unitek lifespan development Exam Questions
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Autocratic Differentiate among the types of family
Patriarchal patterns and their function in society
Matriarchal
Democratic
autocratic Family unit with unequal relationships;
parents attempt to control with strict,
rigid rules and expectations
patriarchal family a family structure in which authority is
held by the eldest male (usually the
father)
Matriarchal relating to a social system in which the
mother is head of the family
Democratic where everyone in the family has a say
Chronic illness, Working Describe different types of stresses that
mothers, Abuse, Divorce commonly affect today's family
, Sensorimotor, Preoperational Describe Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive
thought, Concrete operational development.
thought, Formal operational
thought
sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
nearly 2 years of age) during which
infants know the world mostly in terms of
their sensory impressions and motor
activities
concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive
development (from about 6 or 7 to 11
years of age) during which children gain
the mental operations that enable them
to think logically about concrete events
formal operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive
development (normally beginning about
age 12) during which people begin to
think logically about abstract concepts
infancy/toddler hood, (pre Describe each stage of the life cycle
school) Early childhood,
Middle childhood (school
age), Adolescence, Young
(early) adulthood, Middle
adulthood, Later adulthood
infancy/toddler hood rate of physical growth is most rapid
during the first 3 years of life. Grasping,
hand eye movement, and dominant
handiness begin to show.
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Updated 2026
Autocratic Differentiate among the types of family
Patriarchal patterns and their function in society
Matriarchal
Democratic
autocratic Family unit with unequal relationships;
parents attempt to control with strict,
rigid rules and expectations
patriarchal family a family structure in which authority is
held by the eldest male (usually the
father)
Matriarchal relating to a social system in which the
mother is head of the family
Democratic where everyone in the family has a say
Chronic illness, Working Describe different types of stresses that
mothers, Abuse, Divorce commonly affect today's family
, Sensorimotor, Preoperational Describe Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive
thought, Concrete operational development.
thought, Formal operational
thought
sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to
nearly 2 years of age) during which
infants know the world mostly in terms of
their sensory impressions and motor
activities
concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive
development (from about 6 or 7 to 11
years of age) during which children gain
the mental operations that enable them
to think logically about concrete events
formal operational stage in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive
development (normally beginning about
age 12) during which people begin to
think logically about abstract concepts
infancy/toddler hood, (pre Describe each stage of the life cycle
school) Early childhood,
Middle childhood (school
age), Adolescence, Young
(early) adulthood, Middle
adulthood, Later adulthood
infancy/toddler hood rate of physical growth is most rapid
during the first 3 years of life. Grasping,
hand eye movement, and dominant
handiness begin to show.
