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Title
Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective - Second Edition
Subject
Psychological aspects
Perspective (Philosophy)
Description
Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. You will no doubt discover in the course of studying that the field examines change across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development, including the impact of family and peers. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence and more recently, aging and the entire life span. Previously, the message was once you are 25, your development is
essentially completed. Our academic knowledge of the lifespan has changed and although there is still less research on adulthood than on childhood, adulthood is gaining increasing attention. This is particularly true now that the large cohort known as the baby boomers are beginning to enter late adulthood.
essentially completed. Our academic knowledge of the lifespan has changed and although there is still less research on adulthood than on childhood, adulthood is gaining increasing attention. This is particularly true now that the large cohort known as the baby boomers are beginning to enter late adulthood.
Creator
Lally, Martha
Valentine-French, Suzanne
Source
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/540
http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/LifespanDevelopment.pdf
Date
2019
Contributor
Ika Rudianto
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Textbooks