chpt. 9 -- lifespan development

This is intro. to Psychology class notes on lifespan development. This document goes into detail about what lifespan development is, why development psychology is so important, the major issues in developmental psychology, nature/nurture, continuity/stages, one course, many courses, how we measure development, measure development, psychosexual theory (Sigmund Freud), psychosocial theory (Erik Erikson), cognitive theory (Jean Piaget), Piaget's cognitive theory (discontinuous), preoperational stage, concrete operational stage, formal operational stage, theory of moral development ( Lawrence Kohlberg), lifespan stages, prenatal development, infancy, motor development, sensory & cognitive development, socioemotional development, early life development (attachment & parenting), attachment (Bowlby's theory), Ainsworth's theory, parenting styles, and development later in life.