Psychology: Child Development

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Developmental Psychology

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is the study of lifelong, often age-related processes
of change in the physical, cognitive, moral, emotional, and social domains of
functioning; such changes are rooted in biological mechanisms that are genetically
controlled (for example, maturational processes involved in the growth of
the nervous system), but they are also strongly influenced by social interactions.
Developmental psychologists are interested in how people grow from infants into
mature adults and to learn what factors affect the course of human development.

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Developmental psychologists recognize that

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development involves gains and
losses over time, because people can respond in either positive or negative ways
to life’s experiences

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Development must be viewed

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from multiple perspectives and within historical and cultural contexts

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Nature

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Biological influences on behavior and development

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Nurture

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The influence of the enviorment