PSYA02H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Habituation, 18 Months, Primitive Reflexes

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Developmental psychology is the study of human physi- cal, cognitive, social, and behavioural characteristics across the lifespan. Methods for measuring -developmental trends cross- sectional design is used to measure and compare samples of people at different ages at a given point in time. Psychologists often describe the pattern of change in children"s development as a series of stages. 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. Change occurs rapidly when individuals are ready for it; that is, there are certain times in development when individuals are particularly sensitive to the stimulation that facilitates physiological, neurological, behavioural, and cognitive development. The importance of sensitive periods sensitive period is a window of time during which expo- sure to a specific type of environmental stimulation is needed for normal development of a specific ability.

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