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| The field of study that deals with the behavior, thoughts, emotions of individuals as they go through various parts of the life span |
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| the changes that take place w/in individuals as they progress from end of adolescence through the end of life |
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| scientific studies of observable events that are measured and evaluated objectively |
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| (refers to journey of adulthood) aspects that are unique to the individual |
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| typical aspects of adult life that most all of us can relate to either now or in the future |
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| A constant set of attributes that makes each of us the individuals we are throughout our lifetimes. (similarities between 20 year old self, 40 year old self, etc, like enjoying books) |
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| What happens to us over time that makes us different from our younger selves |
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| Continuous (stretches of life) |
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| slow, gradual, in a predictable direction |
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| no progress, followed by abrupt change |
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| typical vs atypical (stages of life) |
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most people go through them vs unique to the individual
ex. sending youngest of to school, vs. returning to school as a mother |
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| Outer changes vs. Inner changes |
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visible and apparent to casual observer vs. not
ex: physical changes vs. emotional |
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Normative age-graded influences
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| influences linked to age and experienced by most adults of every generation as they age. Includes biology (biological clock) shared experiences (social clock) like college, marriage, retirement |
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Normative History-Graded influences
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Experiences that result from historical events or conditions:
Large social environments are cultures and can influence adult life pattern (expected marriage age, family size, roles of men and women, religion)
Cohort: people who share a common historical experience at the same stage of life, shorter than generation |
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| people who share a common historical experience at the same stage of life, shorter than generation |
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| Large social environments that can influence adult life pattern (expected marriage age, family size, roles of men and women, religion |
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Nonnormative Life
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| Aspects that influence your life that are unique, or not shared by many others |
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Genetics & behavior genetics
Sources of Stability |
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| the contributions genes make to individual behavior. cognitive ability, tendency to fatness or slimness, pathological - depression, alcoholism etc |
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Environment
Sources of Stability |
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| upbringing, surroundings, wealth, education, etc |
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| number of years passed since birth |
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| Measure of how an adult's physical condition compares to others- can be changed by lifestyle changes |
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| measure of how an adult's ability to deal effectively with their environment compares to others |
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| based on the expected roles a person takes on at a specific point in his or her life |
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| combination of biological, psychological and social age to determine how well a person is functioning as an adult compared to others |
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| Life-Span developmental psychology approach |
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| development is lifelong, multidimensional, plastic (can be modified but there are limits)contextual and has multiple causes |
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| process in which genes one receives at birth are modified by environmental events. (prenatal environment esp) |
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| Bioecological model of development |
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| must consider the developing person within the context of multiple environments. Development takes place within biological, psychological and social environments that change over time |
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| Research Methods: Cross-sectional study |
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study based on data gathered at one time from groups of participants who represent different age groups
benefit - quicker, easier than longitudinal. con- only shows age differences not change |
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| Research Methods:Longitudinal study |
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studies the same group of people ov er a period of time, taking measurements of behavior of interest at regular intervals
Pro- can mark age related changes
con - attrition, time, expense, patience |
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| Research Methods:Sequential study |
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| combines longitudinal and cross sectional, a series of longitudinal studies begun at different points of time |
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| Research Measure:Personal interview |
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experimenter asks participant questions, one on one
Advantage - allows follow up, clarification
Disadvantage: subject may try to provide answers the interviewer might find socially acceptable |
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| Research Measure: Survey questionnaire |
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form consisting of structured and focused questions that participants fill out on their own
pros: reach a large # of people, more truthful than face to face less expensive, time consuming
Cons:low return rate, hard to construct |
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| Research Measure: Standardized tests |
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| measure a trait or behavior, already established in relevant field of interest |
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| Research measure: validity& reliability - |
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| measures what it claims to measure, and does it consistently |
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| Research analyses: comparison of means |
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| collect data, find means (averages) and determine whether difference is significant. For cross - sectional , compare means of age groups. Fro longitudinal, compare means of scores at different ages. |
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| Research analyses: Correlational analysis |
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| a statistic which tells us the extent to which 2 sets of scores on the same people vary together. correlations (r)can range from +1.00 to -1.00 |
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| Research Design: experimental design |
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| Has control group, participants selected randomly, assigned randomly to groups, high degree of control over outside factors |
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| Research design: Descriptive research |
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Tells current state of participants on some measure of interest
ex: rate of births to unmarried women over 50 years |
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| Research Design: Qualitative Research |
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research w/out numbers
needs planning, sources chosen wisely, sometimes just beginning of research project |
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| Research Design: quantitative research |
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| the science concerned with the study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events and their causes in a defined human population. Also, the sum of knowledge gained in such a study |
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