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biological aging - ANSWERthe deterioration of that leads inevitably to their death emerging adulthood - ANSWERperiod 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 - ANSWERA ritual that marks a person...

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Lifespan Development Exam 1
Questions 100% Answered!!

biological aging - ANSWERthe deterioration of that leads inevitably to their death



emerging adulthood - ANSWERperiod 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 - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERbiological unfolding of the individual according to a blueprint contained in the
genes



learning - ANSWERA relatively permanent change in behavior (or behavioral potential) that results
from a person's experiences or practice.



age norms - ANSWERExpectations about what people should be doing or how they should behave at
different points in the life span.



social clock - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERThe 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.



dependent variables - ANSWERvariable that depends on the independent variable



experimental groups - ANSWERgroup that experiences the change (is being tested)

, childhood - ANSWERbefore 1600: children were considered mini adults



modern view: children are small and innocent and need to be nurtured and protected



adolescence - ANSWERnot 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



adulthood - ANSWERthere have been changes in life expectancies



-emerging adulthood

(18-25/29)



What are the contributions of Charles Darwin to developmental psychology? - ANSWEROne of the
most influential "baby biographers."



His fascination with evolution is what led to him wanting to learn more about children's
development.



His evolutionary perspective strongly influenced early theories of human development, which
emphasized universal, biologically based maturational changes



What are the contributions of G. Stanley Hall to developmental psychology? - ANSWER(founder of
developmental psychology) He was greatly influenced by Darwin, and was the first president of the
American Psychological Association



he also developed the questionnaire to explore the contents of children's minds at different ages



and wrote an influential book called "Adolescence"- they are emotionally unstable



7 key life-span assumptions - ANSWER1. development is a lifelong process

2. development is multi-directional (lose, gain, stay stagnant)

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