DISCOVERING THE LIFE SPAN BY JOHN W
SANTROCK CHAPTER 1 TO 10 CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Three assumptions made by lifespan developmentalists are.
Answer: 1. focus on human development, 2. understanding of
stability in addition to growth and change and 3. perception that
development persists throughout our entire lives
◉ the time when children utter their first complete sentence is an
example of.
Answer: age graded influence
◉ continuous change.
Answer: gradual development in which acheivments at one level
build on those of previous levels
◉ discontinuous change.
Answer: 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.
Answer: specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of
environmental stimuli are necessary for development to proceed
normally
◉ sensitive period.
Answer: a point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the
abscence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible
consequences
◉ nature.
Answer: refers to traits, abilities, and capacities that are inherited
from one's parents; encompasses any factor that is produced by
predetermined unfolding of genetic information (maturation)
◉ nurture.
Answer: environmental influences that shape behavior
◉ grady believes that human development occurs in small
measurable amounts. His sister Andrea disagrees and suggests that
human development is more distinct and steplike. Their argument is
most reflective of the ________________________ issue.
Answer: continuous vs discontinuous
SANTROCK CHAPTER 1 TO 10 CERTIFICATION
ASSESSMENT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Three assumptions made by lifespan developmentalists are.
Answer: 1. focus on human development, 2. understanding of
stability in addition to growth and change and 3. perception that
development persists throughout our entire lives
◉ the time when children utter their first complete sentence is an
example of.
Answer: age graded influence
◉ continuous change.
Answer: gradual development in which acheivments at one level
build on those of previous levels
◉ discontinuous change.
Answer: 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.
Answer: specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of
environmental stimuli are necessary for development to proceed
normally
◉ sensitive period.
Answer: a point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the
abscence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible
consequences
◉ nature.
Answer: refers to traits, abilities, and capacities that are inherited
from one's parents; encompasses any factor that is produced by
predetermined unfolding of genetic information (maturation)
◉ nurture.
Answer: environmental influences that shape behavior
◉ grady believes that human development occurs in small
measurable amounts. His sister Andrea disagrees and suggests that
human development is more distinct and steplike. Their argument is
most reflective of the ________________________ issue.
Answer: continuous vs discontinuous
