Lifespan Development Exam #1 (Chapters 1-3)CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A)
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Lifespan Development
Institution
Lifespan Development
Development - ANSWER The 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 - ANSWER The perspective that development is lifelong, multidimensiona...
Lifespan Development Exam #1 (Chapters 1-
3)CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED
A)
Development - ANSWER The 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 - ANSWER The 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 - ANSWER Influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age
group
Normative history-graded influences - ANSWER Influences that are common to people of a particular
generation because of historical circumstances
Non-normative life events - ANSWER Unusual occurences that have a major impact on a individual's life
Culture - ANSWER The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on
from generation to generation
Cross-cultural studies - ANSWER Comparison 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 - ANSWER A characteristic based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion,
and language
, Socioeconomic status (SES) - ANSWER Refers to the grouping of people with similar occupational,
educational, and economic characteristics
Gender - ANSWER That characteristics of people as males or females
Social Policy - ANSWER A national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its
citizens
Biological Processes - ANSWER Changes in an individual's physical nature
Cognitive Processes - ANSWER Changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language
Socioemotional processes - ANSWER Changes in an individual's relationships with other people,
emotions, and personality
Nature-nurture issue - ANSWER Debate about whether development is primarily influenced by nature or
nurture. Nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, nurture to its environmental experiences
Stability-change issue - ANSWER Debate 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 - ANSWER Debate about the extent to which development involves
gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or distinct stages (discontinuity)
Scientific method - ANSWER An 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
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