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Developmental Psychology
Focuses on both the chronological order of development and thematic issues across the lifespan.
Key Thematic Issues:
Stability vs. Change Over Time:
Stability: Refers to traits and characteristics that remain consistent throughout a person’s life, such as temperament or personality traits.
Change: Refers to how individuals can undergo significant transformations in behavior, abilities, or characteristics as they age, influenced by experiences and environmental factors.
Nature vs. Nurture:
Nature: The role of genetics and inherited traits in shaping an individual’s development. This includes biological predispositions that affect physical and psychological traits.
Nurture: The influence of the environment, including upbringing, culture, and life experiences, on development. This explores how external factors shape behavior and abilities.
Continuous vs. Discontinuous Stages of Development:
Continuous Development: The idea that development is a gradual, ongoing process without clear-cut stages. It suggests that changes occur steadily over time.
Discontinuous Development: The belief that development occurs in distinct stages, with each stage representing a different type of behavior or way of thinking. This suggests that individuals go through specific stages with noticeable shifts.
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