EDF3110 - Human Growth and
Development Exam 1UF 129 questions
and answers
Developmental Science Theory - answer Study of both change and constancy through the
lifespan
Stability - answer Persistence of individual differences
Lifelong patterns established by early experiences
HEREDITY
Plasticity - answer Development is open to life long change
Change occurs based on influential experiences
Lifespan Perspective - answer Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional,
highly plastic, and influenced by multiple, interacting forces
Age-graded - answer Fairly predictable events in when they occur and how long they last. Many
age-related experiences.
History-graded - answer Forces unique to a specific era (wars, economic depression or
prosperity) cohort effect: people born around the same time tend to be similar
Nonnormative - answer Irregular, unpredictable events that happen to one person or a few
people
Id - answer Largest portion of the mind
Present at birth
, Biological needs/desires
Ego - answer Conscious, rational part of personality
Emerges in early infancy
Redirects id impulses in acceptable ways
Superego - answer The conscience
Develops in ages 3 to 6 through caregiver interaction
Behaviorism - answer directly observable events; stimuli and responses
Classical Conditioning - answer Learning occurs through the use of a stimulus and response
(Pavlov)
Operant Conditioning - answer Frequency of behavior can modified using reinforcers and
punishment (BF Skinner)
Reinforcement - answer positive addition for good behavior (food, praise or smile)
Ecological Systems Theory - answer views the person as developing within a complex system of
relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment
Microsystem - answer innermost level of the environment; immediate surroundings; adults <->
children
Mesosystem - answer connections between microsystems; classroom (teacher student)
involvement AND home (parent student) involvement
Development Exam 1UF 129 questions
and answers
Developmental Science Theory - answer Study of both change and constancy through the
lifespan
Stability - answer Persistence of individual differences
Lifelong patterns established by early experiences
HEREDITY
Plasticity - answer Development is open to life long change
Change occurs based on influential experiences
Lifespan Perspective - answer Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional,
highly plastic, and influenced by multiple, interacting forces
Age-graded - answer Fairly predictable events in when they occur and how long they last. Many
age-related experiences.
History-graded - answer Forces unique to a specific era (wars, economic depression or
prosperity) cohort effect: people born around the same time tend to be similar
Nonnormative - answer Irregular, unpredictable events that happen to one person or a few
people
Id - answer Largest portion of the mind
Present at birth
, Biological needs/desires
Ego - answer Conscious, rational part of personality
Emerges in early infancy
Redirects id impulses in acceptable ways
Superego - answer The conscience
Develops in ages 3 to 6 through caregiver interaction
Behaviorism - answer directly observable events; stimuli and responses
Classical Conditioning - answer Learning occurs through the use of a stimulus and response
(Pavlov)
Operant Conditioning - answer Frequency of behavior can modified using reinforcers and
punishment (BF Skinner)
Reinforcement - answer positive addition for good behavior (food, praise or smile)
Ecological Systems Theory - answer views the person as developing within a complex system of
relationships affected by multiple levels of the surrounding environment
Microsystem - answer innermost level of the environment; immediate surroundings; adults <->
children
Mesosystem - answer connections between microsystems; classroom (teacher student)
involvement AND home (parent student) involvement
