CJ 235 : Study Guide
Document Summary
To describe the changes that typically occur across the life span. To be able to use their knowledge to intervene in the course of events in order to control them. Multi-dimensional: development consists of biological, cognitive, socioemotional, and spiritual dimensions. Multidirectional: some aspects of development increase, while others. Plastic: depending on the individual"s life conditions, development may take many paths. Multidisciplinary: psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers all study human development and share a concern for unlocking the mysteries of development across a life span. Contextual: the individual continually responds to and acts on contexts, which include a person"s biological makeup, physical environment, and social, historical and cultural contexts. Physical development: involves change that occurs in a person"s body. Cognitive development: involves changes that occur in mental activity. Emotional-social development: includes changes in an individual"s personality, emotions, and relationships with others. Includes physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes at predictable ages.
