Life Span Development
Life Span Development
dev from conception to death lifelong progressive orderly
3 dimensions
- cognitive
- biological
- socio-emotional
Lifespan Perspective / Assumptions / Characteristics / - on Development
-Lifelong -Multidimensional -highly plastic -contextual -inter-disciplinary -historical conditions -indvl responds and acts on context
Factors that influence development
-genotype - inherited, usually constant -phenotype - expressed
Genotype
- genetic code are in all cells
- genetic transmission is a complex process
- genes provide blueprint and a timetable
Sandra Scarr | (influenced by Bandura?) the environment the parents provide depends on their own genetic disposition
Periods of Development
Prenatal Infancy Early Childhood Middle and Late Adolescence Early Adulthood Middle Adulthood Late Adulthood
Perspectives
Nature vs Nurture
Continuity vs Discontinuity
discrete groups vs
Activity vs Passivity
(involvement in their own development)
Specifity vs Generality
(are they universal or are they dependent on culture, country, community)
2022-12-01
Types of development research design
Observation
- Natural vs laboratory
- participant vs non participant
Survey and Interview
Questionnaire
Case Study (first by Sigmund Freud)
Cross sectional designs
Longitudinal lifelong
Sequential elements of both longitudinal and sequential
Ethnograph
Ethical Issues
Protection Right to Withdrawal Confidentiality Informed Consent Debriefing No Deception