TOPICAL APPROACH TO LIFESPAN
DEVELOPMENT -TEST BANK LATEST
UPDATE.
development - Answer The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and
continues through the human life span.
life-span perspective - Answer The perspective that development is
- lifelong
- multidimensional
- multidirectional
- plastic
- multidisciplinary
- and contextual;
- involves growth, maintenance, and regulation;
- and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
These are discussed below
normative age-graded influences - Answer Influences that are similar for individuals in a
particular age group.
- ex. menopause for women
normative history-graded influences - Answer Influences that are common to people of a
particular generation because of historical circumstances.
- ex. great depression of the 1930s
nonnormative life events - Answer Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the
individual's life.
- they do not happen to all people
- when they happen, they have different influences
ex. the death of a parent
, cross-cultural studies - Answer Comparison of one culture with one or more other cultures.
These provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal,
across cultures, and to the degree to which it is culture-specific.
ethnicity - Answer a characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race,
religion, and language.
socioeconomic status (SES) - Answer Classification of a person's position in society based on
occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
gender - Answer The characteristics of people as males or females.
social policy - Answer A government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its
citizens.
- life-span researchers want to get more effective social policy
BOX: Family policy - Answer - ex. improving family policy: when the adults income rose, it was
linked to benefits for their children as well
biological processes - Answer Processes that produce changes in an individual's physical
nature.
cognitive processes - Answer Processes that involve changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language.
socioemotional processes - Answer Processes that involve changes in an individual's
relationships with other people, emotions, and personality.
Biological, cognitive and socioemotional processes are connected - Answer Connection is most
obvious is two emerging fields
1- developmental cognitive neuroscience
--- development + cognitive + brain
2- developmental social neuroscience
DEVELOPMENT -TEST BANK LATEST
UPDATE.
development - Answer The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and
continues through the human life span.
life-span perspective - Answer The perspective that development is
- lifelong
- multidimensional
- multidirectional
- plastic
- multidisciplinary
- and contextual;
- involves growth, maintenance, and regulation;
- and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
These are discussed below
normative age-graded influences - Answer Influences that are similar for individuals in a
particular age group.
- ex. menopause for women
normative history-graded influences - Answer Influences that are common to people of a
particular generation because of historical circumstances.
- ex. great depression of the 1930s
nonnormative life events - Answer Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the
individual's life.
- they do not happen to all people
- when they happen, they have different influences
ex. the death of a parent
, cross-cultural studies - Answer Comparison of one culture with one or more other cultures.
These provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal,
across cultures, and to the degree to which it is culture-specific.
ethnicity - Answer a characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race,
religion, and language.
socioeconomic status (SES) - Answer Classification of a person's position in society based on
occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
gender - Answer The characteristics of people as males or females.
social policy - Answer A government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its
citizens.
- life-span researchers want to get more effective social policy
BOX: Family policy - Answer - ex. improving family policy: when the adults income rose, it was
linked to benefits for their children as well
biological processes - Answer Processes that produce changes in an individual's physical
nature.
cognitive processes - Answer Processes that involve changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language.
socioemotional processes - Answer Processes that involve changes in an individual's
relationships with other people, emotions, and personality.
Biological, cognitive and socioemotional processes are connected - Answer Connection is most
obvious is two emerging fields
1- developmental cognitive neuroscience
--- development + cognitive + brain
2- developmental social neuroscience
