LIFE SPAN FINAL MODULE ONE TRAINING
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Prefrontal cortex.
Answer: part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and
language
⩥ motor cortex.
Answer: an area of the brain, near the rear of the frontal lobes, that
controls voluntary movement
⩥ somatosensory cortex.
Answer: an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and
processes body touch and movement sensations
⩥ ecological-systems approach.
Answer: a perspective on human development that considers all the
influences from the various contexts of development
⩥ cohort.
, Answer: people born within the same historical period who therefore
move through life together, experiencing the same events, new
technologies, and cultural shifts at the same ages
⩥ Scientific Method.
Answer: A series of steps followed to solve problems including
collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and
stating conclusions.
⩥ cross-sectional research.
Answer: people who differ in age but are similar in other important
characteristics
⩥ longitudinal research.
Answer: same individuals are followed over time and their development
is repeatedly assessed
⩥ cross-sequential research.
Answer: an approach that combines the longitudinal and cross-sectional
methods by following individuals of different ages for abbreviated
periods of time
⩥ corpus callosum.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Prefrontal cortex.
Answer: part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning, and
language
⩥ motor cortex.
Answer: an area of the brain, near the rear of the frontal lobes, that
controls voluntary movement
⩥ somatosensory cortex.
Answer: an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and
processes body touch and movement sensations
⩥ ecological-systems approach.
Answer: a perspective on human development that considers all the
influences from the various contexts of development
⩥ cohort.
, Answer: people born within the same historical period who therefore
move through life together, experiencing the same events, new
technologies, and cultural shifts at the same ages
⩥ Scientific Method.
Answer: A series of steps followed to solve problems including
collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and
stating conclusions.
⩥ cross-sectional research.
Answer: people who differ in age but are similar in other important
characteristics
⩥ longitudinal research.
Answer: same individuals are followed over time and their development
is repeatedly assessed
⩥ cross-sequential research.
Answer: an approach that combines the longitudinal and cross-sectional
methods by following individuals of different ages for abbreviated
periods of time
⩥ corpus callosum.
