Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to Lifespan and Developmental Psychology .............................. 7 Overview: ...................................................................................................................... 7 Objectives: ..................................................................................................................... 7 Developmental Psychology: The Basics: ............................................................................. 7 Domains of Development: ............................................................................................... 8 Development in Context: ................................................................................................. 9 Approaches to Development: ......................................................................................... 10 Using an Ecological Approach: ....................................................................................... 11 Theories of Developmental Psychology: ........................................................................... 12 Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development: .................................................................. 14 Evaluation of Freud’s Theories: ....................................................................................... 16 Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development: .......................................................... 16 Classical Conditioning: ................................................................................................... 18 Operant Conditioning: ................................................................................................... 20 Reinforcement Schedules: ............................................................................................... 20 Social Learning Theory: .................................................................................................. 21 Lev Vygotsky: ............................................................................................................... 22 Information Processing and Memory: .............................................................................. 23 Chapter 1: Review ......................................................................................................... 26 Chapter 1 Answers: ....................................................................................................... 29 Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology ............................................................... 30 Overview: .................................................................................................................... 30 Objectives: ................................................................................................................... 30 The Scientific Method: ................................................................................................... 30 Methods: ..................................................................................................................... 30 Research Designs: ......................................................................................................... 32 Interpreting Study Results: .............................................................................................. 33 Ethics in Research: ........................................................................................................ 33 Chapter 2: Review ......................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 2 Answers: ....................................................................................................... 37 Chapter 3: Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Childbirth ......................................... 38

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