PSYC 1013 Lecture 13: Chapter 10
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Is the study of human physical, cognitive, social and behavioural characteristics across the lifespan. Longitudinal design follows the development of the same set of individuals through time. A longitudinal study fixes the problem of cohort effect but the demands of following a single group of people for a long period of time can be very costly and time consuming longitudinal designs often suffer from attrition. Which occurs when participants drop out of the study for some reason. The transition from stage to stage involves rapid shifts in thinking and behaving and fundamental shifts in the types of abilities a child can perform. Sensitive period is a window of time during which exposure to a specific type of environmental stimulation is needed for normal development of a specific ability. Zygotes to infants from one cell to billions. Zygote the initial cell formed when the nuclei of egg and sperm fuse.
