Lifespan Development Exam 1

 Newborn: birth-1 month Infant: 1 month to 1 year Toddler: 1 year to 2 years Preschooler: 2-6 years School-aged (middle childhood): 6-12 years Adolescent: 12-20 years Young Adult: 20-40 years Middle Aged Adult: 40-60 years Young-Old Adult: 60-80 years Old-Old Adult: 80+ years

12.5 years oldProgressively younger - Appears to be partly attributable to nutrition

Based on observations, repeated experiences, verifiable experiments; not theoretical.

Nature refers to the influence of the genes that people inherit. Nurture refers to environmental influences.

A group who travel through life together, experiencing similar circumstances

A time when something must occur to ensure normal development

ethnic group share certain attributes, almost always including ancestral heritage and usually national origin,religion, and language. Culture plays a role in parent and child development.

plasticity denotes two complementary aspects of development:Human traits can be molded (as plastic can be), yet people maintain a certain durability of identity (as plastic does).

independent variable: In an experiment, the variable that is introduced to see what effect it has on the dependent variable dependent variable: In an experiment, the variable that may change as a result of whatever new condition or situation the experimenter adds. In other words, the dependent variable depends on the independent variable.

experimental group, which gets the particular treatment. Control group does not.

Qualitative research is all about exploring issues, understanding phenomena, and answering questions. Quantitative research generates numerical data or data that can be converted into numbers for a statistical review

Corsaro's work with preschool kids - qualitative technique

Facilitation does not support. Autism children - guided

Describes, explains, and predicts

Survival and reproduction