INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
Definition of developmental psychology
The scientific field that studies on growth and developmental changes of and individual from birth to death
Definition of growth
Growth is an individual development in body size, for example,changes in muscles, bones, hair, skin and glands. - (Karl E. Garrison)
What is child development?
A scientific study of understanding all aspects of human constancy and change
from conception through adolescence
What is quantitative change?
Involve changes in size or amount, such as height, weight.
What is qualitative change?
A change in types, structure, or organization, such as the ability for verbal communication, motor skill ability
What’s the first 3 stages of child development?
Prenatal period, infancy and toddlerhood , early childhood
What’s the last 3 stages of child development?
Middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood
Infancy age
0 – 2 years old
Toddlerhood age
2 – 3 years old
Early childhood age
3 – 6 years old
Middle childhood
6 – 10 years old
Adolescence age
11 – 19 years old
Adulthood age
20 years old and above
