Dr. Farogh Abiry

For the course “Developmental Psychology 1” at the undergraduate level, it is best to organize the notes as a university-style educational text, in such a way that each chapter is devoted to a specific life period and examines the individual’s cognitive, emotional, and social development during that period. The text should be concise while also being suitable for the professor’s instruction, students’ note-taking, and preparation for the exam. In these notes, “cognitive development” refers to changes related to thinking, memory, learning, language, and problem-solving. “Emotional development” covers transformation in recognition, experience, and the regulation of emotions. And “social development” examines changes in relationships with parents, peers, family, and society. The structure of the notes is based on the main approaches in developmental psychology, including the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Bowlby, and Kohlberg. Alongside more recent findings, these theories will be introduced so that the notes have both a theoretical foundation and practical usefulness for understanding real-life experiences.