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Human development
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a field of study devoted to understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan.
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Purpose of studying human development
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To identify factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to birth.
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Life span development
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is looking at predictable patterns of change in individuals and groups over the course of their lives, up to and beyond physical maturity.
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Nature
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the inborn biological givens, the hereditary information we receive from our parents at the moment of conception.
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Nurture
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the complex forces of the physical and social world that influence our biological make-up and psychological experiences before and after birth.
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Plasticity
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change is possible and even likely if new experiences support it.
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Life span perspective: 4 assumptions
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1. Development is lifelong
2. Development is multidimensional and multidirectional 3. Development is highly plastic 4. Development is influenced by multiple interacting forces. |
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Development is lifelong:
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No age period is supreme in its impact on the life course, instead each period can have equally powerful effects on future change.
(Physical Cognitive, Social Emotional) (Before birth to Death) |
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Development is multidimensional and multidirectional
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- Development is affected by an intricate blend of biological, psychological, and social forces.
- Development is not limited to improved performance, instead, every period is a joint expression of growth and decline. (Different context in someone's life, impact on media, gain new knowledge, lose knowledge. |
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Development is plastic
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- Intellectual performance and physical performance can remain flexible with advancing age.
(Forming neural connections in the brain) |
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Development is influenced by multiple, interacting forces
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- Pathways of change are highly diverse because development is influenced by multiple forces: biological, historical, social, and cultural.
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Continuous stages of development
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Development is a smooth and a continuous process whereby individuals gain more of the same types of skills. Development is incremental process
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Discontinuous stages of development
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This is a process in which new and different ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times, and the person interprets and responds to the world in a qualitatively different way.
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