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Multidirectional Some dimensions expand and others shrink multidimensional Has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions plastic The capacity for change lifelong Early adulthood is not the endpoint of development, no age period dominates development Multidisciplinary Various areas of study have an interest in the field of development through the life span Contextual All development occurs within a context, or setting (social, cultural, and historic factors) Nature Refers to an organism's biological inheritance. Genetics, personality, appearance Nurture Refers to an organism's environmental experiences. How much a parent reads with their children is related to how well children learn and enjoy to read. Continuity Gradual, cumulative change. Oak grows from seedling to giant oak, gradual change but still an oak Discontinuity Distinct change. Caterpillar to a butterfly.