C1-Basic+Concepts

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=__Basic Concepts and Methods__=

=An Introduction to Human Development= Human Development

Philosophical and Scientific Roots
Empiricism Norms Maturation

The Lifespan Perspective
Life-span Perspective

The Domains and Periods of Development
Physical Domain Cognitive Domain Social Domain Periods of Development

=Key Issues in the Study of Human Development=

Nature versus Nurture
Nature-Nurture Debate Inborn Biases Internal Models of Experience

Continuity versus Discontinuity
Continuity vs. Discontinuity Continuous Discontinuous Quantitative Change Qualitative Change Stages

Three Kinds of Change
Normative age-graded changes Social Clock Age Norms Ageism Normative history-graded changes Cohort Graded Changes Nonnormative changes Critical period Sensitive Period On-time events Off-time events Atypical development

Contexts of Development
Vulnerability Resilience Culture Ethnography

=Research Methods and Designs= Cross-sectional design Longitudinal design Sequential design

The Goals of Developmental Science
Theories Hypothesis

Descriptive Methods
Variables Naturalistic observation

**Research Ethics**
research ethics