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Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology. Two low-ink student pages with concept connections, model building, and written application. Student practice is open for classroom testing.

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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · PRACTICE COMPANION

3.1 / Themes and Methods in Developmental Psychology

Name ___________________________ Date __________________

01 Connect a concept.

Explain each concept in your own words. Add a brief example that shows why the concept fits.

Cross-sectional snapshot
Longitudinal follow-up
Cohort
Attrition

02 Build the explanation.

A snapshot study. Build a defensible description of a fictional one-day comparison.

  1. Ages 15, 35, and 65
  2. Age and cohort experience may be mixed
  3. Same individuals followed for fifty years
  4. All tested in November
  5. Cross-sectional
Participants
Timing
Design
Limit
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CLSM / AP PSYCHOLOGY · APPLY & EXPLAIN

Use the idea in a new situation.

03 Make a choice. Give a reason.

1. A stable class average hides students improving and declining. What should be inspected next?
  1. Only the average again
  2. Individual trajectories and variability
  3. A more dramatic headline

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

2. Which final claim is most defensible from one fictional longitudinal sample?
  1. All people develop identically
  2. In this sample, the measured skill changed over time; attrition limits generalization
  3. Age caused every observed change

My choice: ______   Why it fits:

04 Bring it together.

Which design best answers a question about individual change?

One idea I corrected today: ___________________________________________________
One question I still have: _______________________________________________________