changes!
Follow one group of same indivs over time
Sequential designs
= Cross-Sectional + Longitudinal