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Infancy
Childhood
Adulthood
Old Age
100
What is the age range for infants?
1-3 years
100
Name one gross motor skill
safety (forgetting)
100
When does adulthood begin?
20 years old
100
At what age is one considered part of the "old age" category?
65+
200
How much does an infant grow in one year
triple it's weight
200
Name one fine motor skill
painting
200
What are 5 factors that affect development?
mental health midlife crisis addictions stress arthritis
200
What is a factor of development that allows elderly people to have more time for exercise?
retirement
300
What are gross motor skills?
Movement requiring larger muscles e.x. head control, sitting, walking
300
What's a main factor that affects development?
nutrition
300
What are some brain activities adults can do to keep their brain healthy?
reading, puzzles, discussions
300
What are some appearance based physical changes associated with old age?
gray hair wrinkles height decreases
400
What are fine motor skills?
Movement requiring small muscles holding a spoon, pincer grip
400
What's a major concept about development
Growth is unique
400
What are 3 negative major physical development things that occur in adulthood?
Wrinkles, eyesight weakens, tooth loss
400
What parts of the brain shrink during old age?
prefrontal cortex hippocampus
500
At what stages are infants vision development?
Retina and optic nerve not fully developed at birth Can't focus until 2-3 months old black and white at birth, shadings at 9 weeks colour at 2 weeks facial recognition at 6-7 months 2D vision at birth
500
One thing that improves in late childhood
coordination
500
What continues to grow during adulthood
neurons
500
Why do memory and cognitive skills decline in elderly people?
because prefrontal cortex and hippocampus shrink and there is less communication between neurons