Module 1 -Intro

Question 1

Major periods of Lifespan Development

Answer 1

prenatal development
infancy and toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
early adulthood
middle adulthood
late adulthood

Question 2

Development is…

4 things

Answer 2

Lifelong
Multidirectional
Multidisciplinary
Multidimensional

Question 3

Lifelong

Answer 3

Aka Change

Develop Science increasing emphasizes the major changes throughout adolescence and adulthood, showing the importance to consider development (or change) at each period. *Used to primarily focus on children

Question 4

Multidirectional

Answer 4

Change can be good or bad or both. It can even be both simultaneously. Every period of life an individual might be improving in some ways and falling behind in others.

For example, aging, or the process of becoming old, is something that everyone faces if they live long enough. There is a surprising amount of mystery in science regarding what precisely triggers aging. We would typically use this term for adults. While children technically are getting older as well, we wouldn’t use the term “aging” to refer to a child.

Question 5

Maturation

Answer 5

Can be physical, emotional, or cognitive.Has to do with something becoming more developed or advance

For example, our brains don’t grow in size across the lifespan, but they do mature (due to physical changes occurring within the brain) across childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood. In everyday conversation, we may speak of someone becoming more mature; this type of improvement in emotional regulation is a good example of emotional maturation.

Multidirectional development can be seen in adults who are aging and facing some physical declines but are becoming more emotionally mature at the same time.

Question 6

Multidisciplinary

Answer 6

You might be taking this course because of your training in the health sciences, social sciences, or education. Each of these professional fields has a major stake in understanding human development. In addition, each of these fields is influenced by major contributions from professionals in the remaining fields.

Question 7

Multidimensional

Answer 7

We experience changes in the following dimensions

Biological 
Social 
Emotional 
Cognitive 
Moral Development (also important to consider)

Question 8

Nature

Answer 8

Genetic
Biological

Explains human behavior

Question 9

Nurture

Answer 9

Behavior is…

Learned
Influenced by others

Nature vs Nurture aka The Controversy

Question 10

Continuous

Answer 10

Gradual

Transitions blend together

Question 11

Discontinuous

Answer 11

Discrete beginnings & endings

Clear stage progression

Question 12

Theoretically Perspectives

Answer 12

• Psychodynamic (Sigmund Freud)
• Sociocultural (Eric Dickinson)
• Behaviorism (Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura)
• Cognitive (Piaget)
• Information Processing
• Ethology (Lorenz)
• SocioCultural (Vogotsky)
• Ecological (Bronfenbenner)