Intro

Question 1

Define developmental psychology

Answer 1

The study of change and stability over the lifespan. Specifically how we cognitively, physically, behaviourally and socially over time due to biological, individual and environmental differences

Question 2

Whats ontogenetic development

Answer 2

The development of an individual over their lifetime

Question 3

Whats micro genetic development

Answer 3

Changes that occur over very brief period of time

Question 4

Whats phylogenetic development

Answer 4

Changes over evolutionary time

Question 5

What are fundamental issues in developmental psychology

Answer 5

Individual differences, different sources of development, is development continuous or discontinuous and plasticity

Question 6

Strengths and weaknesses of cross sectional study

Answer 6

Strengths - less time consuming,

weaknesses - can’t look at how individual children change as performance is averaged over different individuals

Question 7

Strengths and weaknesses of longitudinal study

Answer 7

Strengths - can look at within and between children

weaknesses - high cost and time consuming, children may get better as they practice more

Question 8

Strengths and weaknesses of a microgenetic study

Answer 8

Strengths - precise

weaknesses - often has small samples and can result in practice effects

Question 9

What are the challenges to studying development x5

Answer 9

1. ) Young children have limited language, attention and motor skills
2. ) need to think of ways to measure skills in an accessible way
3. ) recruitment
4. ) parental interference
5. ) gaining consent

Question 10

Whats increasing ability

Answer 10

Behaviour that improves with age

Question 11

Whats decreasing ability

Answer 11

Behaviour that worsens with age

Question 12

Whats a discontinuous function

Answer 12

Where development takes place in a series of stages

Question 13

Whats a U shaped function

Answer 13

Development which is poor at birth, increases rapidly and then diminishes