PSY 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Naturalistic Observation, Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Scientific Method
30 Jul 2018
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Development - systematic changes and continuities in the individual that occur between (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)eptio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d death, or fro(cid:373) (cid:862)(cid:449)o(cid:373)(cid:271) to to(cid:373)(cid:271). (cid:863) Developmental changes are orderly, patterned, and relatively enduring. Growth - physical changes that occur from conception to maturity. Biological aging - deterioration of organisms (including humans) that leads inevitably to their death. Aging - refers to a range of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes, positive and negative, in the mature organism. Emerging adulthood - a transitional period between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood that extends from about age 18-25. Cultural differences: each society has its own ways of dividing the life span and treating the people in different age groups. Age grade - each socially defined age group in a society, which has different statuses, roles, privileges, and responsibilities. Rite of passage - a ritual that (cid:373)arks a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:862)passage(cid:863) fro(cid:373) o(cid:374)e status to a(cid:374)other, usually transitioning from childhood to adulthood.
