PSY313H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ageism, Adult Development, Longitudinal Study
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Psych of aging test 1 study guide. Perspectives on adult development and aging: gerontology the study of aging from maturity through old age, ageism discrimination against older adults based on their age. Both factors must be together to yield an adequate account of why we behave the way we do: 2) stability-change the degree to which ppl change over time. Little debate over whether children change in some ways from birth to 18. Much controversy about whether adults change: 3) continuity-discontinuity whether a particular development phenomenon represents a smooth progression over time (continuity) or a series of abrupt shifts (discontinuity) Continuity approaches focus on the amount of characteristic a person has. Discontinuity approaches focus on the kinds of characteristics a person has: 4) universal vs. context specific controversy. Concerns over whether there is just one path of development or several.
