Life-Span Human Development
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Some theories are difficult to test but are still useful in stimulating debate or providing concepts that have practical application. During childhood, however, we begin to become social beings as we learn how to manage our instincts and transform them into socially acceptable behaviors.
Is this pattern of change the same for everyone, or are there different patterns of change (one course of development versus many courses)? Finally, the work of Darwin, the British biologist famous for his theory of evolution, led others to suggest that development proceeds through evolutionary recapitulation, with many human behaviors having their origins in successful adaptations in the past. Extending on the premise of multidirectionality, Baltes also argued that development is influenced by the “joint expression of features of growth (gain) and decline (loss)”. If we use the example of puberty again, we can see that certain domains may improve or decline in effectiveness during this time.Further, the role of heredity and the environment in shaping human development is a much-contested topic of discussion – also referred to as the nature/nurture debate. However, as Aché children become older, they are allowed more freedom to move about, and by about age 9, their motor skills surpass those of U.
Brain development and the brain’s ability to change and compensate for losses is significant to cognitive functions across the lifespan, too. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is considered one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, and his stage theory of cognitive development revolutionized our view of children’s thinking and learning. Additionally, it was more difficult to compare the cognitive development of the child with the adult because the material was presented by ages and not in close proximity.
Are you dealing with similar issues and experiencing comparable physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development as described above? The term “ecological” refers to a natural environment; human development is understood through this model as a long-lasting transformation in the way one perceives and deals with the environment. Baltes states that the development of a particular domain does not occur in a strictly linear fashion but that the development of certain traits can be characterized as having the capacity for both an increase and decrease in efficacy over the course of an individual’s life. Each of these systems inevitably interact with and influence each other in every aspect of the child’s life, from the most intimate level to the broadest. The input of those people is modified by the cognitive and biological state of the individual as well.
For instance, why do biological children sometimes act like their parents—is it because of genetics or because of early childhood environment and what the child has learned from their parents?Moral reasoning develops further, as does practical intelligence—wisdom may develop with experience over time. For example, in adolescence, puberty consists of physiological and physical changes with changes in hormone levels, the development of primary and secondary sex characteristics, alterations in height and weight, and several other bodily changes.
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