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The field of lifespan developmental science is unique because so much of its content has immediate relevance to our daily lives. Students may wonder this: Do the first 3 years shape the brain for a lifetime of experiences? Is learning more than one language beneficial to children? Do people’s personalities change over their lifetimes? Do adults go through a midlife crisis? How common is dementia in older adulthood? Moreover, findings from lifespan developmental science have been applied to inform social policies that affect us all. Lifespan Development: Lives in Context engages students by exploring these and many more real-world questions. The emphasis on application is highlighted specifically in the Applying Developmental Science boxed feature, which examines applied and social policy topics such as the implications of the opioid crisis, whether video games cause aggression, antibullying legislation, age discrimination, and the issue of disclosing dementia diagnoses to patients.