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Human Growth and Development Chapters 1-3 with correct answers.
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- HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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Human Growth and Development Chapters 1-3 with correct answers.
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Human Growth and Development:Chapters 1-3 with correct answers
Developmental Psychology - answer the study of how and why people change throughout life
The Lifespan Perspective: Lifelong Development - answer people continue to grow and change
throughout life
Lifelong Development: Plasticity - answer the ability to be shaped/molded
ex: brain exercises for memory, workout, eat right, etc.
Multidimensional Development - answer development occurs in several different areas
Multidimensional Development: Physical Development - answer changes in physical growth, the
brain, the sense, etc.
Multidimensional Development: Cognitive Development - answer changes in thinking, memory,
reasoning, etc.
Multidimensional Development: Psychosocial (Socioemotional) Development - answer changes
in personality, emotions, relationships, etc.
Multicontextual Development - answer development is influenced by a lot of different contexts
(environments)
Multicontextual Development: Historical Context - answer when you were born
Historical Context: Cohort - answer people who were born within a few years of each other.
They tend to develop in a similar way
, Socioeconomic Context - answer social/economic standing
Socioeconomic Status (SES) - answer education, income, occupation, place of residence
ex: poorer= unhealthier foods, cant afford to go to the doctor, work all the time so can't
maintain relationships, no education - cognitive
Multicontextual Development: Cultural Context - answer where you were born
Culture - answer values and traditions shared by a group of people
Multidirectional Development - answer development involves both growth and decline
ex: get older - memory declines but vocabulary improves
Multidirectional Development: The Butterfly Effect - answer small events can have a huge
impact on us and our development
ex: someone calling you fat in grade school gave you self-image problems
Prenatal Development - answer time period between conception and birth (38 wks on average)
Stages of Prenatal Development: Germinal Stage - answer Zygote, first two weeks of pregnancy
Cell division
Identical twins: one fertilized egg completely separates
Fraternal twins: two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm
Germinal Stage: Differentiation - answer cells start to specialize, 8th in cell division process, start
to become brain tissue, etc.
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