PSYC 140 DEVELEOPMENTAL
(LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY)
MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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Your Exam Plug
, lifespan development - Answer: -the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span
-the changes that occur have physical, social, cognitive, and emotional dimensions and are from
conception to death
Major Periods of Human Development - Answer: 1. Prenatal-Conception to birth
2. Infancy and toddlerhood-Birth-2 years
3. Early childhood-2-6 years
4. Middle childhood-6-11 years
5. Adolescence-11-18 years
6. Early adulthood-18-40 years
7. Middle adulthood-40-65 years
8. Late adulthood-65 years-death
4 features of development - Answer: 1. lifelong
2. multidirectional
3. multidisciplinary
4. multidimensional
Lifelong development - Answer: no age period dominates development and considering development at
each period is important
multidirectional development - Answer: Some things in development improve somethings get worse. at
every period, one may be improving in some and falling in others.
aging: process of becoming old.
maturation: can be physical, emotional or cognitive
multidirectional can be seen in adults who are aging and facing physical declines but are more
emotionally mature at the same time
(LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY)
MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
, lifespan development - Answer: -the field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span
-the changes that occur have physical, social, cognitive, and emotional dimensions and are from
conception to death
Major Periods of Human Development - Answer: 1. Prenatal-Conception to birth
2. Infancy and toddlerhood-Birth-2 years
3. Early childhood-2-6 years
4. Middle childhood-6-11 years
5. Adolescence-11-18 years
6. Early adulthood-18-40 years
7. Middle adulthood-40-65 years
8. Late adulthood-65 years-death
4 features of development - Answer: 1. lifelong
2. multidirectional
3. multidisciplinary
4. multidimensional
Lifelong development - Answer: no age period dominates development and considering development at
each period is important
multidirectional development - Answer: Some things in development improve somethings get worse. at
every period, one may be improving in some and falling in others.
aging: process of becoming old.
maturation: can be physical, emotional or cognitive
multidirectional can be seen in adults who are aging and facing physical declines but are more
emotionally mature at the same time
