1. Developmental Psychology
Chapter 1

2. Developmental Psychology
___________ study of age-related changes in ___________, ___________, __________ and ___________.
Variety of views
Innately good
Innately bad
Blank Slate
Result?

3. 3 Kinds of Change Studied
Universal
Group Specific
Cohorts
Individual
Atypical

4. Nature V. Nurture Case Study Who’s to blame?
Why do we need to know this?

5. Why do we study these changes?
Research or Scientific Methods
Describe
Explain
Predict
Influence

6. How do we study these changes?
Types
Cross-sectional
Longitudinal
Sequential
“How” of data collection
Case study
Naturalistic Observation
Survey
Experiment
Hope for causal relationships although settle for correlations
Ethnography -

7. Ethics - APA Protection from harm Informed consent Confidentiality
Knowledge of Results
Knowledge of Origination or Funding
No Deception