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Chapter 1:. The Beginnings. Michael Hoerger. Introduction. Developmental psychology: how and why all people change or stay the same The scientific study of human development: Science All kinds of people Change. Science?.

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  1. Chapter 1: The Beginnings Michael Hoerger

  2. Introduction • Developmental psychology: how and why all people change or stay the same • The scientific study of human development: • Science • All kinds of people • Change

  3. Science? • “Depends on theories, data, analysis, critical thinking, and methods similar to those used in every science, from physics to economics” • Lax standards, fads • Ethical limitations • Defining constructs • Soft versus Hard science

  4. Multidirectional Growth • Growth may be non-linear

  5. Multicontextual • Cohort Effect • Social Construction • Personality • Schizophrenia, ADHD, Anorexia, Depression • Sexual normalcy • Sports • Socioeconomic status

  6. Multicultural • What is normal here may not be normal elsewhere. Both may work • kibbutz • Arranged marriages

  7. Scientific Method

  8. Butterfly Effect • Definition: A small event can have a large effect • Freud studying with Charcot (shar-ko) • Back to the Future • Evolution • Traumatic event • But… often the opposite occurs. Large events often cause small effects

  9. Michael Hoerger To cite this textbook: • Berger, K. (2005). The developing person through the lifespan. New York: Worth. To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, January 10). Developmental Psychology: The Beginnings. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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