PSYC 140 Final Exam Questions and Expert Solutions
Issues in Developmental Psychology 1. Continuity 2. Sources of development 3. Plasticity 4. Individual Differences Continuity - Is development a matter of quantitative (continuous - a gradual change) or qualitative (stage-like - discontinuous change) change? Growth in memory capacity is a quantitative change, the transition from crawling to walking is qualitative. Is there continuity between humans and other species? Sources of Development How do biology and environment interact to produce developmental outcomes? Nature vs. Nurture. Plasticity Are there critical or sensitive periods in human development? Are there certain environmental or biological events that must occur for normal development? Critical Period Specific time where particular event MUST occur for normal development; after that , the "window" is closed (imprinting in chicks or ducks; embryonic development in humans)
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