Describe the major themes of the field, lifespan development. In formulating your answer,
consider the types of studies these professionals conduct, what they are interested in
documenting, where they conduct their research and who they work with.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct answer should address central themes of the field and touch on the following
terms: lifespan; multicontextual, collaborative and multidisciplinary research. Although
lifespan professionals conduct excellent scientific research, their work often has applied
value as well. Lifespan experts often are interested in documenting age-graded
normative influences; however, may have interests in specifying normative
history-graded and nonnormative influences as well.
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A) unusual behaviors B) refusal to eat C) early morning awakenings D) a bedtime ritual