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What does studying life-span development prepare individuals for?
What does studying life-span development prepare individuals for?
To take responsibility for children.
What is the pattern of change in development according to the text?
What is the pattern of change in development according to the text?
The pattern of change begins at conception and continues throughout the lifespan, involving growth and decline brought on by aging and dying.
What are the characteristics of the life-span perspective?
What are the characteristics of the life-span perspective?
Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual. It involves growth, maintenance, and regulation, and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
What is the upper boundary of the human life span?
What is the upper boundary of the human life span?
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Why are people living longer according to the text?
Why are people living longer according to the text?
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