PSYC 7 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lift Ticket, Dependent And Independent Variables, Naturalistic Observation
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The previous discussed theories pay little attention to adulthood when. More modern perspectives view development as a lifelong process. Many factors influence development; no one factor adequately explains it. No single period of a person"s life can be understood apart from its origins (what. 1. b. came before) and consequences (what will likely come after) Baltes and colleagues suggest a model with four key features: Has multiple directions and development can not only grow but. Many skills can be learned or improved with practice. Development is not fixed and things you can do to change. Time period and culture in reference to development. Byproduct of the life-span perspective that describes choices that regulate. We must select certain things that we want to focus on in our development in. Reduce involvement with one goal in order to concentrate on. Reduce involvement because of lack of resources or abilities. Can"t afford to because it"s so expensive (snowboarding.