Life-span Development UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answer
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Life-span Development
Life-span Development UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER- adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to
accommodate new information different from what was already known
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- period of development that begins at puberty and ends...
Life-span Development UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER- adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to
accommodate new information different from what was already known
Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER- period of development that begins at puberty and ends
at early adulthood
Adrenarche - CORRECT ANSWER- maturing of the adrenal glands
advance directive - CORRECT ANSWER- a written legal document that details specific
interventions a person wants (see living will)
assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER- adjustment of a schema by adding information similar
to what is already known
attachment - CORRECT ANSWER- long-standing connection or bond with others
authoritarian parenting style - CORRECT ANSWER- parents place a high value on
conformity and obedience, are often rigid, and express little warmth to the child
authoritative parenting style - CORRECT ANSWER- parents give children reasonable
demands and consistent limits, express warmth and affection, and listen to the child's point of
view
avoidant attachment - CORRECT ANSWER- characterized by child's unresponsiveness to
parent, does not use the parent as a secure base, and does not care if parent leaves
cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWER- domain of lifespan development that
examines learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity
cognitive empathy - CORRECT ANSWER- ability to take the perspective of others and to
feel concern for others
, conception - CORRECT ANSWER- when a sperm fertilizes an egg and forms a zygote
concrete operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER- third stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive
development; from about 7 to 11 years old, children can think logically about real (concrete)
events
conservation - CORRECT ANSWER- idea that even if you change the appearance of
something, it is still equal in size, volume, or number as long as nothing is added or removed
continuous development - CORRECT ANSWER- view that development is a cumulative
process: gradually improving on existing skills
critical (sensitive) period - CORRECT ANSWER- time during fetal growth when specific
parts or organs develop
developmental milestone - CORRECT ANSWER- approximate ages at which children reach
specific normative events
discontinuous development - CORRECT ANSWER- view that development takes place in
unique stages, which happen at specific times or ages
disorganized attachment - CORRECT ANSWER- characterized by the child's odd behavior
when faced with the parent; type of attachment seen most often with kids that are abused
do not resuscitate (DNR) - CORRECT ANSWER- a legal document stating that if a person
stops breathing or his or her heart stops, medical personnel such as doctors and nurses are not
to take steps to revive or resuscitate the patient
egocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER- preoperational child's difficulty in taking the
perspective of others
embryo - CORRECT ANSWER- multi-cellular organism in its early stages of development
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