DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN CHAPTER 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 lifespan development - ANSWER the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span physical development - ANSWER development involving the body's physical make up, including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses, and the need for food, drink, and sleep cognitive development - ANSWER development involving the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior personality development - ANSWER development involving the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change in over the life span social development - ANSWER the way in which individuals' interactions with others and their social relationships grow, change, and remain stable other the course of life. continuous change - ANSWER gradual development in which achievements at one level build on those of previous levels. discontinuous change - ANSWER development that occurs in distinct steps or stages, with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be qualitatively different behavior at earlier stages. critical period - ANSWER a specific time during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of environment stimuli is necessary for development to proceed normally sensitive period - ANSWER a point in development when organisms are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences
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