| Guidepost 1: What is human development, and how has its study evolved? |
| Guidepost 2: What are the four goals of the scientific study of human development, and what do developmental scientists study? |
| Guidepost 3: What are three major domains and eight periods of human development? |
| Guidepost 4: What kinds of influences make one person different from another? |
| Guidepost 5: What are the six principles of the life-span developmental approach? |
