CA DP Lecture 1

Introduction to Lifespan Perspective00:00:43

Explanation of the lifespan perspective as proposed by Baltes, emphasizing that development is lifelong, multidirectional, multidimensional, multidisciplinary, plastic, and multicontextual.

Contextual Influences and Age00:06:20

Discussion on how development is multicontextual, influenced by normative age-graded, history-graded, and nonnormative life events, as well as socioeconomic status, culture, and concepts of age (chronological, biological, psychological, social).

Key Developmental Issues00:21:12

Overview of major debates in development, including Nature vs. Nurture, Continuity vs. Discontinuity, and Active vs. Passive participation in development.

Historical Theories of Development00:28:13

Review of historical perspectives including Preformationism, John Locke's Tabula Rasa, Jean-Jacques Rousseau's biological view, and Arnold Gesell's maturation theory.

Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory00:36:21

Detailed breakdown of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, explaining how each stage involves a crisis and how resolution (or lack thereof) influences future stages, personality, and virtue development.

Behaviorism and Conclusion01:07:01

Brief overview of Skinner's behaviorist perspective focusing on observable behavior and reinforcement, followed by concluding remarks.