PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL (LIFESPAN)
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 6 EXAM 2026
PORTAGE LEARNING FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Major Periods of Human Development. Answer: 1. Prenatal-
Conception to birth
2. Infancy and toddlerhood-Birth-2 years
3. Early childhood-2-6 years
4. Middle childhood-6-11 years
5. Adolescence-11-18 years
6. Early adulthood-18-40 years
7. Middle adulthood-40-65 years
8. Late adulthood-65 years-death
◉ 4 features of development. Answer: 1. lifelong
2. multidirectional
3. multidisciplinary
4. multidimensional
◉ Lifelong development. Answer: no age period dominates development
and considering development at each period is important
, ◉ multidirectional development. Answer: Some things in development
improve somethings get worse. at every period, one may be improving
in some and falling in others.
aging: process of becoming old.
maturation: can be physical, emotional or cognitive
multidirectional can be seen in adults who are aging and facing physical
declines but are more emotionally mature at the same time
◉ multidisciplinary development. Answer: professional fields have
major stakes in understanding human development and these fields are
influenced by major contributions from professionals in the remaining
fields (health science, social sciences or education)
◉ multidimensional development. Answer: we experience changes in
the dimensions of biological, social, emotional, cognitive and moral
development.
◉ Nature vs. Nurture. Answer: the debate of if genes (nature) or
environmental factors (nurture) contribute more to a person's being and
behavior
◉ Continuity vs. Discontinuity. Answer: The debate of whether
development smoothly progresses (continuous) or shifts abruptly
(discontinuous)
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 6 EXAM 2026
PORTAGE LEARNING FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Major Periods of Human Development. Answer: 1. Prenatal-
Conception to birth
2. Infancy and toddlerhood-Birth-2 years
3. Early childhood-2-6 years
4. Middle childhood-6-11 years
5. Adolescence-11-18 years
6. Early adulthood-18-40 years
7. Middle adulthood-40-65 years
8. Late adulthood-65 years-death
◉ 4 features of development. Answer: 1. lifelong
2. multidirectional
3. multidisciplinary
4. multidimensional
◉ Lifelong development. Answer: no age period dominates development
and considering development at each period is important
, ◉ multidirectional development. Answer: Some things in development
improve somethings get worse. at every period, one may be improving
in some and falling in others.
aging: process of becoming old.
maturation: can be physical, emotional or cognitive
multidirectional can be seen in adults who are aging and facing physical
declines but are more emotionally mature at the same time
◉ multidisciplinary development. Answer: professional fields have
major stakes in understanding human development and these fields are
influenced by major contributions from professionals in the remaining
fields (health science, social sciences or education)
◉ multidimensional development. Answer: we experience changes in
the dimensions of biological, social, emotional, cognitive and moral
development.
◉ Nature vs. Nurture. Answer: the debate of if genes (nature) or
environmental factors (nurture) contribute more to a person's being and
behavior
◉ Continuity vs. Discontinuity. Answer: The debate of whether
development smoothly progresses (continuous) or shifts abruptly
(discontinuous)
