Chapter 1 - Human growth & development
Lifespan development -
the field of study that examines patterns of growth,change, and stability in behavior that ๎โ๏ธ๎
occur throughout the life span
Physical development -
development involving the body's physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, โ๏ธ๎
muscles, and senses , and the need for food,drink,and sleep
Cognitive development -
development involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities โ๏ธ๎
influence a persons behavior
personality development -
development involving the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one โ๏ธ๎
person from another change over the life span
social development -
the way in which individuals' interactions with others and their social relationships grow, โ๏ธ๎
change, and remain stable over the course of life
age ranges -
1. prenatal period - conception to birthโ๏ธ๎
2. infancy and toddlerhood - birth-3
3. preschool period - 3 to 6
4. middle childhood - 6 to 12
5. adolescence - 12 to 20
6. young adulthood - 20 to 40
7. middle adulthood - 40 to 60
8. late adulthood - 60 to death
social construction -
a shared notion of reality that is widely accepted but is a function of society and culture atโ๏ธ๎
a given time
cohort -
a group of people born at around the same time in the same placeโ๏ธ๎
history graded influences -
biological and environmental influences associated with a particular historical momentโ๏ธ๎
age graded influences -
biological and environmental influences that are similar for individuals in a particular ageโ๏ธ๎
group, regardless of when or where they are raised
sociocultural graded influences -
the social and cultural factors present at a particular time for a particular individual, โ๏ธ๎
depending on such variables as ethnicity, social class, and subcultural membership
