Exam #1: 1-4 Flashcards
Life-span perspective - development
a pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human lifespan.
What point to what point is lifespan examined?
They examine the life span from the point of conception until the time when life ends.
Traditional approach of lifespan
focuses on extensive change from birth to adolescence
-focusing on infancy
-little or no change in adulthood
-decline in old age.
Lifespan approach of development
focuses on the developmental change throughout adulthood and during childhood.
Does any age period dominate development?
No
-views development as lifelong.
3 dimensions of development that make it multidimensional
- biological
- cognitive
- socioemotional
Biological (multideminsonal)
Biological- changes an individual physical nature
Cognitive (multidimensional)
Cognitive- changes in an individuals thoughts, intelligence, and language
Socioemotional (multidimensional)
Socioemotional- changes in an individual relationships
Do changes in one dimension affect dimension affect development in others?
Yes, changes in one dimension affect development in the other dimensions since change is always happening throughout the three dimensions, they are bound to have an effect on each other.
How is development multidirectional ?
as you focus on one thing in life other parts of your life may start to diminish.
EX. in highschool I was so focused on basketball and practice that my friendships outside of basketball decreased since I was focused on the important part of my life the other pieces (my friendships) diminished.
Plasticity
the capacity for change. We are ever changing in our skills.
EX, we can improve on skills as we get older even though the change might not be as significant. We still can change and improve as we grow older.
Development is multicontextual (factors that influence)
- menopause
- puberty
- death
- careers
Culture
includes the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation.
-Religion
-Food
-Roles in household
Cross cultural studies
compare aspects of two or more cultures.
-how are children raised in Mexican vs children raised in Canada
Ethnicity
Ethnicity is rooted in cultural heritage, nationality, race, religion, and language
- irish
- welsh
-german
Prenatal period
conception to birth
Infancy
birth to 18 or 24 months
early childhood
end of infancy to 5 or 6
middle and late childhood
6 to 11 years
adolescence
10-12 years of age and ending at 18-22
early adulthood
late teens or early twenties and lasts through the thirties
middle adulthood
about 40-60
late adulthood
60 or 7- to death