HD 101 Lecture 1 Introduction to CourseI. Syllabusa. Book needed for this coursei. Exploring Lifespan Developmentii. Access Codeb. NO ELECTRONICS IN CLASSc. You may contest a grade i. Must be within 2 weeks of grade being postedII. Thursday 8.28.14a. Read Chapter 1b. Bring Chapter 1 to classc. Print SyllabusIII. Tuesday 9.2.14a. Bring laptop and Access Code to classTheory and Research in Human DevelopmentI. Domains of Developmenta. Physical Developmenti. Physical growth and changeii. Social and cultural issues that affect growth and changeiii. EX: growth of brain, nervous system, muscles, senses, need for food, drink, sleepb. Cognitive Developmenti. Mental processes used to obtain knowledge and become aware of the environment ii. Perceptioniii. Education, life experienceiv. Intellectual capabilities, learning, memory, problem solvingc. Social and Emotional Developmenti. Social, emotional and personality developmentii. Influence of family, school, community, culture, societyII. Characteristics of Developmenta. Lifelongb. Multidirectionalc. Multi-contextuald. Multicultural e. MultidisciplinaryThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.f. PlasticityIII. Aspects of Contexta. Cohorti. Group of people, born in the same place at the same timeii. Affected by social eventsIV. Normative Aspects of Contexta. Normative life eventsi. History-gradedii. Age-graded (social clock)iii. Sociocultural-gradedV. Non-normative Life Eventsa. Atypical events that do not happen to most peopleVI. Recurring Issuesa. Nature vs. Nurtureb. Continuity vs. Discontinuityi. Continuity1. Continuous Development2. Smooth progressionii. Discontinuity 1. Discontinuous Development2. Series of abrupt changesc. Universal vs. Context Specifici. Universal1. One path of developmentii. Context Specific1. Several paths of developmentVII. Theories of Human Developmenta. Psychoanalyticali. Development1. Active, dynamic process influenced by inborn biological drives & unconscious social & emotional experiencesii. Freud1. Psychosexual stagesa. Oralb. Analc. Phallicd. Latencye. Genital2. Birth through adolescenceiii. Erikson1. Student of Freud2. Psychosocial3. Interaction between cultural diversity, social change, and psychological crisis4. Personality development is cumulative & lifelong5. 8 stages—table 1.2 in textbookb. Behaviorism & Social Learningi. Studies observable behaviorsii. Learning experiences are sources of developmental changeiii. Learning1. Results from