PSYC 255 BOWMAN EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is development? - ANS -multidemensional
-plastic (adaptable)
-contextual (home,school,etc.)
development - ANS The pattern of GROWTH and CHANGE that begins at CONCEPTION and
proceeds throughout the lifespan
Traditional approach - ANS -SIGNIFICANT CHANGE from birth to adolescence
-LITTLE CHANGE in adulthood
-DECLINE in old age
Lifespan approach - ANS emphasizes CONTINUED CHANGE throughout adulthood as well as
childhood
Human life span max - ANS 123 years
Human life span average - ANS around 80 years
Genesis 6:3 - ANS "their days will be 120 years"
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, the number of years a person is expected to live (average) - ANS life expectancy
the upper boundary of the human life (max) - ANS life span
Life span perspective views development as: - ANS -lifelong
-multidirectional
-multidecline
-multidisciplinary
-physical capability
-contextual
LMMMPC
Changes in development are the result of: - ANS -biological
-cognitive
-& socioemotional processes
Biological processes produce changes in: - ANS in ones physical nature; functioning of the
brain/body
Cognitive processes changes in: - ANS -thought
-intelligence
-language
- information inside of the brain
Socioemotional processes changes in: - ANS -relationships with others
-emotions
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, -personality
- social interactions and how they play a part on what we experience emotionally and how we
react
look on slide 13 ch 1 at ted kaczynski - ANS kk
4 broad influential developmental aspects - ANS - culture
- ethnicity
- SES
- Gender
what is laws, moral, customs, etc an example of - ANS culture
race, religion, nationality - ANS ethnicity
socio-economic status - ANS SES
variance in developmental experiences based upon whether one grows up as a boy or a girl -
ANS gender
Normative age graded changes - ANS typical biological or sociocultural changes based on
normal age progression. For ex: walking typically occurs around 11 months on the average
non-normative or highly individualized changes - ANS atypical experiences that may occur at
a certain age. for example - having a child is normal but having a child at the age of 6 is atypical
Highly individualized changes are ______ - ANS Atypical or Non-Normative
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, Developmental period: - ANS A time frame characterized by certain features
Prenatal period: - ANS - Conception to birth (9 months)
- very extensive growth and developmental changes
Infancy & toddlerhood: - ANS - Birth to 24 months old (2 years old)
- becoming increasingly more independent
Early childhood: - ANS - 3 to age 5 or 6
- preschool years primarily, play years
Middle to late childhood: - ANS - 6 to age 10 or 11
- school-age years
Early childhood and middle to late childhood is known as: - ANS Pre-school and playing years
Adolescent period: - ANS - Transition from childhood to early adulthood
- Ages 10-20
- puberty, involving physical, biological, and hormonal changes, as well as socioemotional
changes
Emerging adulthood: - ANS 18-25 years old
Young/early adulthood: - ANS - 20-40 years old
- establishment in career, marriage, childbearing, child rearing
Middle adulthood: - ANS - 40-60 years old
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is development? - ANS -multidemensional
-plastic (adaptable)
-contextual (home,school,etc.)
development - ANS The pattern of GROWTH and CHANGE that begins at CONCEPTION and
proceeds throughout the lifespan
Traditional approach - ANS -SIGNIFICANT CHANGE from birth to adolescence
-LITTLE CHANGE in adulthood
-DECLINE in old age
Lifespan approach - ANS emphasizes CONTINUED CHANGE throughout adulthood as well as
childhood
Human life span max - ANS 123 years
Human life span average - ANS around 80 years
Genesis 6:3 - ANS "their days will be 120 years"
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, the number of years a person is expected to live (average) - ANS life expectancy
the upper boundary of the human life (max) - ANS life span
Life span perspective views development as: - ANS -lifelong
-multidirectional
-multidecline
-multidisciplinary
-physical capability
-contextual
LMMMPC
Changes in development are the result of: - ANS -biological
-cognitive
-& socioemotional processes
Biological processes produce changes in: - ANS in ones physical nature; functioning of the
brain/body
Cognitive processes changes in: - ANS -thought
-intelligence
-language
- information inside of the brain
Socioemotional processes changes in: - ANS -relationships with others
-emotions
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, -personality
- social interactions and how they play a part on what we experience emotionally and how we
react
look on slide 13 ch 1 at ted kaczynski - ANS kk
4 broad influential developmental aspects - ANS - culture
- ethnicity
- SES
- Gender
what is laws, moral, customs, etc an example of - ANS culture
race, religion, nationality - ANS ethnicity
socio-economic status - ANS SES
variance in developmental experiences based upon whether one grows up as a boy or a girl -
ANS gender
Normative age graded changes - ANS typical biological or sociocultural changes based on
normal age progression. For ex: walking typically occurs around 11 months on the average
non-normative or highly individualized changes - ANS atypical experiences that may occur at
a certain age. for example - having a child is normal but having a child at the age of 6 is atypical
Highly individualized changes are ______ - ANS Atypical or Non-Normative
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, Developmental period: - ANS A time frame characterized by certain features
Prenatal period: - ANS - Conception to birth (9 months)
- very extensive growth and developmental changes
Infancy & toddlerhood: - ANS - Birth to 24 months old (2 years old)
- becoming increasingly more independent
Early childhood: - ANS - 3 to age 5 or 6
- preschool years primarily, play years
Middle to late childhood: - ANS - 6 to age 10 or 11
- school-age years
Early childhood and middle to late childhood is known as: - ANS Pre-school and playing years
Adolescent period: - ANS - Transition from childhood to early adulthood
- Ages 10-20
- puberty, involving physical, biological, and hormonal changes, as well as socioemotional
changes
Emerging adulthood: - ANS 18-25 years old
Young/early adulthood: - ANS - 20-40 years old
- establishment in career, marriage, childbearing, child rearing
Middle adulthood: - ANS - 40-60 years old
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