INTRO TO LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Human development
ANSWER
A gradual process through which human change from birth to adulthood.
Question 2.
physical development
ANSWER
The changes in size, body composition, chemical make-up, and height that occur as humans
develop from birth through older adulthood.
Question 3.
gross-motor skills
ANSWER
Physical tasks involving movements such as crawling, walking & jumping.
Question 4.
fine-motor skills
ANSWER
Physical tasks involving small muscle movements such as cutting with scissors, typing on a
keyboard, & writing with a pen or pencil.
Question 5.
cognition
ANSWER
All of the actions or processes involving thinking and knowing.
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, Question 6.
cognitive development
ANSWER
The changes in how people perceive, sense, organize, memorize, recall, reason, problem
solve and imagine that occur as humans develop from birth through older adulthood.
Question 7.
socio-emotional development
ANSWER
The changes in the way a person's social relationships, feelings, social skills, self-esteem,
gender identity and ways of coping with situations develop from birth through older
adulthood.
Question 8.
heredity
ANSWER
Traits that people are born with or have genetically acquired.
Question 9.
environment
ANSWER
All of a person's surroundings and the people in them.
Question 10.
nature versus nurture debate
ANSWER
The debate between genetic and environmental influences on development.
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ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
Human development
ANSWER
A gradual process through which human change from birth to adulthood.
Question 2.
physical development
ANSWER
The changes in size, body composition, chemical make-up, and height that occur as humans
develop from birth through older adulthood.
Question 3.
gross-motor skills
ANSWER
Physical tasks involving movements such as crawling, walking & jumping.
Question 4.
fine-motor skills
ANSWER
Physical tasks involving small muscle movements such as cutting with scissors, typing on a
keyboard, & writing with a pen or pencil.
Question 5.
cognition
ANSWER
All of the actions or processes involving thinking and knowing.
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, Question 6.
cognitive development
ANSWER
The changes in how people perceive, sense, organize, memorize, recall, reason, problem
solve and imagine that occur as humans develop from birth through older adulthood.
Question 7.
socio-emotional development
ANSWER
The changes in the way a person's social relationships, feelings, social skills, self-esteem,
gender identity and ways of coping with situations develop from birth through older
adulthood.
Question 8.
heredity
ANSWER
Traits that people are born with or have genetically acquired.
Question 9.
environment
ANSWER
All of a person's surroundings and the people in them.
Question 10.
nature versus nurture debate
ANSWER
The debate between genetic and environmental influences on development.
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