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ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING Psychology 459 Study Guide Unit I: Methods, Theories, Aging and Health Lesson I-1: Explaining Development in Adulthood (CH.1, pp.5-11) Objectives: a) Distinguish between descriptive and explanatory questions. b) Describe three factors that might produce shared, age-graded changes. c) Identify two reasons why the concept of cohort is important. d) Describe Elder’s research on the psychological effects of the Great Depression. e) Give two examples of cohort effects cited in your textbook. f) Summarize Neugarten’s ideas about the timing of experience. Key te