1. Child Development 1 (Wk 1)
Chapter 1/ Sec. 1-2

2. What is Child Development?
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior;
Developmental psychologists study changes in behavior at all phases of life

3. Human development- the ways people grow & change across the life span
Definition
Human development- the ways people grow & change across the life span

4. 4 Main Essential Needs
1)Physical Needs: 2) Psychological Needs: 3) Learning Needs: 4) Need for Respect & Self-esteem:

5. Child Development is Divided into *(3/4) Domains (Categories)
Physical- changes in body size, functioning of the body, perceptual and motor capacities, etc.
Cognitive - changes in intellectual abilities: attention, memory, problem solving, language, etc.
*(3)Social-(4)emotional- self-understanding and regulation, interpersonal and intimate skills, moral reasoning, etc.

6. Stages of Child Development
Prenatal-
Infants & Toddlers
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Emerging (young) Adulthood

7. Basic issues of Ch Dev.

8. Continuous vs. Discontinuous development
The issue of whether development follows a smooth progression or a series of abrupt shifts.

9. Nature vs. Nurture
Each theory takes a stand on its underlying causes. Which is more important/influential in development, genetic or environmental factors?

10. Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Includes a person’s:

11. What is culture & how does it affect human development?
Culture- is the pattern of a group’s customs, practices, values, beliefs, art, & technology, handed down through language.
Is a group’s common way of life, passed from one generation to another.

12. Individualistic culture
Collectivist culture
Western developed countries value a person being independent & self-expression, individuality.
Countries that value obedience & group harmony.

13. A theory - an orderly, integrated set of statements that are cohesive; the statements describe, explain, and predict human behavior.