Jersey College - Lifespan Final Review
Questions and Correct Answers 2025-
2026 Updated.
Concrete Operations - Answer Piaget's stage in which children learn such concepts as
conservation and mathematical transformations; about 7 - 11 years of age
Formal Operations - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally
beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Sensory Motor Stage - Answer first stage of Piaget's cognitive development; birth to 2 years;
main activities involve sucking and grasping; must achieve object permanence and mental
representations
Preoperational Stage - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of
age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental
operations of concrete logic
Nocturnal Emission - Answer release of semen during sleep
Gynecomastia - Answer development of breast tissue in males
Menarche - Answer the first menstrual period
Secure Attachment - Answer a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort and
confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver
Insecure Attachment - Answer the attachment style for a minority of infants; the infant may
exhibit insecure attachment through various behaviors, such as avoiding contact with the
caregiver, or by alternating between approach and avoidance behaviors
Disorganized Disoriented Attachment - Answer a type of insecure attachment in which
infants or young children have no consistent way of coping with the stress of the Strange
Situation. Their behavior is often confused or even contradictory, and they often appear dazed
or disoriented
, Leading Cause of Death in Each Lifespan - Answer
Helicopter Parents - Answer the label used for parents who hover over their emerging adult
children
Empty Nesters - Answer people whose children are grown and who are now able to spend
their money in other ways
Individuation - Answer an enhanced sense of individual identity produced by focusing
attention on the self, which generally leads people to act carefully and deliberately and in
accordance with their sense of propriety and values
Repciprocity - Answer legal arrangement where states cooperate with each other,
recognizing certain privileges granted by other states as valid
Environmental Poisons - Answer cigarette smoke, asbestos
Plasticity - Answer the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing
after damage or by building new pathways based on experience
Wear and Tear Theory - Answer as time goes by, repeated use and abuse of the body's
tissues cause it to be unable to repair all the damage
Free Radical Theory - Answer oxygen molecules with an unstable electron move around the
cell, damaging cell structures as they go
Cellular Damage Theory of Aging - Answer aging is result of cell malfunction as a result of
damage by years on earth (environmental)
Glaucoma - Answer increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic
nerve with loss of vision
Cataracts - Answer clouding of the lens
Questions and Correct Answers 2025-
2026 Updated.
Concrete Operations - Answer Piaget's stage in which children learn such concepts as
conservation and mathematical transformations; about 7 - 11 years of age
Formal Operations - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development (normally
beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
Sensory Motor Stage - Answer first stage of Piaget's cognitive development; birth to 2 years;
main activities involve sucking and grasping; must achieve object permanence and mental
representations
Preoperational Stage - Answer in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of
age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental
operations of concrete logic
Nocturnal Emission - Answer release of semen during sleep
Gynecomastia - Answer development of breast tissue in males
Menarche - Answer the first menstrual period
Secure Attachment - Answer a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort and
confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver
Insecure Attachment - Answer the attachment style for a minority of infants; the infant may
exhibit insecure attachment through various behaviors, such as avoiding contact with the
caregiver, or by alternating between approach and avoidance behaviors
Disorganized Disoriented Attachment - Answer a type of insecure attachment in which
infants or young children have no consistent way of coping with the stress of the Strange
Situation. Their behavior is often confused or even contradictory, and they often appear dazed
or disoriented
, Leading Cause of Death in Each Lifespan - Answer
Helicopter Parents - Answer the label used for parents who hover over their emerging adult
children
Empty Nesters - Answer people whose children are grown and who are now able to spend
their money in other ways
Individuation - Answer an enhanced sense of individual identity produced by focusing
attention on the self, which generally leads people to act carefully and deliberately and in
accordance with their sense of propriety and values
Repciprocity - Answer legal arrangement where states cooperate with each other,
recognizing certain privileges granted by other states as valid
Environmental Poisons - Answer cigarette smoke, asbestos
Plasticity - Answer the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing
after damage or by building new pathways based on experience
Wear and Tear Theory - Answer as time goes by, repeated use and abuse of the body's
tissues cause it to be unable to repair all the damage
Free Radical Theory - Answer oxygen molecules with an unstable electron move around the
cell, damaging cell structures as they go
Cellular Damage Theory of Aging - Answer aging is result of cell malfunction as a result of
damage by years on earth (environmental)
Glaucoma - Answer increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic
nerve with loss of vision
Cataracts - Answer clouding of the lens
