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An Introduction to Lifespan Development - Pearson
1An Introduction to Lifespan DevelopmentFLDNMC01_002-041-hr 5/4/10 4:17 PM Page 213An Introduction toLifespan DevelopmentPROLOGUE:The Oldest Newest MotherIn May 2009, British businesswoman Elizabeth Adeney gave birth to a 5 pound 3 ounce infantboy. This would not be remarkable, of course, except for one startling fact: Elizabeth Adeneywas 66 years old at the time of her child s delivery. At the time, Elizabeth Adeney was the old-est woman to have ever given birth in the United Kingdom. CHAPTER OVERVIEWAN ORIENTATION TO LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC haracterizing Lifespan Development : TheScope of the FieldCohort and Other Influences onDevelopment: Developing with Others in aSocial WorldKEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS:DETERMINING THE NATURE ANDNURTURE OF LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC ontinuous Change VersusDiscontinuous ChangeCritical and Sensitive Periods: Gauging theImpact of Environmental EventsLifespan Approaches Versus a Focus onParticular PeriodsThe Relative Influence of Nature andNurture on DevelopmentTHEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ONLIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTThe Psychodynamic Perspective: Focusingon the Inner PersonThe Behavioral Perspective: Focusing onObservable BehaviorThe Cognitive Perspective: Examining theRoots of UnderstandingThe Humanistic Perspective: Concentratingon the Unique Qualities of
developmentalists examine learning, memory, problem-solving skills, and intelligence. For ex-ample, specialists in cognitive development might want to see how problem-solving skills change over the course of life, or whether cultural differences exist in the way people explain their academic successes and failures.
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