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Developmental Science
An interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on the changes that children undergo from conception
onward.
Five periods:
The Prenatal Period (conception) to (birth)
Infancy (birth) to (age 2)
Early Childhood (age 2-6 )
Middle Childhood (age 6-12 )
Adolescence (age 12-18)
Domains of Development
1. Social
2. Emotional
3. Cognitive
4. Physical
Developmental Science
Goals:
- To understand the basic biological and cultural processes that account for the complexities of
development.
- Explain how children develop
- Extent to which biological factors and environmental factors contribute to a child’s acquisition of
different traits and abilities
2. To devise ways of safeguarding children’s health and well-being.
Who Benefits from Development Psychology?
1. Parents
2. Teachers and educators
3. Social policymakers
a. Benefit from research
b. Concern- obtaining eye witness testimony - 1000 testify in legal cases
c. Younger children are, more susceptible to leading questions
d. 3-5-year-old give accurate testimony
A historical Perspective
Childhood in Premodern Times
â— Children had few rights
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