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lifespan development
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the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire lifespan |
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physical development
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development involving the body's 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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develpment involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a persons 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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age ranges
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the lifespan is usally divided into the prenatal period (from conception to birth); infancy (birth to 2); early childhood (2 -6); adolescence (12-20); young adulthood (20-40); middle adulthood (40-65) and late adulthood (65-death) |
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social construction
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a shared notion of reality that is widely accepted but is a function of society and culture at any time.
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cohort
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a group of people born at around the same time in the same place
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history-graded influences
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biological and environmental influences associated with a particular historical moment. eg 9/11
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age-graded influences
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are biological and environmental influences that ae similar for individuals in a specific age group for instance puberty |
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sociocultural-graded influences
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the social and cultural factors present at a particular time for a particular individual and depending on such variables as ethnicity, social class, and subculture membership, inner city children versus rural
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continuous change
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gadual development in which achievements at one level build on those of a previous level
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discontinuous change
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development that occurs in distinct steps or stages with each stage bringing about behaviour that is assumed to be qualitatively different from behaviour at earlier stages
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critical period
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a specific time during development when a particular event has aits greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of environmental stimuli are necessary for development to proceed normally
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sensitive period
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a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not away produce irreversible consequences
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maturation
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the predetermined unfolding of genetic information
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nature
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refers to traits, abilities and capacities that are inherited from ones parents and encompasses any factor that is produced by the predetermined unfolding of genetic information - maturation
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nurture
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refers to the environmental influences that shape behaviour. some are physical eg drugs in pregnancy or social eg parental discipline methods
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