PSY 3128 Study Guide - Otto Staudinger, Psy, Scientific Method
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Ageism= a form of discrimination against older adults based on their age. Positive and negative stereotypes of older people negative- that all older people are miserable, all the same, they overuse health care services positive- Lifespan perspective= divides human development into 2 phases: early phase- childhood and adolescence, rapid age related increase in size and abilities. Later phase- young adulthood, middle age, old age: changes in size are slow, abilities continue to develop. Intelligence (where did you start from in the beginning) sociocultural forces-interpersonal, society, culture ex. Social roles life-cycle forces- event or combination of events may affect people differently depending on when they occur in the life cycle ex. Exposure to a certain toxin will have different effects on a child or on an adult. Lifespan development consists of the dynamic interaction between growth, maintenance, and loss regulation. Gee and gutman have criticized that the aging population will create inevitable chaos.
