Lifespan Dev. Ch. 1 (Belsky) Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Lifespan Dev. Ch. 1 (Belsky) Exam Questions
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Developmentalists - answerResearchers and practitioners who study the human lifespan
When does life begin and end? - answerContraception and death
Lifespan development - answerThe scientific study of human growth throughout life.
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Lifespan Dev. Ch. 1 (Belsky) Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Developmentalists - answer✔Researchers and practitioners who study the human lifespan
When does life begin and end? - answer✔Contraception and death
Lifespan development - answer✔The scientific study of human growth throughout life.
What are the 3 overall stages of development? - answer✔Child development
Adult development
Gerontology
Normative transitions - answer✔Predictable life changes that occur during development
Non-normative transitions - answer✔Unpredictable or atypical life changes that occur during
development
Cohort - answer✔Birth group; the age group we travel through life with
Baby Boom Cohort - answer✔People born after WW2 from 1946-1964
What are the 4 general influences that influence development? - answer✔Cohort
Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Culture/ Ethnicity
Gender
What was pre-17th century like for children? - answer✔High mortality rates, child
abandonment/mistreatment, child labor -- often due to poverty
What was Late 19th century like for children? - answer✔- Kinder, gentler view of kids
- childhood more protected
- universal education: mandatory primary school
What are two 21st century transformations? - answer✔- Cyberspace relationships ex.) Tinder
Emerging adulthood - answer✔18-late 20 years of age
Newest in-between life stage
time for personal exploration
New Stages of Gerontology - answer✔Young old (60s-late 70s)
old-old (80s+)
Collectivist culture - answer✔Societies believe in social harmony, child obedience to elders,
families very close and maybe even live together, non competitive
Individualistic culture - answer✔Stress individuality, personal success, and competition
Average Life expectancy - answer✔Women usually live about 2 years longer than men.
Women- 78
Men- 76
Theory - answer✔complete set of statements that attempt to explain behavior. (helps predict
behavior)
- Research will support or refute aspects or theories
Hypothesis - answer✔A statement that predicts the outcome of a study
Nature - answer✔Biology (genetics)
Nurture - answer✔Environment around you
What is Operant Conditioning - answer✔- strength of behavior is modified by
reinforcement/punishment
- determined by consequences of behavior
- law of learning that determines voluntary responses
Reinforcement - answer✔- will increase/strengthen behavior
- apply a positive (reward)
- take away a negative (by backing off, the choking stops for the dog)
Punishment - answer✔- will decrease/weaken a behavior
- apply a negative (spank) (positive punishment)
- take away a positive (take away toy)
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