Developmental Psych

Chapter 1: The Life-Span Perspective

• Development- the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human lifespan.

  • - Maximum lifespan for humans is 122 years, only thing competing with that is the Galápagos turtle at 100+ years

  • - Maximum life span has not changed for humans, the life expectancy has; the average number of years that a person born in a particular year can expect to live. Life expectancy in the U.S. has increased by approximatley 30 years.