FAD3220 PRACTICE EXAM 190 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is lifespan development?
Examines how people develop physically, intellectually, and socially (birth to
death)
The field study-
Examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur
throughout the lifespan
What are the key assumptions about developmental study?
Scientific approach, heredity & environment both matter, development is
continuous, and every period has potential for growth & decline.
What are the main topical areas in lifespan development?
Physical, Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development.
Physical development-
Emphasizes how brain, nervous system, muscles, sensory capabilities, and needs
for food, drink, and sleep affect behavior
Examples of Questions Asked (Physical):
•What determines the sex of a child?
•What are the long-term results of premature birth?
•What are the benefits of breast milk?
•What are the consequences of early or late sexual maturation?
Cognitive development-
,Emphasizes intellectual abilities, including learning, memory, problem solving,
and intelligence
Examples of Questions Asked (Cognitive):
•What are the earliest memories that can be recalled from infancy?
•What are the intellectual consequences of watching television?
•Do spatial reasoning skills relate to music practice?
•Are there benefits to bilingualism?
Personality and social development-
Emphasizes enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another,
and how interactions with others and social relationships grow and change over
the lifetime
Examples of Questions Asked (Personality/Social):
•Do newborns respond differently to their mothers than to others?
•What is the best procedure for disciplining children?
•When does a sense of gender identity develop?
•How can we promote cross-race friendships?
Name the major age ranges in lifespan development.
Prenatal, Infancy/Toddlerhood, Preschool, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Young
Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, Late Adulthood. (Emerging Adulthood is also
important).
Prenatal period-
Conception to birth
Infancy and toddlerhood
Birth to age 3
, Preschool period
Ages 3 to 6
Middle Childhood
Ages 6 to 12
Adolescence
Ages 12 to 20
Young adulthood
Ages 20 to 40
Middle adulthood
Ages 40 to 60
Late adulthood
Ages 60 to death
What is the definition of a cohort?
A group of people who share a common characteristic or experience within a
defined period, often based on age.
What are history-graded influences on development?
Influences associated with a particular historical moment (e.g., cohort effects).
What are age-graded influences on development?
Influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group (e.g., puberty,
menopause).
What are sociocultural-graded influences on development?
Influences based on ethnicity, social class, and other cultural factors.
What are non-normative life events?
Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life (e.g., death
of a parent at a young age).
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is lifespan development?
Examines how people develop physically, intellectually, and socially (birth to
death)
The field study-
Examines patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur
throughout the lifespan
What are the key assumptions about developmental study?
Scientific approach, heredity & environment both matter, development is
continuous, and every period has potential for growth & decline.
What are the main topical areas in lifespan development?
Physical, Cognitive, Personality, and Social Development.
Physical development-
Emphasizes how brain, nervous system, muscles, sensory capabilities, and needs
for food, drink, and sleep affect behavior
Examples of Questions Asked (Physical):
•What determines the sex of a child?
•What are the long-term results of premature birth?
•What are the benefits of breast milk?
•What are the consequences of early or late sexual maturation?
Cognitive development-
,Emphasizes intellectual abilities, including learning, memory, problem solving,
and intelligence
Examples of Questions Asked (Cognitive):
•What are the earliest memories that can be recalled from infancy?
•What are the intellectual consequences of watching television?
•Do spatial reasoning skills relate to music practice?
•Are there benefits to bilingualism?
Personality and social development-
Emphasizes enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another,
and how interactions with others and social relationships grow and change over
the lifetime
Examples of Questions Asked (Personality/Social):
•Do newborns respond differently to their mothers than to others?
•What is the best procedure for disciplining children?
•When does a sense of gender identity develop?
•How can we promote cross-race friendships?
Name the major age ranges in lifespan development.
Prenatal, Infancy/Toddlerhood, Preschool, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Young
Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, Late Adulthood. (Emerging Adulthood is also
important).
Prenatal period-
Conception to birth
Infancy and toddlerhood
Birth to age 3
, Preschool period
Ages 3 to 6
Middle Childhood
Ages 6 to 12
Adolescence
Ages 12 to 20
Young adulthood
Ages 20 to 40
Middle adulthood
Ages 40 to 60
Late adulthood
Ages 60 to death
What is the definition of a cohort?
A group of people who share a common characteristic or experience within a
defined period, often based on age.
What are history-graded influences on development?
Influences associated with a particular historical moment (e.g., cohort effects).
What are age-graded influences on development?
Influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group (e.g., puberty,
menopause).
What are sociocultural-graded influences on development?
Influences based on ethnicity, social class, and other cultural factors.
What are non-normative life events?
Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life (e.g., death
of a parent at a young age).
