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Understanding Developmental Psychology: The Foundations of Human Change and Consistency

This chapter delves into the intricacies of developmental psychology, exploring how and why individuals change or remain the same. It emphasizes the scientific study of human development, outlining the importance of theories, data, analysis, and critical thinking comparable to other sciences. Key topics include the multi-contextual nature of growth, the impact of social constructs, and variations in definitions of normalcy across cultures. Ethical considerations and the relevance of significant life events, along with the interplay between personality and psychopathologies such as ADHD and depression, are also discussed.

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Understanding Developmental Psychology: The Foundations of Human Change and Consistency

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  1. Chapter 1: The Beginnings Michael Hoerger

  2. Introduction • Developmental psychology: how and why all people change or stay the same • The scientific study of human development: • Science • All kinds of people • Change

  3. Science? • “Depends on theories, data, analysis, critical thinking, and methods similar to those used in every science, from physics to economics” • Lax standards, fads • Ethical limitations • Defining constructs • Soft versus Hard science

  4. Multidirectional Growth • Growth may be non-linear

  5. Multicontextual • Cohort Effect • Social Construction • Personality • Schizophrenia, ADHD, Anorexia, Depression • Sexual normalcy • Sports • Socioeconomic status

  6. Multicultural • What is normal here may not be normal elsewhere. Both may work • kibbutz • Arranged marriages

  7. Scientific Method

  8. Butterfly Effect • Definition: A small event can have a large effect • Freud studying with Charcot (shar-ko) • Back to the Future • Evolution • Traumatic event • But… often the opposite occurs. Large events often cause small effects

  9. Michael Hoerger To cite this textbook: • Berger, K. (2005). The developing person through the lifespan. New York: Worth. To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, January 10). Developmental Psychology: The Beginnings. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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