PSYCH 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Developmental Psychology, Psych, Child Abuse
25 Aug 2016
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The study of systematic changes in physical, mental, and behavioral characteristics that occur between conception and death at the individual level: systematic changes is what differs developmental psychology from all other kinds of psychology. We study 2 aspects of these changes: how persons change over time (description) Helps to clarify what to expect, gives us a heads up: what factors produce these changes (explanation for changes) 2 to 5/6 years (some prefer to describe as toddlers- Children who have begun to walk and are ages 1 to 3) 6 to 12 years or to onset of puberty. Approximately 12 to 20 years. (or when the individual becomes relatively independent of parents and begins to assumes adult roles) Table 1. 1- overview of periods of the lifespan. Modern view: children viewed as innocent, needing protection. Average life expectancy in 1900 was 47 years. In 2000, life expectancy was 77. 5 years: females. Happens to pretty much everyone at around the same age a. ii.
