Lifespan Development

Question 1

What is human development?

Answer 1

study of age-related changes in our bodies, behaviour, emotions, etc.

Question 2

3 domains of development

Answer 2

Social - relationships with others
Physical - changes to the body (size, shape, characteristics)
Cognitive - thinking, memory, problem-solving

Question 3

Plasticity

Answer 3

capacity for positive change to the demands of the environment

Question 4

4 assumptions of lifespan development

Answer 4

-it is ongoing throughout the life course
-it does not follow a single pathway
-it continues simultaneously across multiple domains
-it is a result of the person-in-environment interaction

Question 5

Types of development change

Answer 5

-ordered change
-stability
-aleatory change

Question 6

Contextual influences

Answer 6

-normative age-graded
-normative history graded
-non-normative

Question 7

Ordered change

Answer 7

developmental change occurs in a step-by-step process
-change often linked to age, social role, and developmental task

Question 8

Stability (no change)

Answer 8

developmental change does not always occur
-aspects of development where lack of change is present

Question 9

Aleatory change

Answer 9

developmental change can be abrupt and not related to past experiences
-specific events or experiences influence development