1. Developmental Psychology:
EQ: What is developmental psychology and how do people change as they mature?

2. What is Development?
DEF: Development is the processes and stages of growth from conception across the lifespan.
Development encompasses changes in physical, cognitive, moral and social behaviors.

3. Why study Development?
Development gives us some insight into how people develop psychologically
It also helps us understand how the brain develops
It can tell us what is normal and abnormal behavior for an individual

4. Major Issues in Developmental Psychology:
Nature and Nurture
-Robert Plomin says that no two children are born into the same family.
Continuity v. Discontinuity
Stability v. Change

5. Research Methods: Cross-sectional Longitudinal Cohort – sequential
-Cohort effect may be a problem. Cohort effect is a result of social or political conditions for an age group and this becomes an intervening variable.
Historical
-Time is the independent variable

6. Ethical Issues with Developmental Psychology:
What are the required ethical concerns for use of humans in research? (list 5)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying children?