HD FS 129 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Agreeableness
8 Oct 2014
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Life span perspective: development is a life long process, every stage of development involves particular tasks, multidirectionality, development can take many directions, plasticity, the degree to which characteristics can or cannot change throughout the lifespan, the earlier you start to change the better, development must be viewed in historical context, social movements, technology, war, contextualism, development must be studied in various contexts, development is an ongoing interaction between a changing individual in a changing environment , media, romantic relationships, technology, multidimensionality, biological, cognitive, social, and emotional factors interact to affect development, multidisciplinary, the study of human development should involve collaboration across various fields of study. Developmental age classifications infancy and toddlerhood: birth 2 years early childhood, 2 6 years, middle childhood, 6 11 years, adolescence, 11 18 years emerging adulthood, 18 26 years young adulthood, 26 40 years, middle adulthood, 40 65 years late adulthood, 65 years and older old old age, 85 years and older.
