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Lifespan Development PSY 3300 Exam 1 (Texas State University) Questions with Correct Answers

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Biological Aging Correct Answer-The deterioration of organism's that leads inevitably to their death Emerging Adulthood Correct Answer-- Newly identified period of the life span extending from age 18 to age 25 (or later) - When young people are neither adolescents nor adults and are exploring...

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Lifespan Development PSY 3300 Exam 1 (Texas State
University) Questions with Correct Answers
Biological Aging Correct Answer-The deterioration of organism's that
leads inevitably to their death


Emerging Adulthood Correct Answer-- Newly identified period of the
life span extending from age 18 to age 25 (or later)


- When young people are neither adolescents nor adults and are
exploring their identities, careers, and relationships


Rite of Passage Correct Answer-A ritual that marks a person's "passage"
from one status to another


- Usually in reference to rituals marking the transition from childhood to
adulthood


Maturation Correct Answer-Developmental changes that are biologically
programmed by genes


- Not caused primarily by learning, injury, illness, or some other life
experience


Learning Correct Answer-- A relatively permanent change in behavior
(or behavioral potential)

,- results from a person's experiences or practice


Age Norms Correct Answer-Expectations about what people should be
doing or how they should behave at different points in the life span


Social Clock Correct Answer-A personal sense of when things should be
done in life


- When the individual is ahead of or behind the schedule dictated by age
norms


Evidence-based Practice Correct Answer-Grounding what professionals
do in research.


- BASICALLY: Ensuring that the curricula and treatments provided to
students or clients have been demonstrated to be effective


Life Expectancy Correct Answer-The average number of years a
newborn baby can be expected to live.


- Now about 78 years in the United States.

, Directionality Problem Correct Answer-The problem in correlational
studies of determining whether a presumed causal variable is the cause
or the effect


Third-Variable Problem Correct Answer-- In correlation studies


- An issue when the association between two variables may be caused by
some third variable


- AKA Confounding variable


Meta-Analysis Correct Answer-A research method in which the results
of multiple studies addressing the same question are synthesized to
produce overall conclusions


WEIRD People Correct Answer-Studying people who live in societies
that are:
- Western,
- Educated,
- Industrialized,
- Rich, and
- Democratic


(for example, American college students).

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