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 chapter 1. INTRODUCTION highlights Most development involves growth, but it also includes decline (as in dying). In exploring development, we will examine the life span from the point of conception until the time when life (or at least life as we know it) ends. You will see yourself as an infant, as a child, and as an adolescent, and be stimulated to think about how those years influenced the kind of individual you are today. And you will see yourself as a young adult, as a middle-aged adult, and as an adult in old age, and be motivated to think about how your experiences today will influence your development through the remainder of your adult years. The life-span approach emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood this maximum life span of humans has not changed since the beginning of recorded history. What has changed is life expectancy—the average number of years that a person born in a particular year can expect to live. In the twentieth century alone, Development has biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. For example, attention, memory, abstract thinking, speed of processing information, and social intelligence are just a few of the components of the cognitive dimension. Consider the development of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber discussed at the beginning of this chapter. When he was 6 months old, he was hospitalized with a severe allergic reaction and his parents were rarely allowed to visit the baby previously happy baby was never the same after his hospitalization. Plasticity means the capacity for change. For example, can you still improve your intellectual skills when you are in your seventies or eighties? Development Is Plastic Developmental Science Is Multidisciplinary Development Is Contextual the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Parenting and Education  Alice Walker or Ted K aczy nski PROCESSES AND PERIODS OF DEVELOPMENT.The unfolding of life's periods of development is influenced by the interaction of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes. The prenatal period is the time from conception to birth. It involves tremendous growth—from a single cell to an organism complete with brain and behavioral capabilities—and takes place in approximately a 9-month period. Infancy is the developmental period from birth to 18 or 24 months. Infancy is a time of extreme dependence upon adults. During this period, many psychological activities—language, symbolic thought, sensorimotor coordination, and social learning, for example—are just beginning. The term toddler is often used to describe a child from about 1½ to 3 years of age. Toddlers are in a transitional period between infancy and the next period, early childhood. Early childhood is the developmental period from 3 through 5 years of age. This period is sometimes called the “preschool years.” During this time, young children learn to become more self-sufficient and to care for themselves, develop school readiness skills (following instructions, identifying letters), and spend many hours playing with peers. First grade typically marks the end of early childhood. Page 14Middle and late childhood is the developmental period from about 6 to 10 or 11 years of age, approximately corresponding to the elementary school years. During this period, children master the fundamental skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and they are formally exposed to the larger world and its culture. Achievement becomes a more central theme of the child's world, and self-control increases.  Adolescence is the developmental period of transition from childhood t o early adulthood, entered at approximately 10 t o 12 y ears of age and ending at 18 t o 21 years of age. Adolescence begins with rapid physical changes—dramatic gains in height and weight, changes in body contour, and the development of sexual characteristics such as enlargement of the breasts, growth of pubic and facial hair, and deepening of the voice. At this point in development, the pursuit of independence and an identity are preeminent. Thought is more logical, abstract, and idealistic. More time is spent outside the family. Early adulthood is the developmental period that begins in the early twenties and lasts through the thirties. It is a time of establishing personal and economic independence, advancing in a career, and for many, selecting a mate, learning to live with that person in an intimate way, starting a family, and rearing children. Middle adulthood is the developmental period from approximately 40 to about 60 years of age. It is a time of expanding personal and social involvement and responsibility; of assisting the next generation in becoming competent, mature individuals; and of reaching and maintaining satisfaction in a career. Late adulthood is the developmental period that begins during the sixties or seventies and lasts until death. It is a time of life review, retirement, and adjustment to new social roles and diminishing strength and health.  A key element in the study of life-span development is how development in one period is connected to development in another period. For ex ample, when individuals reach adolescence, many developments and experiences have already taken place in their lives. If an adolescent girl becomes depressed, might her depression be linked to development early in her life, as well as recent and current development? notes Term: life-span perspective Def : The perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together. Term: normative age-graded influences Def : Influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group. Term: normative history-graded influences Def : Influences that are common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances. Term: nonnormative life events Def : Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life. Term: culture Def : The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation. Term: cross-cultural studies Def : Comparison of one culture with one or more other cultures. These provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal, across cultures, and the degree to which it is culture-specific. Term: ethnicity Def : A characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language. Term: socioeconomic status (SES) Def : Refers to the grouping of people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics. Term: gender Def : The characteristics of people as males or females. Term: social policy Def : A national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens. Term: development Def : The pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the life span. Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline brought on by aging and dying. Term: biological processes Def : Changes in an individual's physical nature. Term: cognitive processes Def : Changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language. Term: socioemotional processes Def : Changes in an individual's relationships with other people, emotions, and personality. Term: continuity-discontinuity issue Def : Debate about the extent to which development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or distinct stages (discontinuity). Term: nature-nurture issue Def : Debate about whether development is primarily influenced by nature or nurture. Nature refers to an organism's biological

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    Mostdevelopmentinvolvesgrowth,butitalsoincludesdecline(asindying).Inexploringdevelopment,wewillexaminethelifespanfromthepointofconceptionuntilthetimewhenlife(oratleastlifeasweknowit)ends.Youwillseeyourselfasaninfant,asachild,andasanadolescent,andbestimulatedtothinkabouthowthoseyearsinfluencedthekindofindividualyouaretoday.Andyouwillseeyourselfasayoungadult,asamiddleagedadult,andasanadultinoldage,andbemotivatedtothinkabouthowyourexperiencestodaywillinfluenceyourdevelopmentthroughtheremainderofyouradultyears.Thelifespanapproachemphasizesdevelopmentalchangethroughoutadulthoodaswellaschildhoodthismaximumlifespanofhumanshasnotchangedsincethebeginningofrecordedhistory.Whathaschangedislifeexpectancytheaveragenumberofyearsthatapersonborninaparticularyearcanexpecttolive.Inthetwentiethcenturyalone,Developmenthasbiological,cognitive,andsocioemotionaldimensions.Forexample,attention,memory,abstractthinking,speedofprocessinginformation,andsocialintelligencearejustafewofthecomponentsofthecognitivedimension.ConsiderthedevelopmentofTedKaczynski,theUnabomberdiscussedatthebeginningofthischapter.Whenhewas6monthsold,hewashospitalizedwithasevereallergicreactionandhisparentswererarelyallowedtovisitthebabypreviouslyhappybabywasneverthesameafterhishospitalization.Plasticitymeansthecapacityforchange.Forexample,canyoustillimproveyourintellectualskillswhenyouareinyourseventiesoreighties?DevelopmentIsPlasticDevelopmentalScienceIsMultidisciplinaryDevelopmentIsContextualtheassassinationofJohnF.Kennedy,ParentingandEducationAliceWalkerorTedKaczynskiPROCESSESANDPERIODSOFDEVELOPMENT.Theunfoldingoflife'speriodsofdevelopmentisinfluencedbytheinteractionofbiological,cognitive,andsocioemotionalprocesses.Theprenatalperiodisthetimefromconceptiontobirth.Itinvolvestremendousgrowthfromasinglecelltoanorganismcompletewithbrainandbehavioralcapabilitiesandtakesplaceinapproximatelya9monthperiod.Infancyisthedevelopmentalperiodfrombirthto18or24months.Infancyisatimeofextremedependenceuponadults.Duringthisperiod,manypsychologicalactivitieslanguage,symbolicthought,sensorimotorcoordination,andsociallearning,forexamplearejustbeginning.Thetermtoddlerisoftenusedtodescribeachildfromabout1to3yearsofage.Toddlersareinatransitionalperiodbetweeninfancyandthenextperiod,earlychildhood.Earlychildhoodisthedevelopmentalperiodfrom3through5yearsofage.Thisperiodissometimescalledthepreschoolyears.Duringthistime,youngchildrenlearntobecomemoreselfsufficientandtocareforthemselves,developschoolreadinessskills(followinginstructions,identifyingletters),andspendmanyhoursplayingwithpeers.Firstgradetypicallymarkstheendofearlychildhood.Page14Middleandlatechildhoodisthedevelopmentalperiodfromabout6to10or11yearsofage,approximatelycorrespondingtotheelementaryschoolyears.Duringthisperiod,childrenmasterthefundamentalskillsofreading,writing,andarithmetic,andtheyareformallyexposedtothelargerworldanditsculture.Achievementbecomesamorecentralthemeofthechild'sworld,andselfcontrolincreases.Adolescenceisthedevelopmentalperiodoftransitionfromchildhoodtoearlyadulthood,enteredatapproximately10to12yearsofageandendingat18to21yearsofage.Adolescencebeginswithrapidphysicalchangesdramaticgainsinheightandweight,changesinbodycontour,andthedevelopmentofsexualcharacteristicssuchasenlargementofthebreasts,growthofpubicandfacialhair,anddeepeningofthevoice.Atthispointindevelopment,thepursuitofindependenceandanidentityarepreeminent.Thoughtismorelogical,abstract,andidealistic.Moretimeisspentoutsidethefamily.Earlyadulthoodisthedevelopmentalperiodthatbeginsintheearlytwentiesandlaststhroughthethirties.Itisatimeofestablishingpersonalandeconomicindependence,advancinginacareer,andformany,selectingamate,learningtolivewiththatpersoninanintimateway,startingafamily,andrearingchildren.Middleadulthoodisthedevelopmentalperiodfromapproximately40toabout60yearsofage.Itisatimeofexpandingpersonalandsocialinvolvementandresponsibilityofassistingthenextgenerationinbecomingcompetent,matureindividualsandofreachingandmaintainingsatisfactioninacareer.Lateadulthoodisthedevelopmentalperiodthatbeginsduringthesixtiesorseventiesandlastsuntildeath.Itisatimeoflifereview,retirement,andadjustmenttonewsocialrolesanddiminishingstrengthandhealth.Akeyelementinthestudyoflifespandevelopmentishowdevelopmentinoneperiodisconnectedtodevelopmentinanotherperiod.Forexample,whenindividualsreachadolescence,manydevelopmentsandexperienceshavealreadytakenplaceintheirlives.Ifanadolescentgirlbecomesdepressed,mightherdepressionbelinkedtodevelopmentearlyinherlife,aswellasrecentandcurrentdevelopment?

    notesTerm:lifespanperspectiveDef:Theperspectivethatdevelopmentislifelong,multidimensional,multidirectional,plastic,multidisciplinary,andcontextualinvolvesgrowth,maintenance,andregulationandisconstructedthroughbiological,sociocultural,andindividualfactorsworkingtogether.Term:normativeagegradedinfluencesDef:Influencesthataresimilarforindividualsinaparticularagegroup.Term:normativehistorygradedinfluencesDef:Influencesthatarecommontopeopleofaparticulargenerationbecauseofhistoricalcircumstances.Term:nonnormativelifeeventsDef:Unusualoccurrencesthathaveamajorimpactonanindividual'slife.Term:cultureDef:Thebehaviorpatterns,beliefs,andallotherproductsofagroupthatarepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Term:crossculturalstudiesDef:Comparisonofoneculturewithoneormoreothercultures.Theseprovideinformationaboutthedegreetowhichdevelopmentissimilar,oruniversal,acrosscultures,andthedegreetowhichitisculturespecific.Term:ethnicityDef:Acharacteristicbasedonculturalheritage,nationalitycharacteristics,race,religion,andlanguage.Term:socioeconomicstatus(SES)Def:Referstothegroupingofpeoplewithsimilaroccupational,educational,andeconomiccharacteristics.Term:genderDef:Thecharacteristicsofpeopleasmalesorfemales.Term:socialpolicyDef:Anationalgovernment'scourseofactiondesignedtopromotethewelfareofitscitizens.Term:developmentDef:Thepatternofchangethatbeginsatconceptionandcontinuesthroughthelifespan.Mostdevelopmentinvolvesgrowth,althoughitalsoincludesdeclinebroughtonbyaginganddying.Term:biologicalprocessesDef:Changesinanindividual'sphysicalnature.Term:cognitiveprocessesDef:Changesinanindividual'sthought,intelligence,andlanguage.Term:socioemotionalprocessesDef:Changesinanindividual'srelationshipswithotherpeople,emotions,andpersonality.Term:continuitydiscontinuityissueDef:Debateabouttheextenttowhichdevelopmentinvolvesgradual,cumulativechange(continuity)ordistinctstages(discontinuity).Term:naturenurtureissueDef:Debateaboutwhetherdevelopmentisprimarilyinfluencedbynatureornurture.Naturereferstoanorganism'sbiological

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    inheritance,nurturetoitsenvironmentalexperiences.Term:stabilitychangeissueDef:Debateaboutwhetherwebecomeolderrenditionsofourearlyexperience(stability)orwhetherwedevelopintosomeonedifferentfromwhowewereatanearlierpointindevelopment(change).Term:scientificmethodDef:Anapproachthatcanbeusedtoobtainaccurateinformation.Itincludesthefollowingsteps:(1)conceptualizetheproblem,(2)collectdata,(3)drawconclusions,and(4)reviseresearchconclusionsandtheory.Term:theoryDef:Aninterrelated,coherentsetofideasthathelpstoexplainphenomenaandfacilitatepredictions.Term:hypothesesDef:Specificassumptionsandpredictionsthatcanbetestedtodeterminetheiraccuracy.Term:psychoanalytictheoriesDef:Theoriesthatdescribedevelopmentasprimarilyunconsciousandheavilycoloredbyemotion.Behaviorismerelyasurfacecharacteristic,andthesymbolicworkingsofthemindhavetobeanalyzedtounderstandbehavior.Earlyexperienceswithparentsareemphasized.Term:crosssectionalapproachDef:Aresearchstrategyinwhichindividualsofdifferentagesarecomparedatonetime.Term:longitudinalapproachDef:Aresearchstrategyinwhichthesameindividualsarestudiedoveraperiodoftime,usuallyseveralyearsormore.Term:cohorteffectsDef:Effectsduetoaperson'stimeofbirth,era,orgenerationratherthantheperson'sactualage.Term:ethnicglossDef:UsinganethniclabelsuchasAfricanAmericanorLatinoinasuperficialwaythatportraysanethnicgroupasbeingmorehomogeneousthanitreallyis.


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