As an Individual Goes into the Later Years of Life

question 27

True/False

As an individual goes into the later years of life the cephalocaudal law of developmental direction will reverse, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

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Experimental Research

A scientific approach that seeks to determine cause-and-effect relationships by manipulating independent variables and observing their effects on dependent variables.

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the stimulus variable or condition the experimenter manipulates to learn its effect on the dependent variable.

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