Intro Flashcards
lifespan development
studies how people change and stay the same from conception to death
physical development
ways in which body’s make-up, brain, nervous system, muscles, senses need for food and sleep to develop
cognitive
how growth/change in intellectual capabilities influence behaviors
enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another over lifespan; stays relatively stable
personality
social
person’s interactions with others and their social relations grow/change
prenatal
conception-birth
infancy/toddlerhood
birth-3
3-6
preschool period
middle childhood
6-12
12-20
adolescence
young adulthood
20-40
40-65
middle adulthood
later adulthood
65-death
2 main processes that cause us to change
maturation and learning
learning
permanent change as result of experience
maturation
developmental change because of aging
development happens gradually
continuity
discontinuity
development occurs in a series of breakthroughs
multidirectional
development is joint of growth and decline
multi dimensional
intricate blend of biology, psychology, social forces
quantitative
happens by degree
qualitative
fundamental change in degree
universality vs particularity
does everyone go through same developmental processes or does this vary across people and cultures?
development is..
PLASTIC