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baltes principles
BALTES PRINCIPLES: Paul B baltes is a German psychologist.
He worked in the field of life span orientation of human development.
he was also a famous theoriest in the field of psychology of aging
He argues development across the life span is influenced by the "joint expression of features of growth and decline".
the principle argues for the existence of a parallel process of development that is composed of gain and losses
first principle;is the development extend across the entire life span
development may involve process which are not presentat birth but emerge through out the life span.
second principle: Multidimensional and multidirectional
3rd principle: is the development involves both gain and losses
4rth principle: any developmental process involves aspect of growth and development
5th principle: development is plastic
6th principle: development is situated in contexts and in history
7 th principle; study of developmental psychology is multidisciplinary
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