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Human Growth And Development Across The Lifespan-WGU Questions And Answers Latest Top Score.
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? - correct answer. Cognitive developmental theory
When psychologists speak of life-span development, they are referring to an a...
Human Growth And Development Across
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Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? - correct answer.
Cognitive developmental theory
When psychologists speak of life-span development, they are referring to an approach
that emphasizes - correct answer. the periods of the human life span involving both
growth and decline
Erikson's stage for children in early childhood is - correct answer. initiative vs. guilt
The upper boundary of the human life span has historically been, and continues to be,
__________ years. - correct answer. 122
In early childhood, children tend to think of themselves in terms of a(n) __________
self. - correct answer. physical and active
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if adolescents experience
depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and records
behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify? - correct answer. Descriptive research
Between 2 and 4 years of age, children are learning - correct answer. the cause and
consequences of feelings.
During the 20th century, life expectancy increased _________ years. - correct answer.
30
__________ is Piaget's first stage of moral development in which rules are conceived of
as unchangeable properties of the world. - correct answer. Heteronomous morality
, Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life and are usually not
applicable to many people are called - correct answer. non-normative life events.
__________ is a set of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think,
act, and feel. - correct answer. Gender role
Baltes and his colleagues assert that the mastery of life often involves conflicts and
competition among three goals of human development: - correct answer. growth,
maintenance, and regulation of loss.
Which statement best describes the explanation given by the social cognitive theory of
gender? - correct answer. Children learn expected gender behaviors through rewards
and punishments, as well as through observation and imitation of models.
Which statement characterizes the debate about the nature-nurture issue? - correct
answer. It involves the extent to which heredity and the environment influence
development.
__________ parenting involves encouraging children to be independent, placing limits
and controls on their actions while allowing verbal exchange. - correct answer.
Authoritative
In 2006, _____ of U.S. children were living in families below the poverty line. - correct
answer. 17.4%
__________ play involves the repetition of behavior when new skills are being learned.
- correct answer. Practice
The Minnesota Family Investment Program was designed to - correct answer.
primarily influence the behavior of adults, through employment.
The highest incidence of game playing occurs - correct answer. between ages 10 and
12.
A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those peers.
What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? - correct answer.
Evocative genotype-environment correlation
The process we refer to when we speak of changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language is the - correct answer. cognitive process.
Life-span developmentalists who focus on adult development and aging describe life-
span development in terms of four "ages." The third age comprises those ___________
years of age. - correct answer. 60-79
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