Chapter 1: Experience Human Development, 13th Edition by Diane Papalia Test Bank Latest Edition.

human development - Answer Scientific study of processes of change and stability throughout the human life span. life-span development - Answer Concept of human development as a lifelong process, which can be studied scientifically. physical development - Answer Growth of body and brain, including patterns of change in sensory capacities, motor skills, and health. cognitive development - Answer Pattern of change in mental abilities, such as learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. psychosocial development - Answer Pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships. social construction - Answer A concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but that in reality is an invention of a particular culture or society. eight generally accepted periods of human development - Answer Prenatal Period (conception to birth) Infancy and Toddlerhood (birth to age 3) Early Child hood (ages 3 to 6) Middle Childhood (ages 6 to 11) Adolescence (ages 11 to about 20) Emerging and Young Adulthood (ages 20 to 40) Middle Adulthood (ages 40 to 65) Late Adulthood (age 65 and over) individual differences - Answer Differences in characteristics, influences, or developmental outcomes. heredity - Answer Inborn traits or characteristics inherited from the biological parents.