Development through the lifespan

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Post a brief description of the famous person you selected. Then evaluate how the psychological constructs of continuity/discontinuity and nature/nurture have manifested in this person’s development, making sure to consider all constructs.

 

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  • Course Text: Berk, L. E. (2012). Development through the lifespan (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
    • Chapter 1, “History, Theory, and Research Strategies”
  • Article: American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct with the 2010 Amendments. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
  • Article: Keller, H. (2007). Developmental psychology I: Prenatal to adolescence. The International Handbook of Psychology. Retrieved from the Walden Library using SAGE Reference Online:
    http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/hdbk_intlpsych/Article_n14.html
    • Section 14.1 only
  • Article: Pinker, S. (2004). Why nature & nurture won’t go away. Daedalus, 133(4), 5–13.

Websites

  • APA: Division 7: Developmental Psychology
    http://www.apa.org/about/division/div7.aspx

Optional Resources

  • Article: Beaver, K. M., Wright, J. P., DeLisi, M. (2008). Delinquent peer group formation: Evidence of a gene x environment correlation. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 169(3), 227–244.
  • Article: Estes, W. K. (2007). Basic methods of psychological science. The International Handbook of Psychology. Retrieved from the Walden Library using SAGE Reference Online:
    http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/hdbk_intlpsych/Article_n2.html