Chapter 9. Lifespan development
Nature vs. Nurture
Heredity vs. Environment
This theory proposed that personality development takes place all through the lifespan
Psycho social Psychology
Gross motor skills
focus on large muscle groups that control our arms and legs and involve larger movements such as balancing yourself.
Fine motor skills
focus on the muscles in our fingers, toes, and eyes, and enable coordination of small actions.
Psycho-social development
involves emotions, personality, and social relationships. We refer to these domains throughout the chapter.
Physical development
involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness.
Cognitive development
involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.
Secure base
is a parental presence that gives the child a sense of safety as he explores his surroundings.
Motor skills
refer to our ability to move our bodies and manipulate objects.
object permanence
the awareness during the first 5-8 months of birth that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived by the human eye.
discontinuos
this is the belief that development takes place in unique stages: It occurs at specific times or ages.
Temperament
to innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment.
Continuous development
views development as a cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills