Test Bank for Life-Span Development,
19th Edition (2024 Release) by John
Santrock (All Chapters Included).pdf
Development - Correct Answer>>>The pattern of change that begins at
conception and continues through the life span. Involves growth, although it
also includes decline brought on by aging and dying.
Context - Correct Answer>>>The settings, influenced by historical,
economic, social, and cultural factors, in which development occurs.
Life-span perspective - Correct Answer>>>The perspective that
development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic,
multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and
regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and
individual factors working together.
Normative age-graded influences - Correct Answer>>>Influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group.
Normative history-graded influences - Correct Answer>>>Influences that are
common to people of a particular generation because of historical
circumstances.
Culture - Correct Answer>>>The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other
products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation.
Cross-cultural studies - Correct 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 - Correct Answer>>>A characteristic based on cultural heritage,
nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language.
Socioeconomic status (SES) - Correct Answer>>>Refers to the grouping of
people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
Gender - Correct Answer>>>The characteristics of people as males or
females.
Social policy - Correct Answer>>>A national government's course of action
designed to promote the welfare of its citizens.
Biological processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's physical
nature.
Cognitive processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language.
Socioemotional processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's
relationships with other people, emotions, and personality.
Prenatal Period - Correct Answer>>>The time from conception to birth
Infancy - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period that extends from
birth to 18 to 24 months of age
Early Childhood - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period that extends
from the end of infancy to about 5 to 6 years of age, sometimes called the
prescribed years
, Middle and late childhood - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period
that extends from about 6 to 11 years of age; sometimes called the
elementary school years
Adolescence - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period of transition
from childhood to early adulthood entered at approximately 10 to 12 years of
age and ending at 18 to 22 years of age
Millennials - Correct Answer>>>The generation born after 1980, which is the
first generation to come of age and enter emerging adulthood in the new
millennium; members of this generation are characterized by their ethnic
diversity and their connection to technology
Nature-nurture issue - Correct 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.
Continuity-discontinuity issue - Correct Answer>>>The issues regarding
whether development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or
distinct stages (discontinuity)
Early-later experience issue - Correct Answer>>>The issues of the degree to
which early experience (especially infancy) or later experiences are the key
determinants of the child's development.
Scientific method - Correct 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, and (4) revise research
conclusions and theory.
19th Edition (2024 Release) by John
Santrock (All Chapters Included).pdf
Development - Correct Answer>>>The pattern of change that begins at
conception and continues through the life span. Involves growth, although it
also includes decline brought on by aging and dying.
Context - Correct Answer>>>The settings, influenced by historical,
economic, social, and cultural factors, in which development occurs.
Life-span perspective - Correct Answer>>>The perspective that
development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic,
multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and
regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and
individual factors working together.
Normative age-graded influences - Correct Answer>>>Influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group.
Normative history-graded influences - Correct Answer>>>Influences that are
common to people of a particular generation because of historical
circumstances.
Culture - Correct Answer>>>The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other
products of a group that are passed on from generation to generation.
Cross-cultural studies - Correct 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 - Correct Answer>>>A characteristic based on cultural heritage,
nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language.
Socioeconomic status (SES) - Correct Answer>>>Refers to the grouping of
people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
Gender - Correct Answer>>>The characteristics of people as males or
females.
Social policy - Correct Answer>>>A national government's course of action
designed to promote the welfare of its citizens.
Biological processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's physical
nature.
Cognitive processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language.
Socioemotional processes - Correct Answer>>>Changes in an individual's
relationships with other people, emotions, and personality.
Prenatal Period - Correct Answer>>>The time from conception to birth
Infancy - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period that extends from
birth to 18 to 24 months of age
Early Childhood - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period that extends
from the end of infancy to about 5 to 6 years of age, sometimes called the
prescribed years
, Middle and late childhood - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period
that extends from about 6 to 11 years of age; sometimes called the
elementary school years
Adolescence - Correct Answer>>>The developmental period of transition
from childhood to early adulthood entered at approximately 10 to 12 years of
age and ending at 18 to 22 years of age
Millennials - Correct Answer>>>The generation born after 1980, which is the
first generation to come of age and enter emerging adulthood in the new
millennium; members of this generation are characterized by their ethnic
diversity and their connection to technology
Nature-nurture issue - Correct 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.
Continuity-discontinuity issue - Correct Answer>>>The issues regarding
whether development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity) or
distinct stages (discontinuity)
Early-later experience issue - Correct Answer>>>The issues of the degree to
which early experience (especially infancy) or later experiences are the key
determinants of the child's development.
Scientific method - Correct 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, and (4) revise research
conclusions and theory.
