DEP 3053 FINAL EXAM ACCURATE STUDY GUIDE
lifespan development - Answers - the field of study that examines patterns of growth,
change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan
the approach that lifespan development takes - Answers - scientific approach
the species that lifespan development focuses on - Answers - human
physical development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- involving the body's
physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses, and the
need for food, drink, and sleep. (ex; examining the effects of malnutrition on the pace of
growth)
cognitive development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- involving the ways
that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior. (ex;
how problem solving abilities change throughout life)
personality development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- development
involving the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from
another change over the lifespan. lumped with social development. (ex; are there stable
personality characteristics throughout the lifespan?)
social development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- the way interactions
with others and their social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the
course of their life. lumped with personality development. (ex; the effects of racism or
poverty on development)
the prenatal period - Answers - period from conception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period - Answers - period from birth to age 3
the preschool period - Answers - period from ages 3 to 6
middle childhood period - Answers - period from ages 6 to 12
adolescent period - Answers - period from ages 12 to 20
young adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 20 to 40
middle adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 40 to 65
late adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 65 to death
, social constriction - Answers - a shared notion of reality, one that is widely accepted but
is a function of society and culture at a given time. (ex; the age periods)
emerging adulthood - Answers - argued to exist by Jeffery Arnett, from late teens to mid
twenties
cohort - Answers - a group of people born at around the same time in the same place.
(ex; baby boomers)
history-graded influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences
associated with a particular historical moment. (ex; cohort effect; 9/11)
age-graded influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they are
raised. (ex; puberty and menopause)
sociocultural-graded influences - Answers - the social and cultural factors present at a
particular time for a particular individual, depending on such variables as ethnicity,
social class, and subcultural membership.
non-normative life events - Answers - specific, atypical events that occur in a person's
life at a time when such events do not happen to most people. (ex; a children's parents
dying unexpectedly)
continuous developmental change - Answers - gradual development in which
achievements at one level build on those of previous levels; quantitative in nature. (ex;
changes in height prior to adulthood)
discontinuous developmental change - Answers - development that occurs in distinct
steps or stages, with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be
qualitatively different from behavior at earlier stages.
critical period - Answers - a specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of environmental
stimuli is necessary for development to proceed normally. Likely irreversible effects. (ex;
a pregnant women getting rubella in the first twenty weeks will cause defects)
sensitive period - Answers - a point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those
stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences. Recognizes the plasticity of
developing humans.
psychoanalytic theory - Answers - the theory proposed by Freud that suggests that
unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior; three aspects of
personality: id, ego, and superego
lifespan development - Answers - the field of study that examines patterns of growth,
change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan
the approach that lifespan development takes - Answers - scientific approach
the species that lifespan development focuses on - Answers - human
physical development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- involving the body's
physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses, and the
need for food, drink, and sleep. (ex; examining the effects of malnutrition on the pace of
growth)
cognitive development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- involving the ways
that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior. (ex;
how problem solving abilities change throughout life)
personality development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- development
involving the ways that the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from
another change over the lifespan. lumped with social development. (ex; are there stable
personality characteristics throughout the lifespan?)
social development - Answers - a type of lifespan development- the way interactions
with others and their social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the
course of their life. lumped with personality development. (ex; the effects of racism or
poverty on development)
the prenatal period - Answers - period from conception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period - Answers - period from birth to age 3
the preschool period - Answers - period from ages 3 to 6
middle childhood period - Answers - period from ages 6 to 12
adolescent period - Answers - period from ages 12 to 20
young adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 20 to 40
middle adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 40 to 65
late adulthood period - Answers - period from ages 65 to death
, social constriction - Answers - a shared notion of reality, one that is widely accepted but
is a function of society and culture at a given time. (ex; the age periods)
emerging adulthood - Answers - argued to exist by Jeffery Arnett, from late teens to mid
twenties
cohort - Answers - a group of people born at around the same time in the same place.
(ex; baby boomers)
history-graded influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences
associated with a particular historical moment. (ex; cohort effect; 9/11)
age-graded influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they are
raised. (ex; puberty and menopause)
sociocultural-graded influences - Answers - the social and cultural factors present at a
particular time for a particular individual, depending on such variables as ethnicity,
social class, and subcultural membership.
non-normative life events - Answers - specific, atypical events that occur in a person's
life at a time when such events do not happen to most people. (ex; a children's parents
dying unexpectedly)
continuous developmental change - Answers - gradual development in which
achievements at one level build on those of previous levels; quantitative in nature. (ex;
changes in height prior to adulthood)
discontinuous developmental change - Answers - development that occurs in distinct
steps or stages, with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be
qualitatively different from behavior at earlier stages.
critical period - Answers - a specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of environmental
stimuli is necessary for development to proceed normally. Likely irreversible effects. (ex;
a pregnant women getting rubella in the first twenty weeks will cause defects)
sensitive period - Answers - a point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those
stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences. Recognizes the plasticity of
developing humans.
psychoanalytic theory - Answers - the theory proposed by Freud that suggests that
unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior; three aspects of
personality: id, ego, and superego
