Learning Aims

  • Explain the lifespan perspective and its assumptions about development
  • Differentiate periods of human development
  • Explain the issues underlying lifespan development
  • Identify the historical and contemporary theories impacting lifespan development
  • Define the scientific method
  • Compare research methods noting the advantages and disadvantages of each. 
  • Explain research involving time spans 
  • Explain ways to conduct ethical research