Week 1 Flashcards
1
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What is lifespan development
A
The field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behaviour that occur throughout the entire lifespan
2
Q
What does critical development refer to? Is it reversible?
A
A specific time during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences.
It is not reversible.
3
Q
What does a particular event refer to in the definition of critical development?
A
It is the closing in of a neural tube, and the environmental stimuli that assists this closure is folic acid.
4
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What is a sensitive period in development? Give an example.
A
A point in development when people are particularly susceptible.
I.e.: language development - the sensitive period for development of language is infancy
