Development - ANS Pattern of changes that occur throughout the life span (conception to death) life expectancy - ANS 78 years old Lifelong - ANS No age dominates another during development multidimensional - ANS Biological, cognitive, emotional, social Multidirectional - ANS Some dimensions/components expand/shrink over time (ex. Ability to lean a language) Plasticity - ANS The capacity for change Normative age graded influence - ANS Influences similar for individuals in a particular age group Normative history graded influences - ANS Influences that are common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances (ex. 9/11 or hurricane Katrina) nonnormative life events - ANS unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life (ex. House fire) Culture - ANS Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. socioeconomic status (SES) - ANS Persons position in society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics Biological processes - ANS Produces change in ones physical nature Cognitive processes - ANS Produces change in thought, intelligent, and language Mitosis - ANS cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes MULTIPLIES Meiosis - ANS Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms DIVIDES Zygote - ANS Fertilized cell, fused sperm and egg embryonic period - ANS 2-8 weeks after conception
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