Session 1

Question 1

What is Development Psychology

Answer 1

Study of how people change with time
Description of the phases of the life span
Discussion of characteristic behaviour at various ages
Multiple domains of development
Cultural influences throughout the lifespan and across different domains
of development
Culture – the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art, and
technology

Question 2

MULTIPLE DOMAINS OF DEVELOPMENT

Answer 2

Physical
 Biological changes
Cognitive
 Thinking
 Language ability and use
 Memory
Psychosocial
 Emotions
 Interpersonal relationships

Question 3

LIFESPAN STAGES IN THE WEST

Answer 3

Pre-natal period Conception to birth
Infancy Birth to 1 year
Toddlerhood 1-3 years
Early Childhood 3 to 6 years
Middle Childhood 6 to 12 years
Adolescence 12 to 18 years
Emerging Adulthood 18 to 25
Young Adulthood 25 to 40 years
Middle Adulthood 40 to 65 years
Late Adulthood Young 65 – 70 years
Middle 70 – 85 years
Old 85 years +