Developmental Psychology

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Developmental Psychology (The Lifespan) ............................................ 7 Overview................................................................................................................................................................................7 Learning Objectives ...........................................................................................................................................................7 1.1 The Basics.......................................................................................................................................................................7 1.2 Domains of Development .........................................................................................................................................8 1.3 Perspectives and Issues in Developmental Psychology ................................................................................9 1.4 Development in Context............................................................................................................................................9 1.5 Approaches to Development ................................................................................................................................ 10 1.6 Using the Ecological Approach............................................................................................................................. 11 1.7 Theories of Developmental Psychology ........................................................................................................... 11 1.8 Freud’s Theory of Psychosexual Development.............................................................................................. 13 1.9 Evaluating Freud’s Theories................................................................................................................................. 14 1.10 Erik Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development ................................................................................. 15 1.11 The Life Stages According to Erikson.............................................................................................................. 15 1.12 Behavioral Theory................................................................................................................................................. 16 1.13 Classical Conditioning .......................................................................................................................................... 16 1.14 Operant Conditioning........................................................................................................................................... 17 1.15 Reinforcement Schedule ..................................................................................................................................... 18 1.16 Social Learning Theory ........................................................................................................................................ 18 1.17 Cognitive Theory .................................................................................................................................................... 19 1.18 Information Processing and Memory ............................................................................................................. 20 1.19 The Humanistic Theory ....................................................................................................................................... 21 1.20 Chapter One Review Questions......................................................................................................................... 23 Chapter 2: Research Methods in Psychology.............................................................................................25 Overview............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 2.1 The Scientific Method.............................................................................................................................................. 25 2.2 Methods of Research ............................................................................................................................................... 25 2.3 Research Designs...................................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4 Interpreting Study Results .................................................................................................................................... 27 2.5 Ethics in Research .................................................................................................................................................... 27 2.6 Chapter Two Review Questions........................................................................................................................... 28 Chapter 3: Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Childbirth...............................................................30 Overview............................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 3.1 Concepts of Genetics................................................................................................................................................ 30 Gene-Gene Interaction ................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Gene-Environment Interactions............................................................................................................................................... 31 Natural Selection ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.2 Genetic and Chromosomal Abnormalities....................................................................................................... 32 3.3 Prenatal Development............................................................................................................................................ 33 3.4 Teratogens .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 3.5 Diseases........................................................................................................................................................................ 34

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