Human Development Through the
Lifespan Exam 1
Developmental Science correct answersa field of study devoted to
understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan
Goal of Developmental Science correct answersTo identify those factors
that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception
to death
Theory correct answersan ordered and integrated set of statements
that describe, explain and predict behavior
-Help us organize our thoughts and give meaning to what we observe
-Many theories which offer explanations for how we grow and change
-Also, crossing different developmental stages in different ways
-Categorized by their stance on certain issues
continuous development correct answerswhen we follow a smooth,
continuous path. Argues that we have gradual development of our
existing skills, our change is continuous and ongoing.
discontinuous development correct answersthere are unique stages that
we follow. Stages of qualitative changes in thinking, feeling, and
behavior. Idea of following different stages (sudden change and
continuous)
Context - the context of our lives correct answerscombination of our
personal and environmental circumstances
-once we identify the contexts, we can follow many different paths of
change in our developmental progress
Nature correct answersheredity information, what's been passed
down to us nurture correct answersthe physical and social role
around us
stability correct answerslooks at the importance of heredity, in our
environment and everyday experience
plasticity correct answerswe are going to respond to influential experiences
in our lives which affects how we develop and the outcomes we experience
prenatal period of development correct answersconception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period of development correct answersbirth - 2
years
, Early childhood period of development correct answers2-6 years
middle childhood period of development correct answers6-
11 years adolescence period of development correct
answers11-18 years early adulthood period of development
correct answers18-40 years middle adulthood period of
development correct answers40-65 years late adulthood
period of development correct answers65 years -death
life expectancy in US correct answers78.8 years, number is always
increasing due to better nutrition, healthcare, sanitation, etc.
Development is... correct answerslifelong, multidimensional,
multidirectional, plastic, and affected by multiple interacting life
Development is lifelong correct answersalways developing, changing, and
staying the same from conception to death
development is multidimensional correct answersphysical, cognitive,
emotional and social domains
development is multidirectional correct answersmaking gains and losses
over time development is plastic correct answers-we can be influenced
and changed
-people are resilient and we can manage the bad things that happen to
us
-has to do with the personal characteristic and the people around us
development is affected by multiple interacting life correct
answerswhat's going on around us changes our outcomes and paths to
get there
Influential Forces - 3 different areas correct answers-age graded
influences
-history graded influences
-nonnormative influences
age graded influences correct answers-events related to our age
-predictable to happen to everyone around the same age (learning how to
walk, talk, going through puberty, getting drivers license)
history graded influences correct answersevents related to our historical
timeline (war, economic status, technology, cultural values, epidemic and
pandemic)
non normative influences correct answers-irregular events
-not predictable over time
Lifespan Exam 1
Developmental Science correct answersa field of study devoted to
understanding constancy and change throughout the lifespan
Goal of Developmental Science correct answersTo identify those factors
that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception
to death
Theory correct answersan ordered and integrated set of statements
that describe, explain and predict behavior
-Help us organize our thoughts and give meaning to what we observe
-Many theories which offer explanations for how we grow and change
-Also, crossing different developmental stages in different ways
-Categorized by their stance on certain issues
continuous development correct answerswhen we follow a smooth,
continuous path. Argues that we have gradual development of our
existing skills, our change is continuous and ongoing.
discontinuous development correct answersthere are unique stages that
we follow. Stages of qualitative changes in thinking, feeling, and
behavior. Idea of following different stages (sudden change and
continuous)
Context - the context of our lives correct answerscombination of our
personal and environmental circumstances
-once we identify the contexts, we can follow many different paths of
change in our developmental progress
Nature correct answersheredity information, what's been passed
down to us nurture correct answersthe physical and social role
around us
stability correct answerslooks at the importance of heredity, in our
environment and everyday experience
plasticity correct answerswe are going to respond to influential experiences
in our lives which affects how we develop and the outcomes we experience
prenatal period of development correct answersconception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period of development correct answersbirth - 2
years
, Early childhood period of development correct answers2-6 years
middle childhood period of development correct answers6-
11 years adolescence period of development correct
answers11-18 years early adulthood period of development
correct answers18-40 years middle adulthood period of
development correct answers40-65 years late adulthood
period of development correct answers65 years -death
life expectancy in US correct answers78.8 years, number is always
increasing due to better nutrition, healthcare, sanitation, etc.
Development is... correct answerslifelong, multidimensional,
multidirectional, plastic, and affected by multiple interacting life
Development is lifelong correct answersalways developing, changing, and
staying the same from conception to death
development is multidimensional correct answersphysical, cognitive,
emotional and social domains
development is multidirectional correct answersmaking gains and losses
over time development is plastic correct answers-we can be influenced
and changed
-people are resilient and we can manage the bad things that happen to
us
-has to do with the personal characteristic and the people around us
development is affected by multiple interacting life correct
answerswhat's going on around us changes our outcomes and paths to
get there
Influential Forces - 3 different areas correct answers-age graded
influences
-history graded influences
-nonnormative influences
age graded influences correct answers-events related to our age
-predictable to happen to everyone around the same age (learning how to
walk, talk, going through puberty, getting drivers license)
history graded influences correct answersevents related to our historical
timeline (war, economic status, technology, cultural values, epidemic and
pandemic)
non normative influences correct answers-irregular events
-not predictable over time
