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Developmental Psychology

IN THIS CHAPTER

Summary:From the womb to the tomb, developmental psychologists are

interested in how we grow up and how we grow old. Developmental

psychologyis the study of physical, intellectual, social, and moral changes

across the life span from conception to death. Developmental psychologists

attempt to describe, explain, and predict age-related behaviors.

In this chapter we look at theories proposed by developmental

psychologists in each of the four broad topic areas across the periods

of infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Key Ideas

Nature vs. Nurture

Continuity vs. Discontinuity

Stability vs. Change

Research designs—longitudinal, cross-sectional, cohort-sequential,

retrospective

Physical development

Cognitive development

Moral development

Social development

Emotional development

Gender roles and sex differences

KEY IDEA

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