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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Developmental psychology is the scientific study of systematic psychological, emotional, cognitive and perceptional changes that occur in human beings over the course of their life span. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire life span.
This field examines change across a broad range of topics including motor skills and other psycho-physiological processes; cognitive development involving areas such as problem solving, moral understanding, and conceptual understanding; language acquisition; social, personality, and emotional development; and self-concept and identity formation. The major contexts to consider when …ver más…

For example, if an individual is very talkative and outgoing as a child, will this trait remain constant into adulthood?
4. Early vs later life experiences – Do early childhood experiences have the greatest impact on development or are later life events just as important?

Several influential theorists have helped to shape the field of developmental psychology through their significant theoretical contributions. These include Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky, who both proposed valuable theories of cognitive development; Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson and John B. Watson, who proposed detailed theories of personality development; and Lawrence Kohlberg, whose groundbreaking work on moral development continue to influence current conceptions of morality.

Classwork #1: Using the text #1 and #2 you must:
1.Define 10 concepts related to Developmental Psychology.
2. After you read the text, explain what developmental psychology means to you.
3. What do you want to learn about Developmental