Psychology 2075 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Longitudinal Study, Birth Weight

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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The cephalocaudal trend is the head-to-foot direction of motor development. Children tend gain control over the upper part of their bodies before the lower part. The proximodistal trend is the center-outward direction of motor development. Early motor development depends in part on physical growth. Infants typically grow to quadruple their birth weight during the first year. Maturation is development that reflects the gradual unfolding of one"s genetic blueprint. Infants are active agents rather than passive organisms waiting for their brains and limbs to mature. The new view is that motor development is infants ongoing exploration of their world and their need to master specific tasks. Developmental norms indicate the median age at which individuals display various behaviors and abilities children to progress exactly at the pace specified in the norms. Developmental norms are useful benchmarks as long as parents don"t expect their.