ABSC 160 Unit 1 Exam - KU-Questions with Correct
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what are the three domains of development? ✔✔physical
social-emotional
cognitive
social policy ✔✔policies that are intended to promote the welfare of individuals in a society
physical development ✔✔the biological changes that occur in the body, including changes in
size and strength, as well as the integration of sensory and motor activities
cognitive development ✔✔changes in the way we think, understand and reason about the
world; accumulation of knowledge as well as the way we use that info for problem-solving
and decision making
social-emotional development ✔✔all the ways we learn to connect to other individuals and
interact effectively with them, understand our emotions and the emotions of others, and
express and regulate our emotions
what are the stages of childhood and adolescence? ✔✔infancy
toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
infancy ✔✔first year of life
begin developing the motor skills needed to explore the world
toddlerhood ✔✔ages 1-3
language develops at an astonishing rate
, early childhood ✔✔ages 3-6
begin to learn the skills necessary to understand how other people think and feel
middle childhood ✔✔ages 6-12
begin to form a clearer sense of self and an understanding of who they are
adolescence ✔✔ages 12-18
bodies undergo physical changes
able to think and reason at a more abstract level
nature ✔✔the influence of genetic inheritance on development
nurture ✔✔the influence of learning and environment on children's development
quantitative changes ✔✔changes in the amount of quantity of what you are measuring
qualitative changes ✔✔changes that alter the overall quality of a process of function; result
is something altogether different
stage theories ✔✔theories of development in which each stage in life is seen as qualitatively
different from the ones that come before and after
incremental theories ✔✔theories in which development is a result of continuous
quantitative changes
equifinality ✔✔different pathways can result in the same outcome
multifinality ✔✔the same pathway can lead to different outcomes
Answers/ Expert Verified
what are the three domains of development? ✔✔physical
social-emotional
cognitive
social policy ✔✔policies that are intended to promote the welfare of individuals in a society
physical development ✔✔the biological changes that occur in the body, including changes in
size and strength, as well as the integration of sensory and motor activities
cognitive development ✔✔changes in the way we think, understand and reason about the
world; accumulation of knowledge as well as the way we use that info for problem-solving
and decision making
social-emotional development ✔✔all the ways we learn to connect to other individuals and
interact effectively with them, understand our emotions and the emotions of others, and
express and regulate our emotions
what are the stages of childhood and adolescence? ✔✔infancy
toddlerhood
early childhood
middle childhood
adolescence
infancy ✔✔first year of life
begin developing the motor skills needed to explore the world
toddlerhood ✔✔ages 1-3
language develops at an astonishing rate
, early childhood ✔✔ages 3-6
begin to learn the skills necessary to understand how other people think and feel
middle childhood ✔✔ages 6-12
begin to form a clearer sense of self and an understanding of who they are
adolescence ✔✔ages 12-18
bodies undergo physical changes
able to think and reason at a more abstract level
nature ✔✔the influence of genetic inheritance on development
nurture ✔✔the influence of learning and environment on children's development
quantitative changes ✔✔changes in the amount of quantity of what you are measuring
qualitative changes ✔✔changes that alter the overall quality of a process of function; result
is something altogether different
stage theories ✔✔theories of development in which each stage in life is seen as qualitatively
different from the ones that come before and after
incremental theories ✔✔theories in which development is a result of continuous
quantitative changes
equifinality ✔✔different pathways can result in the same outcome
multifinality ✔✔the same pathway can lead to different outcomes
