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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)