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Child and Family Studies
Human life-span development
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/13/2011

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Development
Definition
The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human life span
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Traditional approach to the study of development
Definition
This emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence (especially during infancy), little or no change during adulthood, and decline in old age.
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The life-span approach of development
Definition
emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood. 
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Life expectancy vs life span
Definition

Life span- the maximum number of years a person has lived (122)

Life expectancy- the average number of years that a person born in a particular year can expect to live. increased by 30 years in the 20th century to 78 as of 2006.

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Life span perspective
Definition
The perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenence and regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
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Development is lifelong
Definition
No age period dominates development. Researchers increasingly study the experiences and psychological orientations of adults at different points in their lives. 
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Development is Multidimensional
Definition
No matter your age; your mind, body, emotions, and relationships are changing and effecting each other. Development consists of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional dimensions. Within each dimension there are many components.
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Development is Multidirectional
Definition
Throughout life some dimensions or components axpand and others shrink. English learned early in childhood leads to lack of ability to pick up another language. 
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Development is plastic
Definition
The capacity for change
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Development is multidisciplinary
Definition
Many different branches of science intertwine to study development,
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Context
Definition
The setting in which development occurs that is influenced by historical, economical, social, and cultural factors. 
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