Chapter 10 Flashcard

Front

Developmental psychology is the field in which psychologist study what? How people eat and move, How people grow and move, How people move and eat, How people grow and change

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How people grow and change

Front

Is the statement true or false? Longitudinal method is when researchers select a group of participants and then observe the same group for a period of time, often years or decades.

Back

True

Front

The cross-sectional method is when researchers select a sample that includes people of similar ages then compare the participants in the same age groups

Back

False

Front

Psychologists agree that human behavior is determined by two things. What are the TWO things?

Back

Heredity and Environment

Front

What do Maturational theorist believe?

Back

Most development occurs in stages

Front

Which is NOT an example of physical development in a child? Gains in height and weight, Motor development, Reflexes

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Hair growth

Front

During infancy dramatic gains continue in height and weight

Back

True

Front

During Childhood, children gain on average four to five inches and five to seven pounds each year until they reach the start of adolescence. True or False?

Back

False

Front

Which one is NOT a reflex? Options: Grasping, Rooting, Spiting, Sucking

Back

Spiting

Front

What is Gross motor development?

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Babies progress in coordinating major muscle groups.