Experience Human Development Chapter 1 Rated A+

Experience Human Development Chapter 1 Rated A+ human development scientific study of processes of change and stability throughout the human life span. life-span development concept of human development as a lifelong process, which can be studied scientifically. physical development growth of body and brain, including patterns of change in sensory capacity, motor skills, and health. cognitive development pattern of change in mental abilities, such as learning attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. psychosocial development pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships. social construction a concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but that in reality is an invention of a particular culture or society. individual differences differences in characteristics, influences, or developmental outcomes heredity inborn traits of characteristics inherited from the biological parents environment totality of non heredity (experimential) influences on development. maturation unfolding of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes nuclear family two-generational kinship, economic, and household unit consisting of one or two parents and their biological children, adopted children, or stepchildren. extended family multi-generational kinship network of parents, children, and other relatives, sometimes living together in an extended family household. socioeconomic status (SES) combination of economic and social factors describing an individual or family, including income, education, and occupation. risk factors conditions that increase the likelihood of a negative developmental outcome culture a society's or group's total way of life, including customs, traditions, beliefs, values, language, and physical products- all learned behavior, passed on from parents to children. ethnic group a group united by ancestry, race, religion, language, or national origins, which contribute to a sense of shared identity. ethnic gloss overgeneralization about an ethnic or cultural group that obscures differences within the group. normative characteristic of an event that occurs in a similar way for most people in a group historical generation a group of people strongly influenced by a major historical event during their formative period cohort a group of people born at about the same