Part 1 Lifespan Psychology Vocab Check-in

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Across
  1. 3. When we cannot change the information in any way to link it to what we already know
  2. 5. The idea that an object does not change it’s weight, mass, volume or area when it changes shape or appearance.
  3. 6. The mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and experience.
  4. 8. Periods in Development from birth – Two.
  5. 9. An example of Continuous Development (Gradual).
  6. 11. Changes that can be measured
  7. 12. Body size, body proportions, appearance, brain development, perception capacities, physical health
  8. 14. The process of taking new information and fitting it into existing schemas.
  9. 17. Data/information gathered from a sample of participants at a single point in time.
  10. 18. Research Method where researcher gathers information from a sample of participants across different points in time.
  11. 19. A mental idea about what something is and how to deal with it.
Down
  1. 1. Ability to use symbols such as words and pictures to represent objects, places and events.
  2. 2. Involves gradual and on-going changes throughout the lifespan.
  3. 4. A way of thinking that does not rely on being able to see or visualise things in order to understand concepts (Algebra, Physics, Honesty, Morality)
  4. 7. An example of Discontinuous Development.
  5. 10. Famous theory of Cognitive Development (1920s)
  6. 13. First of Piaget’s stages of Development
  7. 15. change takes place in distinct stages which occur at specific ages or times.
  8. 16. Increasing - building upon existing skills.