lecture1

Question 1

what is dev psych?

Answer 1

The study of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural changes throughout the life span.

Question 2

when do the most dramatic changes occur?

Answer 2

early in life

Question 3

what is Baltes’ model of dev? - 3 types of influences on dev?

Answer 3

• Normative age-graded influences
  E.g. puberty, starting school
• Normative history-graded influences
  E.g. WWII, natural disaster
• Non-normative life events
  E.g. death of parent, serious injury

Question 4

how do we test for these influences?

Answer 4

age, cohort, time of testing

Question 5

what are cross-sectional studies?

Answer 5

Different participants, different ages, same time
+ cost effective, quick
- may be hard to draw inferences
- Cohort effects – something that impacts one age but not another

Question 6

what is a longitudinal design?

Answer 6

Same participants, different ages, different times
- high attrition rate (dropout)
- time consuming
+same parts at diff ages

Question 7

what are cohort studies?

Answer 7

Different participants, same ages, different historical time
- time consuming
- research may become obsolete
- age of child?

Question 8

what are cohort sequential design?

Answer 8

Different AND same participants, different AND same ages, different AND same historical time
- High attrition rate
- Time consuming
- Question may become obsolete

Question 9

what influences dev?

Answer 9

genes, siblings, parents, biology, social learning, individual learning, parents, culture, friends

Question 10

what are major developmental themes?

Answer 10

• continuity/discontinuity
• stability/change
• nature/nurture

Question 11

what are issues with twin studies relating to nature nurture?

Answer 11

they share the same genes and often share the same environment