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Developmental Psychology Developmental psychology is the study of change and continuity over the lifecourse. It has two complementary foci: normative development, which emphasizes how age-related changes affect all of us in the same way, and individual differences, which emphasizes why each of us is different. Developmental psychology combines the study of biological, social, and cognitive processes with an understanding of the cultural and historical contexts in which they are embedded. Because of its focus on individual development within context, it provides a good compliment to studies in the biological sciences, anthropology, sociology, history, or other disciplines in the natural and social sciences. The Psychology
Program currently offers three lower-college introductions to Developmental
Psychology: Infancy and Childhood, Adolescence, and Lifespan Development.
Each of these courses focuses on a particular age period to allow for
an integration of social, cognitive, and biological aspects of development. |
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