Introduction to Developmental Psychology Chapter 5, Lecture 1

1. Introduction to Developmental PsychologyChapter 5, Lecture 1

2. “Developmental psychology examines how people are continually developing – physically, cognitively, and socially – from infancy through old age.” - David Myers From womb to tomb??? From sperm to worm???

3. Let’s look at the Development of Proctor…

4. Let’s see what you know about developmental psychology… Complete Handout 5.1 6. True 1. True 7. True 2. True 8. False 3. True 9. False 4. False 10. False 5. True

5. Copy this chart in your notes, and write three words that seem most appropriate to each decade of life. Decade 0 – 9 __________ __________ __________ 10 – 19 __________ __________ __________ 20 – 29 __________ __________ __________ 30 – 39 __________ __________ __________ 40 – 49 __________ __________ __________ 50 – 59 __________ __________ __________ 60 – 69 __________ __________ __________ 70 – 79 __________ __________ __________ 80 – 89 __________ __________ __________

6. Three Major Issues in Developmental Psychology

7. Homework Read p.173-176