Objective: 
After reviewing Module One, you should be familiar with the learning objectives and “how they corelate with Chapter One of our text”. “Focusing on Periods of Development, you will notice the different stages that have been set fourth in how and when humans develop”.  Please respond with  300 words. you can use the information listed below  to answer the questions. 
Module 1 Summary
Module Learning Objectives
Now that you have completed this module you should be able to:
Identify the overall idea of developmental psychology.
Apply the perspectives, concepts of age, periods of age and issues in lifespan development.
Demonstrate familiarity with some of the historical and contemporary theories of lifespan development.
Identify Research Methods as described in the textbook
To-Do List
By the end of this module you should have completed the following activities:
Read Chapter 1 of our textbook.
Reply in Week 1 Discussion Board.
Developmental Psychology!
Also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. You will no doubt discover in the course of studying that the field examines change across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development, including the impact of family and peers.
Check out the video below for an overview of Developmental Psychology! (Please disregard the course number mentioned in the video)
Different Principals
Development is lifelong
Lifespan theorists believe that development is life-long, and change is apparent across the lifespan. No single age period is more crucial, characterizes, or dominates human development.
Development is multidirectional 
We change in many different directions. Including growth and loss.
Development is multidimensional 
We change across three general domains/dimensions.
physical
cognitive
psychosocial
Development is multidisciplinary
Requires the theories
Research methods
Knowledge base of many academic disciplines.
Development is characterized by plasticity 
Plasticity is our ability to change and that many of our characteristics are malleable. 
Development is multicontextual 
Normative age-graded influences
Normative history-graded influences
Non-normative life influences                                        
Another context that influences our lives is our social standing, socioeconomic status, or social class. Socioeconomic status (SES) is a way to identify families and households based on their