DISCOVERING THE LIFE SPAN BY JOHN W
SANTROCK CHAPTER 1 TO 10 PRACTICE TEST
2026 FULL SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
PACK
◉ physical development.
Answer: development involving the body's physical makeup
including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses; and the
need for food, drink, and sleep
◉ cognitive development.
Answer: development involving the ways that growth and change in
intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior
◉ Cognitive Developmentalists examine:.
Answer: learning, memory, problem solving, and intelligence
◉ Personality development.
Answer: development involving the ways that the enduring
characteristics that differentiate one person from another change
over the life span
,◉ social development.
Answer: way in which individuals interactions with others and their
social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course
of life
◉ social construction.
Answer: shared notion of reality that is widely accepted but is a
function of society and cultures at a given time
◉ race.
Answer: biological concept which should refer to classification
based on physical and structural characteristics of species
◉ ethnic group.
Answer: refer to cultural background nationality, religion, and
language
◉ cohort.
Answer: group of people born at around the same time in the same
place
◉ Three assumptions made by lifespan developmentalists are.
, Answer: 1. focus on human development, 2. understanding of
stability in addition to growth and change and 3. perception that
development persists throughout our entire lives
◉ the time when children utter their first complete sentence is an
example of.
Answer: age graded influence
◉ continuous change.
Answer: gradual development in which acheivments at one level
build on those of previous levels
◉ discontinuous change.
Answer: development that occurs in distinct steps or stages with
each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be
qualitatively different from behavior at earlier stages
◉ critical period.
Answer: specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of
environmental stimuli are necessary for development to proceed
normally
◉ sensitive period.
SANTROCK CHAPTER 1 TO 10 PRACTICE TEST
2026 FULL SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
PACK
◉ physical development.
Answer: development involving the body's physical makeup
including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses; and the
need for food, drink, and sleep
◉ cognitive development.
Answer: development involving the ways that growth and change in
intellectual capabilities influence a person's behavior
◉ Cognitive Developmentalists examine:.
Answer: learning, memory, problem solving, and intelligence
◉ Personality development.
Answer: development involving the ways that the enduring
characteristics that differentiate one person from another change
over the life span
,◉ social development.
Answer: way in which individuals interactions with others and their
social relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course
of life
◉ social construction.
Answer: shared notion of reality that is widely accepted but is a
function of society and cultures at a given time
◉ race.
Answer: biological concept which should refer to classification
based on physical and structural characteristics of species
◉ ethnic group.
Answer: refer to cultural background nationality, religion, and
language
◉ cohort.
Answer: group of people born at around the same time in the same
place
◉ Three assumptions made by lifespan developmentalists are.
, Answer: 1. focus on human development, 2. understanding of
stability in addition to growth and change and 3. perception that
development persists throughout our entire lives
◉ the time when children utter their first complete sentence is an
example of.
Answer: age graded influence
◉ continuous change.
Answer: gradual development in which acheivments at one level
build on those of previous levels
◉ discontinuous change.
Answer: development that occurs in distinct steps or stages with
each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be
qualitatively different from behavior at earlier stages
◉ critical period.
Answer: specific time during development when a particular event
has its greatest consequences and the presence of certain kinds of
environmental stimuli are necessary for development to proceed
normally
◉ sensitive period.
