Week 11 - Lifespan Psychology and Lifespan Theories

Session 19 - Lifespan Development Psychology (Early Adulthood, Middle Age and Older Age)

Recap the key points from last session - Childhood and Adolescence, and move onto the next life stages with the group.

Continue to run through the PowerPoint looking at the key concepts - specifically the theories of continuous and discontinuous growth.


Session 20 - Lifespan Development Psychology (Nature V Nurture)

Recap the specific ideas discussed last session - revising all of the life stages looked at in previous sessions.

Move onto the hereditary and environmental factors that shape our psychological and physical development. Specifically look at 'The Kellog's and Gua's' research into the influence of nature versus nurture on the individual.

Students are to read through pages 151 – 176 of the textbook and complete the following in your Learning Activities in their workbook:

• 4.4, 4.12
• Chapter 4 Test – All of the Multiple Choice and Short Answer 

Session 21 - Lifespan Theories - Developmental Theories

Students begin a new unit of work on the developmental theories associated with lifespan development - the first that they will look at is Gibson's Theory of Perceptual Development.

Students begin looking at what the idea of a theory is - specifically look at the diagram on page 178. Discuss the main ideas as a class.

Move onto Gibson's Theory of Perceptual Development - explain the research and the key findings of the visual cliff experiment. Run through the PowerPoint with the class - including watching the appropriate video clips.


Students are to read through pages 179 – 183 of the textbook and complete the following in your Learning Activity in their workbook:

• 5.1