Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Piaget’s Stages

Developmental psychology studies how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors emerge and change from infancy through to adulthood. In this brief introduction we will focus on Piaget's stages,and some of the methods researchers use to study child development, such as longitudinal studies, cross-sectional studies, and age of onset studies. We will also tackle the age old question of nature vs. nature. There's a lot to talk about, so let's dive right in!