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Developmental Psychology: Lifespan Development

50 lessons · 139 glossary terms · 460 practice questions — Covers Development, Foundations of Human Development and Prenatal Development and Birth, and 7 more chapters.

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Development18 lessons

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  1. Introduction to Lifespan Development
  2. Research Methods and Ethics
  3. Major Developmental Theories
  4. Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth
  5. Infancy: Physical and Brain Development
  6. Infancy: Cognitive Development
  7. Infancy: Social and Emotional Development
  8. Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development
  9. Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development
  10. Middle Childhood Development
  11. Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development
  12. Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development
  13. Emerging and Early Adulthood
  14. Middle Adulthood
  15. Late Adulthood and Aging
  16. Death, Dying, and Grief
  17. Family, Culture, and Context Across the Lifespan
  18. Developmental Psychopathology and Resilience

Foundations of Human Development4 lessons

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  1. What Lifespan Development Studies
  2. Major Theories of Development
  3. Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
  4. Nature, Nurture, and Epigenetics

Prenatal Development and Birth4 lessons

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  1. Genetics and Conception
  2. Stages of Prenatal Development
  3. Teratogens and Prenatal Health
  4. Birth and the Newborn

Infancy and Toddlerhood4 lessons

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  1. Physical and Brain Development in Infancy
  2. Cognitive Development: Sensorimotor Stage and Beyond
  3. Language Development
  4. Attachment and Socioemotional Development

Early Childhood4 lessons

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  1. Physical Development in Early Childhood
  2. Cognitive Development: Preoperational Thought
  3. Socioemotional and Moral Development
  4. Parenting, Play, and Environment

Middle Childhood4 lessons

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  1. Physical Development and Health
  2. Cognitive Development: Concrete Operations and Intelligence
  3. Socioemotional Development and the Self
  4. School, Peers, and Developmental Challenges

Adolescence4 lessons

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  1. Puberty and Physical Development
  2. Adolescent Cognition and Risk
  3. Identity and Socioemotional Development
  4. Adolescent Health and Well-Being

Early and Middle Adulthood3 lessons

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  1. Physical Development and Health in Adulthood
  2. Cognitive Development in Adulthood
  3. Socioemotional Development, Relationships, and Work

Late Adulthood, Death, and Dying4 lessons

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  1. Physical Aging and Theories of Aging
  2. Cognitive Aging, Dementia, and Wisdom
  3. Socioemotional Development in Late Life
  4. Death, Dying, and Bereavement

High-yield review1 lesson

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  1. Developmental Psychology — High-Yield Review