Lifespan Psychology Power Point Lecture

Lifespan Psychology Power Point Lecture, Chapter 1, Module 1.1 - Presentation Transcript 1. Chapter 1: Introduction Module 1.1 Beginnings 2. What is Lifespan Development? • Lifespan Development is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan. 3. Things to keep in mind about Lifespan Psychology: • Lifespan Psychology is a scientific, developmental approach that focuses on human development • Scientists who study the lifespan know that neither heredity nor environment alone can account for the full range of human development • Development is a continuing process throughout the lifespan • Every period of life contains potential for growth and decline
The Independent and Dependent Variables (cont.) 27. The Independent and Dependent Variables (cont.) 28. The Independent and Dependent Variables (cont.) 29. The Independent and Dependent Variables (cont.) 30. Experimental and Control Group 31. Experimental and Control Group (cont.) 32. Experimental and Control Group (cont.) 33. 2. Correlational Research: How to determine a relationship • Correlational findings determine – Positive relationship – Negative relationship – No relationship • Types of correlational studies: – Naturalistic observation – Ethnography – Case studies – Survey research – Psychophysiological methods Watch the following videos to learn more about correlations 34. Correlational Studies 35. What is a correlation? 36. Correlations (cont.) 37. Correlations (cont.) 38. Correlations (cont.) 39. Correlational Studies • Do not prove cause and effect • Do provide important information – Correlation Coefficient 40. Choosing Research Settings • Field study – Capture behavior in real-life settings – Participants may behave more naturally – May be used in correlational studies and experiments – Often difficult to exert control over situation and environment • Laboratory study – Hold events constant – Enables researchers to learn more clearly how treatment affect
If asked to reproduce the sequence in a drawing, they draw the pencil upright and lying down, with nothing in between. Basically, they ignore the intermediate steps. 8. Egocentrism * Preschoolers do not understand that others have different perspectives from their own * Egocentric thought takes two forms: * Lack of awareness that others see things from a different physical perspective * Failure to realize that others may hold thoughts, feelings, and points of view that differ from their own * Egocentrism lies at heart of several types of behavior during the preoperational period. * Preschoolers may talk to themselves, even in the presence of others, and at times they simply ignore what others are telling them. Rather than being a sign of eccentricity, such behavior illustrates the egocentric nature of preoperational children’s thinking: the lack of awareness that their behavior acts as a trigger to others’ reactions and responses. * Consequently, a considerable amount of verbal behavior on the part of preschoolers has no social motivation behind it but is meant for the preschoolers’ own consumption. 9. Intuitive