Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan-WGU Test
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which theory of human development was increased _________ years. - ANSWER -
proposed by Jean Piaget? - ANSWER - 30
Cognitive developmental theory
__________ is Piaget's first stage of moral
When psychologists speak of life-span development in which rules are conceived of
development, they are referring to an as unchangeable properties of the world. -
approach that emphasizes - ANSWER - ANSWER -Heteronomous morality
the periods of the human life span involving
both growth and decline
Unusual occurrences that have a major
impact on an individual's life and are usually
Erikson's stage for children in early childhood not applicable to many people are called -
is - ANSWER -initiative vs. guilt ANSWER -non-normative life events.
The upper boundary of the human life span __________ is a set of expectations that
has historically been, and continues to be, prescribe how females or males should think,
__________ years. - ANSWER -122 act, and feel. - ANSWER -Gender role
In early childhood, children tend to think of Baltes and his colleagues assert that the
themselves in terms of a(n) __________ self. - mastery of life often involves conflicts and
ANSWER -physical and active competition among three goals of human
development: - ANSWER -growth,
maintenance, and regulation of loss.
A researcher is gathering information for a
study to determine if adolescents experience
depression more than middle-aged adults. Which statement best describes the
The researcher observes and records explanation given by the social cognitive
behavior exhibited by both groups. theory of gender? - ANSWER -Children
learn expected gender behaviors through
Which research design does this exemplify? - rewards and punishments, as well as through
ANSWER -Descriptive research observation and imitation of models.
Between 2 and 4 years of age, children are Which statement characterizes the debate
learning - ANSWER -the cause and about the nature-nurture issue? -
consequences of feelings. ANSWER -It involves the extent to which
heredity and the environment influence
development.
During the 20th century, life expectancy
, Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan-WGU Test
Questions and Answers Graded A+
__________ parenting involves encouraging Life-span developmentalists who focus on
children to be independent, placing limits adult development and aging describe life-
and controls on their actions while allowing span development in terms of four "ages."
verbal exchange. - ANSWER - The third age comprises those ___________
Authoritative years of age. - ANSWER -60-79
In 2006, _____ of U.S. children were living in A person's age in terms of his or her physical
families below the poverty line. - health is called - ANSWER -biological
ANSWER -17.4% age
__________ play involves the repetition of Freud is associated with which theoretical
behavior when new skills are being learned. - perspective? - ANSWER -
ANSWER -Practice psychoanalytic
The Minnesota Family Investment Program During which period of prenatal development
was designed to - ANSWER -primarily do the connections form between neurons? -
influence the behavior of adults, through ANSWER -Fetal period
employment.
What is the correct sequence of stages in
The highest incidence of game playing occurs Freud's personality theory of development? -
- ANSWER -between ages 10 and 12. ANSWER -oral, anal, phallic, latency,
genital
A child who treats peers with aggression
elicits hostility from those peers. Which psychologist contended that "trust
versus mistrust" is the first psychological
What type of heredity environment stage? - ANSWER -Erik Erikson
correlation does this exemplify? -
ANSWER -Evocative genotype-
environment correlation Piaget's theory states that children actively
construct their understanding of the world
and that they go through _______ stages of
The process we refer to when we speak of cognitive development. - ANSWER -4
changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language is the -
ANSWER -cognitive process. Which of the following is an assumption of
Vygotsky's perspective on development? -
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which theory of human development was increased _________ years. - ANSWER -
proposed by Jean Piaget? - ANSWER - 30
Cognitive developmental theory
__________ is Piaget's first stage of moral
When psychologists speak of life-span development in which rules are conceived of
development, they are referring to an as unchangeable properties of the world. -
approach that emphasizes - ANSWER - ANSWER -Heteronomous morality
the periods of the human life span involving
both growth and decline
Unusual occurrences that have a major
impact on an individual's life and are usually
Erikson's stage for children in early childhood not applicable to many people are called -
is - ANSWER -initiative vs. guilt ANSWER -non-normative life events.
The upper boundary of the human life span __________ is a set of expectations that
has historically been, and continues to be, prescribe how females or males should think,
__________ years. - ANSWER -122 act, and feel. - ANSWER -Gender role
In early childhood, children tend to think of Baltes and his colleagues assert that the
themselves in terms of a(n) __________ self. - mastery of life often involves conflicts and
ANSWER -physical and active competition among three goals of human
development: - ANSWER -growth,
maintenance, and regulation of loss.
A researcher is gathering information for a
study to determine if adolescents experience
depression more than middle-aged adults. Which statement best describes the
The researcher observes and records explanation given by the social cognitive
behavior exhibited by both groups. theory of gender? - ANSWER -Children
learn expected gender behaviors through
Which research design does this exemplify? - rewards and punishments, as well as through
ANSWER -Descriptive research observation and imitation of models.
Between 2 and 4 years of age, children are Which statement characterizes the debate
learning - ANSWER -the cause and about the nature-nurture issue? -
consequences of feelings. ANSWER -It involves the extent to which
heredity and the environment influence
development.
During the 20th century, life expectancy
, Human Growth and Development Across the Lifespan-WGU Test
Questions and Answers Graded A+
__________ parenting involves encouraging Life-span developmentalists who focus on
children to be independent, placing limits adult development and aging describe life-
and controls on their actions while allowing span development in terms of four "ages."
verbal exchange. - ANSWER - The third age comprises those ___________
Authoritative years of age. - ANSWER -60-79
In 2006, _____ of U.S. children were living in A person's age in terms of his or her physical
families below the poverty line. - health is called - ANSWER -biological
ANSWER -17.4% age
__________ play involves the repetition of Freud is associated with which theoretical
behavior when new skills are being learned. - perspective? - ANSWER -
ANSWER -Practice psychoanalytic
The Minnesota Family Investment Program During which period of prenatal development
was designed to - ANSWER -primarily do the connections form between neurons? -
influence the behavior of adults, through ANSWER -Fetal period
employment.
What is the correct sequence of stages in
The highest incidence of game playing occurs Freud's personality theory of development? -
- ANSWER -between ages 10 and 12. ANSWER -oral, anal, phallic, latency,
genital
A child who treats peers with aggression
elicits hostility from those peers. Which psychologist contended that "trust
versus mistrust" is the first psychological
What type of heredity environment stage? - ANSWER -Erik Erikson
correlation does this exemplify? -
ANSWER -Evocative genotype-
environment correlation Piaget's theory states that children actively
construct their understanding of the world
and that they go through _______ stages of
The process we refer to when we speak of cognitive development. - ANSWER -4
changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language is the -
ANSWER -cognitive process. Which of the following is an assumption of
Vygotsky's perspective on development? -
