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Psych - Chapter 1
Final Review
Question | Answer |
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Traditional Approach | 1.extensive change from birth to adolescence: 2. little to no change in adulthood 3. decline in old age ... reason why developmental psychology for a long time only dealt with 1-18 year olds |
Life-span Approach | emphasizes developmental change throughout childhood and adulthood -- begins at conception and continues throughout the human life span |
Lifespan Perspective | Development is ... 1) lifelong 2) multidimensional and multidirectional 3) highly plastic 4) affected by multiple interacting forces (biological, historical, social, cultural) |
Continuity vs. Discontinuity | Continuity -- gradual, cumulative change; quantitative Discontinuity -- distinct stages; qualitative changes |
Age-graded influences | events that are related to age and are predictable in when they occur and how long they last Ex: -- entering college around 18 -- getting a driver's license at age 16 |
History-graded influences | explain why people born around the same time, "cohort", tend to be alike in ways that set them apart from people born at other times |
Theory of Evolution | Charles Darwin -- natural selection and survival of the fittest |