Midterm #1 - Ch.1 Lifespan Theories Flashcards
1
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development
A
- pattern of movement/change
- starts at conception and continues throughout the lifespan
2
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life expectancy
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average number of years that a person born in a particular year can expect to live
3
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when did most of the gains in life expectancy occur?
A
1921-1951
4
Q
life span perspective
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- development is lifelong
- biological, sociocultural, and individual
5
Q
plastic
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the capacity for change
6
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context
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- the setting in which development happens
- influenced by historical, economic, social, and cultural factors
7
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normative age-graded influence
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- common
- same thing happens to everyone at that age
8
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normative history-graded influence
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- generational
- ie. covid
9
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normative life events
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- specific to individual
- ie. death of a loved one
10
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culture
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behaviour patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group passed on through generations
11
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cross cultural studies
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- compare across cultures
- info about similarity of child development
12
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biological processes
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- changes in physical nature
- environment affects gene expression
13
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cognitive processes
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- changes in an individuals thoughts, intelligence, or language
14
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socioemotional processes
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- changes in an individuals relationship with other people, emotions, and personality
15
Q
chronological age
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years since birth
16
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biological age
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- health, functional capacities of organs
- younger bio = live longer