1: Introduction to Life Span, Growth and Development
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to
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Explain the study of human development.
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Define physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development.
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Differentiate periods of human development.
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Analyze your own location in the life span.
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Judge the most and least preferable age groups with which to work.
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Contrast social classes with respect to life chances.
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Explain the meaning of social cohort.
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Critique stage theory models of human development.
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Define culture and ethnocentrism and describe ways that culture impacts development.
- Explain the reasons scientific methods are more objective than personal knowledge.
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Contrast qualitative and quantitative approaches to research.
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Compare research methods noting the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Differentiate between independent and dependent variables.
The objectives are indicated in the reading sections below.