lifespan exam 1 (chapters 1 and 2)
correctly answered to pass
The science of human development seeks to understand: - correct answer
✔✔how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the
same over time
psychologists use _____ to understand and predict behavior - correct answer
✔✔science
five basic steps of the scientific method - correct answer ✔✔begin with curiosity
develop a hypothesis
test the hypothesis
draw conclusions
report the results
nature - correct answer ✔✔influence of genes we inherit
nurture - correct answer ✔✔environmental influences that affect development
epigenetics - correct answer ✔✔how environmental factors affect genes and
genetic expression
differential susceptibility - correct answer ✔✔how environmental experiences
differ because of particular inherited genes
,infancy - correct answer ✔✔0 to 2 years
early childhood - correct answer ✔✔2 to 6 years
middle childhood - correct answer ✔✔6 to 11 years
adolescence - correct answer ✔✔11 to 18 years
emerging adulthood - correct answer ✔✔18 to 25 years
adulthood - correct answer ✔✔25 to 65 years
late adulthood - correct answer ✔✔65 and older
the lifespan perspective takes into account - correct answer ✔✔ALL phases of life
and ALL aspects of development
the lifespan perspective - correct answer ✔✔development is multi-directional
development is multi-contextual
development is multi-cultural
development is "plastic"
Development is multidirectional - correct answer ✔✔over time, human
characteristics change in every direction
, several theorists describe discontinuous stages while others view it as continuous
critical period - correct answer ✔✔time when certain things must occur for
normal development
example of a critical period - correct answer ✔✔the visual cortex must have light
input in first 6 months to work or the brain will put energy into something else
sensitive period - correct answer ✔✔time when a particular development occurs
most easily, but not exclusively
example of sensitive period - correct answer ✔✔between ages of 2-12 it is easier
to learn a 2nd language, after it is tougher to do
development is multi-contextual - correct answer ✔✔influenced by historical
context
- environment is different for everyone
socioeconomic status (SES)
- income, wealth, occupation, education, and neighborhood
Poverty
- traditionally relates to food costs and family size
cohort - correct answer ✔✔all people born within a few years of one another are
said to be a cohort, a group defined by the shared age of it members
effects how everything happens to you
correctly answered to pass
The science of human development seeks to understand: - correct answer
✔✔how and why people of all ages and circumstances change or remain the
same over time
psychologists use _____ to understand and predict behavior - correct answer
✔✔science
five basic steps of the scientific method - correct answer ✔✔begin with curiosity
develop a hypothesis
test the hypothesis
draw conclusions
report the results
nature - correct answer ✔✔influence of genes we inherit
nurture - correct answer ✔✔environmental influences that affect development
epigenetics - correct answer ✔✔how environmental factors affect genes and
genetic expression
differential susceptibility - correct answer ✔✔how environmental experiences
differ because of particular inherited genes
,infancy - correct answer ✔✔0 to 2 years
early childhood - correct answer ✔✔2 to 6 years
middle childhood - correct answer ✔✔6 to 11 years
adolescence - correct answer ✔✔11 to 18 years
emerging adulthood - correct answer ✔✔18 to 25 years
adulthood - correct answer ✔✔25 to 65 years
late adulthood - correct answer ✔✔65 and older
the lifespan perspective takes into account - correct answer ✔✔ALL phases of life
and ALL aspects of development
the lifespan perspective - correct answer ✔✔development is multi-directional
development is multi-contextual
development is multi-cultural
development is "plastic"
Development is multidirectional - correct answer ✔✔over time, human
characteristics change in every direction
, several theorists describe discontinuous stages while others view it as continuous
critical period - correct answer ✔✔time when certain things must occur for
normal development
example of a critical period - correct answer ✔✔the visual cortex must have light
input in first 6 months to work or the brain will put energy into something else
sensitive period - correct answer ✔✔time when a particular development occurs
most easily, but not exclusively
example of sensitive period - correct answer ✔✔between ages of 2-12 it is easier
to learn a 2nd language, after it is tougher to do
development is multi-contextual - correct answer ✔✔influenced by historical
context
- environment is different for everyone
socioeconomic status (SES)
- income, wealth, occupation, education, and neighborhood
Poverty
- traditionally relates to food costs and family size
cohort - correct answer ✔✔all people born within a few years of one another are
said to be a cohort, a group defined by the shared age of it members
effects how everything happens to you
