Week 1

Question 1

what is epigensis?

Answer 1

ongoing directional interchange betwene person and context

Question 2

what is lifespan development?

Answer 2

Study of growth,
change, and
stability in
humans and the
processes that
underlie thes

Question 3

why might one study lifespan development? 3 reasons.

Answer 3

understand wha tppl can and cant do

understand typical so we can detect atypical

optimize health + performance

Question 4

can heridity be modified by environement?

Answer 4

yes

Question 5

what are some xamples of heredity tahat can be modified?

Answer 5

intelligence, hair olour, motor skills

Question 6

what is maturation?

Answer 6

phsycial + biological changes - heihgt and weight

Question 7

what is stability in lifespan development?

Answer 7

stte where characteristics and abilites stay the amse or ufnction same across lfiespan

Question 8

whta is the behavioru affect and cgnition?

Answer 8

behaviour - physical/observable
affect - emotional exprience (feelings)
cognition - thinking abiltiies - memory, computation, imagination, language

Question 9

what is mtoor dveloopment

Answer 9

study of change in movement behaviour

Question 10

what is the difference betwene mtoor learning an dmtoor control>

Answer 10

Motor learning - long term
- relatively permanent gains in motor skill capability - practice +experience
mtoro control - short term
- neural physical behvaioural aspect of movement

Question 11

what are the two sequence sof growth?

Answer 11

cepholcaudal development
- head to feet
proximodistal - inwards to out (centre to periph)

Question 12

what are affordacnes

Answer 12

opportunities in encironemnt allow person to learn new skill or do smth

Question 13

experience is..

Answer 13

thing persong goes thru in life helsp to learn and grow

Question 14

learning is from__

Answer 14

practive + experience

Question 15

adaption is__

Answer 15

changing ones behavioru to better fit environment or situation..

Question 16

developemnt is based off one domain te oe false

Answer 16

false - it os multifaceted - many interraelated domains

Question 17

an assumption of devleopment is tah devleopment ir or isnt defined by age alone

Answer 17

is not

Question 18

an assumptom is that development is the same for eveyone. treu or false

Answer 18

no asusmption tht dvlpment varies form person to person

Question 19

an assumption is that dvelopment has ___ and ___ periods
what are these?

Answer 19

critical - develepmental age range we need.. windows of opttoinuti - missed an result in delays/impaairment
sensitive - more felxible - not necessar. but advantages for devleopment and skills

Question 20

what is the diff between critical + densitive periods

Answer 20

critical - develepmental age range we need.. windows of opttoinuti - missed an result in delays/impaairment
sensitive - more felxible - not necessar. but advantages for devleopment and skills

Question 21

give an example fo the assumpton of devlopment aided by positive stimulation?

Answer 21

play practice and exploring
- physic, - opportunites to run, jump..
social - encouragemnt form aprnteteacher s
, cofnitive - challeniing tasks

Question 22

Just as much as we ____ over life span we ___ in advance daging

Answer 22

develop, regress

Question 23

if we miss a critical period we cannot cahnge

Answer 23

false- we are resilient and there is plasticity in development so th brain is able to adapt, chang and reorganize repsonse to expeirnce +enironmetnal stimui

Question 24

infancy is until ___ years

Answer 24

2 eyar old

Question 25

earlu child hood is ages__ to __

Answer 25

2 to 6

Question 26

adolescence is ages ___. to __

Answer 26

12 to 18

Question 27

young adult hood is __ to __

Answer 27

18 to 40

Question 28

middle adulthood is ___ to ___

Answer 28

40-60

Question 29

what are 2 approahces to lifepsna devleopmetn

Answer 29

development as stages - occur sin distict stages, each stage laying ofoundation development as coniuum - devleopment is conitnous and dumualtive rather than occuring in distivct stages

Question 30

whta is the developmental systems perspective

Answer 30

human development as a result of complex interactions between multiple factors over time. It emphasizes that development is not just about biology or environment alone but about how these factors work together. mutiple influenecs, both contest + person, continous growth,

Question 31

what is maturational view

Answer 31

driven by nature - CNS min influence form env qualitative and discontinous

Question 32

How Would a Maturational Theorist Explain the Following? Toddler learning to walk Child riding a bike Child having difficulty swimmin

Answer 32

toddler walking - must develop strength and balnce first - in sequence of stages - will walk once developed enoigugh and brain andboid is mature enoguh chidl ridgin bike - skill once body an dminds motor coordination is mature - msut learn balaance on own with/without enfpocement child diffculty swimming - no pos feedbakc wil help if havent mastered being abel toswim - being in earlier stage of devleopemnt

Question 33

what is learning-beahvioural view

Answer 33

observational learning - influene. y pos/neg reinfoevement

Question 34

waht is modeling - what view asoc with?

Answer 34

observing/imtiating behavours - learning/beahvipoural view

Question 35

what is cogdvlpmnt iew 3 parts?

Answer 35

schemas - mental mdoel how to interact assimilation/accomdation - add to schema or alter schema/adapt play - exepriemnt/tst oin rela world to develop

Question 36

plain kciking. a scoce rball inrelation to congitive developmental view

Answer 36

schema: im going to kick this ball assimialtion/acomdation: can kick beach ball sam way = assimilate accomadate = have to kcik soccer ball heavier learn thru preactice/play experimenting

Question 37

the enviromnemnetal contect theory consist of

Answer 37

bioligicl system thoery - micro, meso, exo, macro, chrono + eceological persepctive -affordacne perception - action

Question 38

ecologial eprspective says infants can __

Answer 38

percive info and respond reasonalby + periceiving is experiencing

Question 39

exmaple of climbing step i eceological perspective?

Answer 39

afforacne: staricases offer step to climb perception - hwo hhgiis step -action - can i lift leg

Question 40

what is biological system theory coposed of

Answer 40

al the diff sytetems (micor, meso, exo, chrono...)_ info rpocessing view + deelopmental biomechanics

Question 41

the settin person lvies in is a ___ system

Answer 41

micro

Question 42

a sport clubwaling gorup is a ___ system?

Answer 42

meso

Question 43

people in charge of a sport/club or starting ht egroup are part of ___ system?

Answer 43

exo

Question 44

laws and policies ar epart of ___ sytem?

Answer 44

macro

Question 45

chronosytems are

Answer 45

patterning of environmental events and transitions over the lifespan How systems change over time

Question 46

waht 3 ocmpoinents of info procesing iew - compares brain to..

Answer 46

comptuer - brain as hardwar and metnal processes as asofware input -_> analzye (brain) __ out put (behaviir essentiall input (defender _ decision _ go around, trick, shoor) ut put - shchose to go around

Question 47

what does developmental biomechanis suggest?

Answer 47

continual _ intimate interaciton betwen NS and peripherby 9brain and body

Question 48

what are syyngergies - what thepory supports this?

Answer 48

brain groups together different muscles and joints to create movement patterns - developoemntal biomachnics e

Question 49

dymacis sytsems theory is apart of ___ and sugests movemnt are shape dby ___ an d___ ___ theory sugests fenetics also play a role

Answer 49

part od developmental biomechanic - how muscl ewotk together _ adapt neuronal gorup selection theory

Question 50

give an example of a constraint for newels mdoel?>

Answer 50

indidivdual - pos feedback, break movement into stes task - net wheigh, ball wiegh enviornmetal - gym temp, socal, court conditions

Question 51

developemntal biomechanics ocnsits of _____thory and ___thorey

Answer 51

dynamic sytem thory neuronal group selection

Question 52

newell model suggest devleoment is shaped by

Answer 52

cosntaint 9individual task and environemntal