Three Development Patterns of Aging
â—‹ Normal aging
ï‚§ Mostindividuals
ï‚§ Psychologicalfunctions peak in early middle age
ï‚§ Stable until the late fifties
â—‹ Pathological aging
ï‚§ Greater than average decline
ï‚§ Early old age, may havemild cognitive impairment
â—‹ Successfulaging
ï‚§ Positive physical, cognitive, andsocioemotional development maintained
longer
ï‚§ Declining later in old age
• TheNature of Development (pg. 14-16)
â—‹ Nature-nurtureissue
ï‚§ Nature- Biological inheritance
ï‚§ Nurture- Environmentalexperiences
â—‹ Stability-change
ï‚§ Early traits and characteristics persist throughlife or change
â—‹ Continuity-discontinuity issue
ï‚§ Involvedeither gradual, cumulative change or distinct stages of change
• Theories ofDevelopment (pg. 26)
â—‹ Scientific Method
ï‚§ Come up witha process or problem to be studied
ï‚§ Collect research information
ï‚§ Analyze data
ï‚§ Draw conclusions
â—‹ Theory
ï‚§ Aninterrelated, coherentset of ideas that helps to explain phenomena
and make predictions
ï‚§ Theories (possibly onquiz - people related to what theory):