DEP 4164 (with Complete Solutions)

Advances in the West that paved way for scientific study of child development correct answers Higher infant survival rates due to: - Discovery of germs -Development of vaccines Child welfare laws were designed to protect children from long workdays. New science of psychology suggested that people could better understand themselves by learning what had influenced them as children. Factors that helped to pioneer the study of child development as a true science correct answers Adolescence was first considered a period of development when G Stanley Hall published his book, Adolescence (1904) Establishment of research institutes (e.g., Yale Child Study Center) marked emergence of child psychology as a true science. Longitudinal studies provided research based information about normative developments at different ages Meaning of "studying the lifespan" in the field of developmental psychology correct answers Longitudinal studies provided research based information about normative developments at different ages Looking at development from womb to tomb The three domains of development studied by developmental scientists correct answers - Physical development: Growth of body and brain (ex. Biological and physiological patterns of change in sensory capacities, motor skills, and health) - Cognitive development: Pattern of change in mental abilities (ex. Learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.) - Psychosocial development: Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships All three are interrelated Names and age ranges of the five major age periods studied in child development correct answers 1. Prenatal: Conception to birth 2. Infancy and Toddlerhood: Birth to age 3 3. Early Childhood: Ages 3-6