Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Low Birth Weight, Feral Child

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Developmental psychology: study of physical, cognitive & social/emotional changes throughout the lifespan, from birth to death. Longitudinal design repeatedly tests same cohort as it grows older. Ex: study grade 1 class as they reach grade 8. Problems: subject attrition (subject drop out of study overtime), practice effects (subjects learn from test through the years: cross-sectional design people of different ages are studied at the same time. Ex: study a group of each grade from grade 1-8, all at once. Problem: cohort-effects - differences due to difference life experiences o. Longitudinal-sequential persons of different ages are studied over long periods of time. Critical period an age range during which certain experiences must occur for normal development. Sensitive period an optimal age range for certain experiences, but no critical range. No change an ability from birth remains constant over life span. Continuous an ability that develops gradually and then remains constant. Discontinuity an ability that progresses in stages.

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