Life-Span Development 2024 Update
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development - ANSWERthe pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues
through the human life span
traditional approach - ANSWERemphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little to no
change in adulthood, and decline in old age
life-span approach - ANSWERemphasizes developmental change throughout childhood and
adulthood
life span - ANSWERbased on oldest age documented
Currently 122 years
life expectancy - ANSWERaverage number of years that a person can expect to live (currently 78
years)
Life-Span Perspective views development as: - ANSWER1. Lifelong - no age period is dominant
2. multidimensional- biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions
3. multidirectional: dimensions expand and shrink
4. plastic- every individual and every trait within each individual, can be altered at any point in the
life span. Change is ongoing, although neither random nor easy is?
5. multidisciplinary- shared by psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and
medical researchers
6. contextual : occurs within a setting
development - ANSWERinvolves growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss, a co-construction of
biology, culture, and the individual
What is Human Development concerned with: - ANSWER1.Health and Well-Being
2. Parenting and Education
3. Sociocultural Contexts and Diversity
, Culture, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Gender
4. Social Policy
What are 3 ways to describe the nature of development? - ANSWER1. Biological: changes in an
individual's physical nature
2. Cognitive: changes in thought, intelligence, and language
3. Socioemotional: changes in relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in
personality
What are the 7 periods of development? - ANSWER1. Prenatal period: conception to birth (9 months)
2. Infancy: birth to 18-24 months
3. Early childhood: 2 to 5-6 years; play years
4. Middle and late childhood: 6-11 yearsAdolescence: from 10-12 to 18-21 years
5. Early adulthood: early 20's through the 30's
6. Middle adulthood: 40-60 years
7. Late adulthood: 60's-70's to death
What are 4 ways to describe age? - ANSWER1. chronological age (the number)
2. biological age
3. psychological age
4. social age
Developmental Issues - ANSWER1.Nature and Nurture
2. Stability and Change
3. Continuity and Discontinuity
Five Theoretical Orientations to Development - ANSWER1. Psychoanalytic
2. Cognitive
3. Behavioral and Social Cognitive
4. Ethological
5. Ecological
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development - ANSWERthe pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues
through the human life span
traditional approach - ANSWERemphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little to no
change in adulthood, and decline in old age
life-span approach - ANSWERemphasizes developmental change throughout childhood and
adulthood
life span - ANSWERbased on oldest age documented
Currently 122 years
life expectancy - ANSWERaverage number of years that a person can expect to live (currently 78
years)
Life-Span Perspective views development as: - ANSWER1. Lifelong - no age period is dominant
2. multidimensional- biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions
3. multidirectional: dimensions expand and shrink
4. plastic- every individual and every trait within each individual, can be altered at any point in the
life span. Change is ongoing, although neither random nor easy is?
5. multidisciplinary- shared by psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and
medical researchers
6. contextual : occurs within a setting
development - ANSWERinvolves growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss, a co-construction of
biology, culture, and the individual
What is Human Development concerned with: - ANSWER1.Health and Well-Being
2. Parenting and Education
3. Sociocultural Contexts and Diversity
, Culture, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Gender
4. Social Policy
What are 3 ways to describe the nature of development? - ANSWER1. Biological: changes in an
individual's physical nature
2. Cognitive: changes in thought, intelligence, and language
3. Socioemotional: changes in relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in
personality
What are the 7 periods of development? - ANSWER1. Prenatal period: conception to birth (9 months)
2. Infancy: birth to 18-24 months
3. Early childhood: 2 to 5-6 years; play years
4. Middle and late childhood: 6-11 yearsAdolescence: from 10-12 to 18-21 years
5. Early adulthood: early 20's through the 30's
6. Middle adulthood: 40-60 years
7. Late adulthood: 60's-70's to death
What are 4 ways to describe age? - ANSWER1. chronological age (the number)
2. biological age
3. psychological age
4. social age
Developmental Issues - ANSWER1.Nature and Nurture
2. Stability and Change
3. Continuity and Discontinuity
Five Theoretical Orientations to Development - ANSWER1. Psychoanalytic
2. Cognitive
3. Behavioral and Social Cognitive
4. Ethological
5. Ecological
