psychology: lifespan Development Questions & Answers(RATED A)
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Psychology: lifespan Development
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Psychology: Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development - ANSWERIt is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan.
Lifespan Development focuses on human development - ANSWER1) universal principles of development
2) Cultural, Racial, Ethnic diffe...
psychology: lifespan Development
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Lifespan Development - ANSWERIt is the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change,
and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan.
Lifespan Development focuses on human development - ANSWER1) universal principles of
development
2) Cultural, Racial, Ethnic differences
3) Individual traits & Characteristics
Psychosocial Theory - ANSWER(Erikson) Personality development is determined by the internal
maturational plan & external societal demands.
Neuroscience - ANSWERThe study of the brain & nervous system. Helps with understanding brain-
behavior relationships.
Psychodynamic Theory - ANSWER(Freud/Erikson) Theories proposing that development is largely
determined by how well people resolve conflicts they face at different ages.
physical development - ANSWERInvolves the body's physical makeup, including the brain, nervous
system, muscles, and senses, and the need for food, drink, and sleep as a determinant of behavior.
Cognitive Development - ANSWERInvolves the ways that growth and change in learning, memory,
problem solvinf, and intelligence influence a person's behavior.
Personality Development - ANSWERInvolves the ways that the enduring characteristics that
differentiate one person from another change over the lifespan.
social Development - ANSWERIs the way in which individual's interactions with others and their
social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life.
Social Construction - ANSWERIs a shared notion of reality, one that is widely accepted but is a
function of society and culture at a given time.
, Developmental Diversity - ANSWERIt is how Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Influence Development.
One's Cohort - ANSWERIt is the group of people borne around the same time and same place.
continuous change - ANSWERInvolves gradual development in which achievements at one level build
on those of previous levels.
discontinuous change - ANSWERIt is development that occurs in distinct steps or stages, with each
stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be qualitatively different from behavior at earlier
stages.
Critical Period - ANSWERIs a specific time during development when a particular event has its
greatest consequences.
Sensitive Periods - ANSWERAs a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible to
certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimulis does not always
produce irreversible consequences.
Compare to early developmentalits , who focused on " infancy and adolescent" - ANSWERToday the
entire lifespan is seen as important for several reasons:
1) Growth and change countunie throughout life.
2) An important part of every person's environment is the other people around him or her, the
person's social environment.
Influence of Nature on Development - ANSWERnature refers to traits, abilities, and capacities that
are inherited from one's parent.
embryonic stage - ANSWER2-8 weeks following fertilization; called an embryo; 3 layers; ectoderm,
endoderm, mesode
fetal stage - ANSWER8 weeks-birth; called a fetus; increases in size dramatically; organs differentiated
and operational
neonate - ANSWERterm used for newborns
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