Lifespan Development Exam 1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS!!!
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Lifespan Development
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Lifespan Development
biological aging - ANSWER the deterioration of that leads inevitably to their death
emerging adulthood - ANSWER period of the life span extending from about age 18 to age 25 or even later, period between adolescence and full fledged adulthood
rite of passage - ANSWER A ritual that marks a per...
Lifespan Development Exam 1 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS!!!
biological aging - ANSWER the deterioration of that leads inevitably to their death
emerging adulthood - ANSWER period of the life span extending from about age 18 to age 25 or even
later, period between adolescence and full fledged adulthood
rite of passage - ANSWER A ritual that marks a person's "passage" from one status to another, usually in
reference to rituals marking the transition from childhood to adulthood.
(body painting, circumcision, quinceañera...etc)
maturation - ANSWER biological unfolding of the individual according to a blueprint contained in the
genes
learning - ANSWER A relatively permanent change in behavior (or behavioral potential) that results from
a person's experiences or practice.
age norms - ANSWER Expectations about what people should be doing or how they should behave at
different points in the life span.
social clock - ANSWER A personal sense of when things should be done in life and when the individual is
ahead of or behind the schedule dictated by age norms.
life expectancy - ANSWER The average number of years a newborn baby can be expected to live; now
about 78 years in the United States compared to 47 years in 1900.
childhood - ANSWER before 1600: children were considered mini adults
modern view: children are small and innocent and need to be nurtured and protected
, adolescence - ANSWER not until late 19th century and early 20th century was it recognized
transitional period between childhood and adulthood that begins with puberty and involves significant
physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes
scientific method - ANSWER both a method and an attitude that investigators should allow their
systematic observations (data) to determine the merits of their thinking
operational definitions - ANSWER
validity - ANSWER
reliability - ANSWER
random sample - ANSWER picking randomly or blindly from a larger population (helps increase
confidence that data you're collecting is truly representative of the larger population of interest)
population - ANSWER well defined group from which a sample is taken out of to make conclusions
methods of data collection - ANSWER 1. verbal reports
2. behavioral observation
3. psychological measurement
problems with verbal reports - ANSWER (questionnaires, interviews, tests)
problems:
1. can't be used with people who can't read or understand language very well
2. people at different ages understand things distinctly, so answers tend to display age comprehension
differences rather than actual quality
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