SDS150R Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Paul Baltes, Developmental Psychology, Richard Lerner

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Development Studies
• Course: SDS150R
• Professor: Hymmen

Document Summary

Lifespan theorists agree that potential for development extends throughout the life course. No single or specific route that lifespan development will take; paths may vary. Development occurs in a number of different areas at the same time (intellectual/physiological/psychosocial) **river metaphor explains the notion of the development of the person: while the river flows and has a momentum of its own, it is still shaped by the geography and terrains surrounding it. Development is multidimensional (interaction between biological makeup vs environment) constant change is taking place. Idea of selection our biological makeup and environment influences our decisions and experiences. Plasticity change occurs throughout the life course (e. g. improve memory in elderly) Cohort = cohort of individuals individuals born w/in the same period. Writer gergen (1977) distinguished three orientations of development and change: ordered change orientation to development. Change occurs in stages (e. g. erikson; developmental psychology: stability change orientation, aleatory/discontinuous change.