Lifespan Development-test 1 questions with correct answers

Nature vs. Nurture - Answer What is the role of heredity and how does it compare with the role of environment? Continuity vs. Discontinuity - Answer Does development consist of a smooth progression (continuity), or is it a series of abrupt shifts (discontinuity)? Universal vs. Context-Specific Development - Answer Are differences in development across cultures simply variations on a universal developmental process? OR: Does development take different paths dependent upon environmental context? Age statistics - Answer Oldest age in recorded history...122 Life expectancy for you right now.... 85...men 87...women four different kinds of age - Answer Chronological age-how old you are Biological age-how old your body is Psychological age -how old you think you are Social age-your cultural expectations Psychosexual Theory Sigmund Freud ()- 5 stages - Answer Development includes five distinct stages