| Section 1 - Theoretical Perspectives |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Cognitive developmental
- Evolutionary
- Learning
- Psychodynamic
- Social cognitive
- Sociocultural
- Biological
- Ecological
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| Section 2 - Research Strategies and Methodology |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Case study
- Correlational
- Cross-sectional
- Cross sequential
- Experimental
- Longitudinal
- Observational
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| Section 3 - Biological Development Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Development of the brain and nervous system
- Genetic disorders
- Heredity, genetics, and genetic testing
- Hormonal influences
- Influences of drugs
- Motor development
- Nutritional influences
- Perinatal influences
- Physical growth and maturation, aging
- Prenatal influences
- Sexual maturation
- Teratogens
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| Section 4 - Perceptual Development Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Habituation
- Sensitive periods
- Sensorimotor activities
- Sensory acuity
- Sensory deprivation
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| Section 5 - Cognitive Development Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Attention
- Environmental influences
- Executive function
- Expertise
- Information processing
- Memory
- Jean Piagets cognitive development theory
- Play
- Problem solving and planning
- Thinking
- Lev Vygotskys sociocultural theory
- Wisdom
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| Section 6 - Language Development |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Bilingualism
- Development of syntax
- Environmental, cultural, and genetic influences
- Language and thought
- Pragmatics
- Semantic development
- Vocalization and sound
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| Section 7 - Intelligence Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Concepts of intelligence and creativity
- Developmental stability and change
- Giftedness
- Heredity and environment
- Intelligence tests
- Reaction range
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| Section 8 - Social Development Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Aggression
- Attachment
- Gender
- Interpersonal relationships
- Moral development
- Prosocial behavior
- Risk and resilience
- Self
- Social cognition
- Social learning and modeling
- Wellness
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| Section 9 - Family, Home, and Society Throughout the Life Span |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Abuse and neglect
- Bronfenbrenner, Urie
- Death and dying
- Family relationships
- Family structures
- Media and technology
- Multicultural perspectives
- Parenting styles
- Social and class influences
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| Section 10 - Personality and Emotion |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Attribution styles
- Development of emotions
- Emotional expression and regulation
- Emotional intelligence
- Erikson, Erik
- Freud, Sigmund
- Psychosocial theory
- Stability and change
- Temperament
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| Section 11 - Schooling, Work, and Interventions |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Applications of developmental principles
- Facilitation of role transitions
- Intervention programs and services
- Learning styles
- Occupational development
- Operant conditioning
- Preschool care, day care, and elder care
- Retirement
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| Section 12 - Developmental Psychopathology |
This section will cover the following areas:
- Antisocial behavior
- Anxiety and mood disorders
- Asocial behavior, fears, phobias, and obsessions
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Chronic illnesses and physical disabilities
- Cognitive disorders, including dementia
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual Disability
- Trauma-based syndromes
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