the pattern of change that begins at the conception and continues through the life span.

● scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death.

focuses on the scientific study of the systematic processes of change and stability in people.

“from womb to tomb” comprising the entire human life span from conception to death.

– view of human development that focused on evolutionary and biological bases of behavior.

– application of Darwinian principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest to individual behavior.

individuals engaged in the professional study of human development.

the perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, growth, multidisciplinary, and contextual: maintenance, and regulation of loss.

- characteristics of an event that occurs in similar way for most people in group.

– a group of people strongly influenced by a major historical event during their formative period.

– influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group.

– influences that are common to people of a particular generation because of historical circumstances.

- are unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the lives of the individual people. E.g. The death of the parent when a child is young.

– a group of people born at about the same time.

-a grouping of humans distinguished by their outward physical characteristics or social qualities from other groups. - Not biological construct.

- an analytical framework focused on how a person’s multiple identities combine to create differences in privilege or discrimination.

– a political and social movement focused on eliminating racially based violence against Black People through nonviolent protest and activism.

– Acronym standing for Black, indigenous and people of color.

– characteristic of an unusual event that happens to a particular person or typical event that happens at an unusual time of life.

– the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation. - Society’s or group’s total way of life

– a culture in which people tend to prioritize personal goals ahead of collective goals and to view themselves as distinct individuals.

– a culture in which people tend to prioritize collaborative social goals.

– comparison of one culture with one or more culture. These provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal, across culture, and the degree to which it is culture specific.

- a characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language.

– consists of people united by a distinctive culture, ancestry, religion, language, or national origin, all of which contribute to a sense of shared identity and shared attitudes, beliefs, and values.

– overgeneralization about an ethnic or cultural group that obscures differences within the group.

– study of distinctive adaptive behaviors of species of animals that have evolved to increase survival of the species.

– refers to the grouping of people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics. ● combination of economic and social factors describing an individual or family, including income, education, and occupation.

- the characteristics of people as males or females.

– a national government’s course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens.

– growth of body and brain, including patterns of change in sensory capacities, motor skills, and health.

– patterns of change in mental abilities, such as learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

– pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships.

– a concept or practice that is an invention of a particular culture or society.

– differences in characteristics, influences, or developmental outcomes.

– inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.

– totality of nonhereditary, or experiential, influences on development.

– unfolding of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes.

- two-generational kinship, economic, and household unit consisting of one or two parents and their biological children, adopted children, or stepchildren.

– multigeneration kinship network of parents, children, and other relatives, sometimes living together in an extended-family household.

– family structure in which one spouse, most commonly a man, is married to more than one partner.

– conditions that increase the likelihood of a negative developmental outcome.

– instinctive form of learning in which, during a critical period in early development, a young animal forms an attachment to the first moving object it sees, usually the mother.

– specific time when a given event, or its absence has impact on development.

– range of modifiability of performance.

– times in development when a person is particularly open to certain kinds of experiences.

– development is a lifelong process of change.

– it occurs along multiple interacting dimensions, biological, psychological, and social each of which may develop at varying rates.

– as people gain in one area, they may lose in another, sometimes at the same time. Children grow mostly in one direction-up both in size and in abilities.

the process of development is influenced by both biology and culture, but the balance between these influences’ changes.

individuals choose to invest their resources of time, energy, talent, and social support in varying ways.

– many abilities, such as memory, strength, and endurance, can be improved significantly with training and practice, even late in life.

– each person develops within multiple contexts-circumstances or conditions defined in part by maturation and in part by time and place.

Starts at conception, continuous through implantation in the uterine wall by the embryo, and ends at birth

– Starts at birth and continuous to two years of age

- Starts at two years of age until six years of age

- Starts at six years of age and continues until the onset of puberty

- Starts at the onset of puberty until 18

-Starts at 18 until 25

- Starts at 25 until 40-45

- Starts at 40-45 until 65

- Starts at 65 onward

- 1928 and 1945

- 1946 and 1964

- 1965 and 1980

- 1981 and 1996

-1997 - Present