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Dev psychologists investigate the influence of multiple factors of development
Biological, environmental, social, cultural, behavioral factor
The study of dev psych is essential in understanding how
Humans learn, mature and adapt
Major child development theories
Attachment theory
Psychosocial development
Psychosexual development
Cognitive development
Behavioral child development
Social learning theory
Sociocultural development
American psychology association
7 major fields of psychology
Developmental psychology
Physiological psychology
Experimental psychology
Personality psychology
Clinical and counseling psychology
Social psychology
Industrial and organizational pattern
5 pillars of psychology
Biological
Cognitive
Developmental
Social and personality
Mental and physical health
Pillar of psych
Biological:
Biopsychology/neuroscience
Sensation
Consciousness
Pillar of psych
Cognitive :
Perception
Thinking
Intelligence
Memory
Pillar of psych
Developmental:
Learning
Lifespan development
Pillar of psych
Developmental:
Learning
Lifespan development
Pillar of psych
Social and personality:
Social
Personality
Emotion
Motivation
Pillar of psych
Mental and physical health :
Abnormal
Therapies
Stress, lifestyle, and health
Psychosocial development-
Successful completion of each stage results in
a healthy personality and the acquisition of basic virtues
Are characteristic strengths that the ego can use to resolve subsequent crises
Basic virtues
Believed children to be active explorer of their environment
Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist
Cognitive behavioral occurs through the
Interaction of innate capacities (nature) and environmental events (nurture)
For Albert Bandura, learning is
Gradual and continuous
For Albert Bandura, development is
A sequence of specific conditional behavior
Ecological: emphasis is on
Environment and heredity
According to Noam Chomsky, we all have an
Innate learning ability
4 main areas of development
Physical
Intellectual
Social
Spiritual
Emotional
Child’s developmental needs
Self-care skills
Education
Identity
Social presentation
Family and relationships
Emotional development
Health
The field of human development focuses on the
Scientific study of the systematic processes of change and stability in people
Human dev- look at ways in which people change from ___ to ___
Conception to maturity
Researchers consider lifespan development to be from
Womb to tomb, comprising the entire human life span from conception to death
Concept of human device as a lifelong process, which can be studied scientifically
Life-span development
Human development goals
Description
Explanation
Prediction
Intervention
Three main domains/ aspects of the self
Physical development
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development
Physical development
Growth of body and brain, including pattern of change in sensory capacities, motor skills, and health.
Cognitive development
Pattern of change in mental a abilities, such as learning, memory, attention, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.
Psychosocial development
Pattern of change in emotions, personality and social relationships .
