Introduction Flashcards
define developmental psychology
The study of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural changes throughout the life span.
what does developmental psychology aim to do
Aims to describe, explain then optimise human development
examples of normative age graded influences
school and puberty
examples of normative history graded influences
pandemics, wars
examples of non normative life events
loss, parental divorce
what are cross sectional designs
different ppts, different ages, same time
benefits of cross sectional studies
cost effective
quick
limitations of cross sectional studies
confounds - individual differences
what are longitudinal studies
same ppts, different ages, different times
benefits of longitudinal studies
no effect of individual differences
limitations of longitudinal studies
high attrition rate
time consuming
what are cohort studies
different ppts, same ages, different historical times
limitations of cohort studies
time consuming
danger of research question becoming obsolete
what is a cohort sequential design
Different and same ppts, different and same ages, different and same historical time
