DEP 2004 Test 1
development - answer change and constancy over the life span. Orderly change over
time from birth to death
developmental psychology - answer changes over life span studied from psychological
point of view, how people change in time.
the role of psychologists - answer to describe, predict, control, and explain changes and
behavior
major domains of development - answer physical development, cognitive development,
psychosocial development
growth - answer increase in cells and tissues
maturation - answer functional development-changes over time period, for example
motor development
learning - answer permanent modification in behavior due to practice
age cohort - answera group of persons born in the same time interval
ascription - answerassignment of roles to individuals independently of their unique
abilities or qualities, e.g. sex, age
culture - answersocial heritage of people; learned patterns of thinking and behaving
age strata - answersocial layers that are based on time periods in life, e.g. youth, old
age
social norm - answerregulated people's behavior in each age strata
life span - answerperiod of time from conception to death including both pre-natal and
post-natal periods
longitudinal method - answera research approach in which the same individual is
studied over an extended period of time
cross sectional method - answerdifferent groups varying in ages are simultaneously
studied
case study method - answerfocus is on one single individual
development - answer change and constancy over the life span. Orderly change over
time from birth to death
developmental psychology - answer changes over life span studied from psychological
point of view, how people change in time.
the role of psychologists - answer to describe, predict, control, and explain changes and
behavior
major domains of development - answer physical development, cognitive development,
psychosocial development
growth - answer increase in cells and tissues
maturation - answer functional development-changes over time period, for example
motor development
learning - answer permanent modification in behavior due to practice
age cohort - answera group of persons born in the same time interval
ascription - answerassignment of roles to individuals independently of their unique
abilities or qualities, e.g. sex, age
culture - answersocial heritage of people; learned patterns of thinking and behaving
age strata - answersocial layers that are based on time periods in life, e.g. youth, old
age
social norm - answerregulated people's behavior in each age strata
life span - answerperiod of time from conception to death including both pre-natal and
post-natal periods
longitudinal method - answera research approach in which the same individual is
studied over an extended period of time
cross sectional method - answerdifferent groups varying in ages are simultaneously
studied
case study method - answerfocus is on one single individual
