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PSYCHOLOGY 255 EXAM 1 (BOWMAN ) EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED
A+
What is development? - ...(ANSWERS)....-multidemensional
-plastic (adaptable)
-contextual (home,school,etc.)
development - ...(ANSWERS)....The pattern of GROWTH and CHANGE that begins
at CONCEPTION and proceeds throughout the lifespan
Traditional approach - ...(ANSWERS)....-SIGNIFICANT CHANGE from birth to
adolescence
-LITTLE CHANGE in adulthood
-DECLINE in old age
Lifespan approach - ...(ANSWERS)....emphasizes CONTINUED CHANGE throughout
adulthood as well as childhood
Human life span max - ...(ANSWERS)....123 years
Human life span average - ...(ANSWERS)....around 80 years
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Genesis 6:3 - ...(ANSWERS)...."their days will be 120 years"
the number of years a person is expected to live (average) - ...(ANSWERS)....life
expectancy
the upper boundary of the human life (max) - ...(ANSWERS)....life span
Life span perspective views development as: - ...(ANSWERS)....-lifelong
-multidirectional
-multidecline
-multidisciplinary
-physical capability
-contextual
LMMMPC
Changes in development are the result of: - ...(ANSWERS)....-biological
-cognitive
-& socioemotional processes
Biological processes produce changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....in ones physical
nature; functioning of the brain/body
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Cognitive processes changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....-thought
-intelligence
-language
- information inside of the brain
Socioemotional processes changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....-relationships with others
-emotions
-personality
- social interactions and how they play a part on what we experience emotionally
and how we react
look on slide 13 ch 1 at ted kaczynski - ...(ANSWERS)....kk
4 broad influential developmental aspects - ...(ANSWERS)....- culture
- ethnicity
- SES
- Gender
what is laws, moral, customs, etc an example of - ...(ANSWERS)....culture
race, religion, nationality - ...(ANSWERS)....ethnicity
, 4
socio-economic status - ...(ANSWERS)....SES
variance in developmental experiences based upon whether one grows up as a
boy or a girl - ...(ANSWERS)....gender
Normative age graded changes - ...(ANSWERS)....typical biological or sociocultural
changes based on normal age progression. For ex: walking typically occurs around
11 months on the average
non-normative or highly individualized changes - ...(ANSWERS)....atypical
experiences that may occur at a certain age. for example - having a child is normal
but having a child at the age of 6 is atypical
Highly individualized changes are ______ - ...(ANSWERS)....Atypical or Non-
Normative
Developmental period: - ...(ANSWERS)....A time frame characterized by certain
features
Prenatal period: - ...(ANSWERS)....- Conception to birth (9 months)
- very extensive growth and developmental changes
Infancy & toddlerhood: - ...(ANSWERS)....- Birth to 24 months old (2 years old)
PSYCHOLOGY 255 EXAM 1 (BOWMAN ) EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED
A+
What is development? - ...(ANSWERS)....-multidemensional
-plastic (adaptable)
-contextual (home,school,etc.)
development - ...(ANSWERS)....The pattern of GROWTH and CHANGE that begins
at CONCEPTION and proceeds throughout the lifespan
Traditional approach - ...(ANSWERS)....-SIGNIFICANT CHANGE from birth to
adolescence
-LITTLE CHANGE in adulthood
-DECLINE in old age
Lifespan approach - ...(ANSWERS)....emphasizes CONTINUED CHANGE throughout
adulthood as well as childhood
Human life span max - ...(ANSWERS)....123 years
Human life span average - ...(ANSWERS)....around 80 years
, 2
Genesis 6:3 - ...(ANSWERS)...."their days will be 120 years"
the number of years a person is expected to live (average) - ...(ANSWERS)....life
expectancy
the upper boundary of the human life (max) - ...(ANSWERS)....life span
Life span perspective views development as: - ...(ANSWERS)....-lifelong
-multidirectional
-multidecline
-multidisciplinary
-physical capability
-contextual
LMMMPC
Changes in development are the result of: - ...(ANSWERS)....-biological
-cognitive
-& socioemotional processes
Biological processes produce changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....in ones physical
nature; functioning of the brain/body
, 3
Cognitive processes changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....-thought
-intelligence
-language
- information inside of the brain
Socioemotional processes changes in: - ...(ANSWERS)....-relationships with others
-emotions
-personality
- social interactions and how they play a part on what we experience emotionally
and how we react
look on slide 13 ch 1 at ted kaczynski - ...(ANSWERS)....kk
4 broad influential developmental aspects - ...(ANSWERS)....- culture
- ethnicity
- SES
- Gender
what is laws, moral, customs, etc an example of - ...(ANSWERS)....culture
race, religion, nationality - ...(ANSWERS)....ethnicity
, 4
socio-economic status - ...(ANSWERS)....SES
variance in developmental experiences based upon whether one grows up as a
boy or a girl - ...(ANSWERS)....gender
Normative age graded changes - ...(ANSWERS)....typical biological or sociocultural
changes based on normal age progression. For ex: walking typically occurs around
11 months on the average
non-normative or highly individualized changes - ...(ANSWERS)....atypical
experiences that may occur at a certain age. for example - having a child is normal
but having a child at the age of 6 is atypical
Highly individualized changes are ______ - ...(ANSWERS)....Atypical or Non-
Normative
Developmental period: - ...(ANSWERS)....A time frame characterized by certain
features
Prenatal period: - ...(ANSWERS)....- Conception to birth (9 months)
- very extensive growth and developmental changes
Infancy & toddlerhood: - ...(ANSWERS)....- Birth to 24 months old (2 years old)
