PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Heredity, Language Development, Psych
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Studying change from conception through late life/death. Fairly new approach, not as much research. Maximum number of years a human body can live; doesn"t change. Average number of years that an individual can expect to live given their environment, genes, etc. Baltes"s life span approach: 7 key principles: 1. Development is multidimensional (physical, cognitive, etc. : 3. Late life: decline in memory, incline in vocabulary: 4. Development shows plasticity (change) across lifespan: 5. Language development: need psychologists design test, neuro-scientists- study brain, biologists-study body: 6. Development involves changing allocation of resources: throughout development, use resources for different things. Age-graded normative influences: something that is similar or typical for a specific age, maturational: events/processes that are more biologically driven that occur at a specific age. (ex. Puberty/menopause: social: events/processes that typically happen at a specific age (ex. Non-normative influences: unusual events that have a major impact on an individual"s life/development, typical events at atypical times, ex.
