Chapter 10: Development Across the Life Span

Chapter 10: Development Across the Life Span

Why Study Human Development?

Chapter 10-1: Issues in Studying Human Development

What are some of the special research methods used to study development

Human Development: Research Design

o Human Development: The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception until death.

o Age-related change is typically studied in three ways:

o Longitudinal Design: Design in which one participant or group is studied over a long period of time.

o Cross-Sectional Design: Several different age groups of participants are studied at one point in time

o Cross-Sequential Design: Combines longitual and cross-sectional

Comparison: Developmental Psychology Research Design

Chapter 10-2: Nature vs Nurture

What is the relationship between heredity and environmental factors in determining development?

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