Life-Span Human Development

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If you have ever wondered about what motivates human thought and behavior, understanding these theories can provide useful insight into individuals and society. Socioeconomic status is a way to identify families and households based on their shared levels of education, income, and occupation. An individual is impacted by microsystems such as parents or siblings; those who have direct, significant contact with the person. Evolutionary psychology, along with studies of twins and adoptions, help us understand the interplay of factors and the relative influences of nature and nurture on human development.

In l ifespan development, we need to rely on a systematic approach to understanding behavior, based on observable events and the scientific method. Theories can be developed using induction, in which a number of single cases are observed and after patterns or similarities are noted, the theorist develops ideas based on these examples. Nonnormative influences are unpredictable and not tied to a certain developmental time in a person’s development or to a historical period. It describes cognitive development through four distinct stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal.With the lifespan developmental perspective, we will gain a more comprehensive view of the individual within the context of their own developmental journey and within social, cultural, and historical contexts. Interactions with primary caregivers (and others) undergo changes influenced by possible separation anxiety and the development of attachment styles. Pete/Clearwater”/Flickr; credit b: modification of work by “stringer_bel”/Flickr) How Do Nature and Nurture Influence Development?

People of all ages offer words of wisdom to their younger counterparts in this WireTap video, from CBC Radio One. I will admit, my bias began with chapter 1, in which experimental psychology concepts were discussed and despite a brief overview of key statistical values, there was not one single mention of the null hypothesis and its significance. Scholars have noted that this lack of effective regulation often results in children engaging in behaviors without fully considering the consequences of their actions. Key terms and concepts include unconditional positive regard, striving for “the good life,” and the hierarchy of needs.The ages of 6-11 comprise middle childhood and much of what children experience at this age is connected to their involvement in the early grades of school. All of the major structures of the body are forming and the health of the mother is of primary concern. This period of the lifespan, late adulthood, has increased in the last 100 years, particularly in industrialized countries, as average life expectancy has increased. The kinds of traditions and values that evolve in a particular culture serve to help members function in their own society and to value their own society.

Think of theories are guidelines much like directions that come with an appliance or other object that required assembly.A theory is a well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena that can be used to make predictions about future observations. It has been presented as a theoretical perspective, proposing several fundamental, theoretical, and methodological principles about the nature of human development. Watson explained that love, along with everything else as the behaviorist saw the world, is conditioned.