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Learn about the scientific study of how and why people change or remain the same over time in physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains. Explore the stages, issues, and influences of human development across the lifespan and the contexts in which it occurs.
Learn about the lifespan perspective, a theoretical approach to studying human development across the entire life course. Explore its key principles, such as lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, contextual, and multidisciplinary development.
In one classic example of this research method being applied to a study of lifespan development Sigmund Freud analyzed the development of a child known as “Little Hans” (Freud, 1909/1949). Freud’s findings helped inform his theories of psychosexual development in children, which you will learn about later in this module.
To what extent is a child fundamentally different from the adult he grows up to be? These are the types of questions developmental psychologists try to answer, by studying how humans change and grow from conception through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and death.
A comprehensive and in-depth textbook on human growth and development from prenatal to death, covering biological, psychological, and social factors. The book includes theories, research, and examples for each stage of the lifespan, as well as a table of contents and reviews.
Lifespan development is a subfield of the discipline of psychology; human development adds a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the lifespan. The study of lifespan development extends back to the ancient Greeks, through the Child Study Movement in the early 1900s, to today. Lifespan development as a scientific discipline is concerned ...
Learn how developmental psychologists study how humans change and grow across physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains. Explore the normative approach, research methods, and theoretical issues in lifespan development.
