Contextual Paradigms Generally Are Most Important to Consider When Investigating

question 57

Multiple Choice

Contextual paradigms generally are most important to consider when investigating developmental changes during which of the following periods of the lifespan?

• A) prenatal development
• B) infancy and toddlerhood
• C) middle childhood
• D) middle adulthood

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Definitions:

Cephalocaudal

A principle of development that describes growth and development that begins at the head and progresses downward towards the feet.

Proximodistal

A pattern of development where growth starts at the center of the body and moves towards the extremities.

Experience-Dependent

Brain functions that depend on particular, variable experiences and therefore may or may not develop in a particular infant.

Experience-Expectant

Brain functions that require certain basic common experiences (which an infant can be expected to have) in order to develop normally.