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lifespan development

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Life Span Development

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Lifespan development is an academic field and research approach concerned with the study of constancy and change in human behavior and capabilities across the entire life course, from conception to death. It examines development as a complex, multidisciplinary process characterized by multidimensionality, plasticity, and contextual influences.

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