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Development - ANSWERThe pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the life span. Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline brought on by aging and dying Life-span perspective - ANSWERThe perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional,...

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Lifespan Development Exam #1
(Chapters 1-3)Questions & Answers
100% Correct!!
Development - ANSWERThe pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the
life span. Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline brought on by aging
and dying



Life-span perspective - ANSWERThe perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensional,
multi-directional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and
regulation' and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working
together



Normative age-graded influences - ANSWERInfluences that are similar for individuals in a particular
age group



Normative history-graded influences - ANSWERInfluences that are common to people of a particular
generation because of historical circumstances



Non-normative life events - ANSWERUnusual occurences that have a major impact on a individual's
life



Culture - ANSWERThe behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on
from generation to generation



Cross-cultural studies - ANSWERComparison of one culture with one or more other cultures. These
provide information about the degree to which development is similar, or universal, across cultures,
and the degree to which it is culture-specific



Ethnicity - ANSWERA characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race,
religion, and language



Socioeconomic status (SES) - ANSWERRefers to the grouping of people with similar occupational,
educational, and economic characteristics

, Stability-change issue - ANSWERDebate about whether we become older renditions of our early
experience (stability) or whether we develop into someone different from who we were at an earlier
pint in development (change)



Continuity-discontinuity issue - ANSWERDebate about the extent to which development involves
gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or distinct stages (discontinuity)



Gender - ANSWERThat characteristics of people as males or females



Social Policy - ANSWERA national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of
its citizens



Biological Processes - ANSWERChanges in an individual's physical nature



Cognitive Processes - ANSWERChanges in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language



Socioemotional processes - ANSWERChanges in an individual's relationships with other people,
emotions, and personality



Nature-nurture issue - ANSWERDebate about whether development is primarily influenced by nature
or nurture. Nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, nurture to its environmental
experiences



Scientific method - ANSWERAn approach that can be used to obtain accurate information. It includes
the following steps:



1) Conceptualize the problem

2) Collect Data

3) Draw Conclusions

4) Revise Research Conclusions & Theory



Theory - ANSWERAn interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena an facilitate
predictions

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