Definig Lifespan Development And Scope Of The Field

Question 1

Define lifespan development

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The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change and stability in behaviour that occurs throughout the entire lifespan.

Question 2

Lifespan development takes a ____ approach and is situated in the broader field of ____

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Scientific , developmental science

Question 3

Define developmental science

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Developmental science is an interdisciplinary field that draws from biology, psychology, anthropology, sociology, education and other related disciplines to address the issues of human development.

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Researchers in l.d.

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Test their assumptions about the nature and course of human development by applying scientific methods.

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L.d. focuses on

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Human development (mostly)

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Different approaches to l.d.

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Some seek to understand
- universal principles of development.
- how cultural, racial and ethnic differences affect the course of development.
- unique aspects of individuals.

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Developmentalists assume that

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Development persists throughout every part of people’s lives

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Development lasts from

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Begins with the moment of conception and continuous until death

Question 9

Developmental specialists focus on the ways people____ and _____during their lives, they also consider_____people’s lives.

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Change, grow, stability

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Single period of life governs all development.

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No

Question 14

Individuals maintain the capacity for substantial growth and change throughout their lives.

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True

Question 15

Topical areas in lifespan development

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• Physical development
• cognitive development
• personality development
• social development

Question 16

Developmentalistsis will choose to specialise in both a ____ and ___

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Topical area, age range

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Physical development

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Development involving the bodies physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, muscles and senses, and the need for food, drink and sleep

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Cognitive development

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Development involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person’s behaviour

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Personality development

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Development involving the ways that enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the lifespan

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Social development

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The way in which individuals’ interactions with others and their social relationships grow, change and remain stable over the course of life.

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Broad age changes of lifespan

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• Prenatal period
• infancy and toddlerhood
• preschool period
• middle childhood
• adolescence
• young adulthood
• middle adulthood
• late adulthood

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Prenatal period

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Conception to birth

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Infancy and toddlerhood

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0-3 years

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Preschool period

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3-6 yrs

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Middle childhood

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6-12 yrs

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Adolescence

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12-20 yrs

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Young adulthood

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20-40 yrs

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Middle adulthood

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40-65 yrs

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Late adulthood

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65- death

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The broad age ranges are

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Social constructions therefore arbitrary

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Social construction

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A shared notion of reality, one that is widely accepted but is a function of society and culture at a given time.

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Age ranges in traditional India mentioned in

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Ashram upanishad

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Ashram upanishad divided human life in 4 periods

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-Brahmacharya (student life) -Grihastha (married life establishing household ) -Vanaprastha (retirement ) -Sanyasa (renounced life)

Question 36

___ believed that Adolescence extends into ___

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Jeffrey Arnet, Emerging adulthood

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Emerging adulthood period

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Beginning late into the teenage years and continuing into mid 20s

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Emerging adulthood is a period when

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People are no longer adolescents but haven't fully taken on responsibilities of adulthood. Still trying out different identities and Engaging in self focused exploration

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There are substantial _____ in the timming of events in people's lives

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Individual differences

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Biological fact

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People mature at different rates and reach developmental milestones at different points

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____ plays a significant role in determining the age at which a particular event is likely to occur

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Environmental factors

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When developmentalists talk about age ranges

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They are talking about averages

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Variation is considered noteworthy only if

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Substantial deviation from average is seen