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Psych 241 – 94 Exam Questions on Developmental Theories, Prenatal Growth & Research Methods – WVU 2025/2026

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This document features 94 graded and verified exam questions from Exam 1 of Psych 241 (Lifespan Development Psychology) at West Virginia University for the 2025/2026 academic year. The content is ideal for students seeking a deep understanding of human development across the lifespan, with concise explanations of major theories and core concepts. Covered topics include: Stages of human development from conception to late adulthood Key theoretical frameworks including Piaget’s cognitive stages, Freud’s psychosexual stages, Erikson’s psychosocial theory, Bandura’s social learning, and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems The nature vs. nurture debate, genetic and environmental interactions, and foundational knowledge in behavior genetics Prenatal development stages, teratogens, and birth processes Scientific research methods such as longitudinal, cross-sectional, and sequential designs Ethical responsibilities in psychological research This resource is highly relevant for psychology, education, nursing, and human development students, as well as those enrolled in child development, early childhood education, social work, and health sciences programs. It serves as a powerful study guide for exam preparation, coursework revision, and self-paced learning. Keywords: developmental psychology, lifespan development, prenatal development, Piaget stages, psychosocial theory, behaviorism, cognitive development, nature vs nurture, research methods psychology, gene environment interaction, developmental stages, Bronfenbrenner theory, Erikson theory, Skinner conditioning, Vygotsky theory

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what is the life span of human development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the ways in

which people grow, change and stay the same throughout their lives, from

conception to death

phases of life (life span development psychology) - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔prenatal (conception to birth)


infancy and toddlerhood (birth to 2 years)

early childhood (2 to 6 years)

middle childhood (6 to 11 years)

adolescence ( 11 to 18 years)

early adulthood (18 to 40 years)

,middle adulthood (40-65 years)

later adulthood( 65 and beyond)

death


what are the conceptions of age - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔chronological age


biological age

psychological age

social age

what are bales life span approach: key principles - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔development is life long


development is multidimensional

development is multidirectional

development shows plasticity

development is multidisciplinary

impiratmce of biology and culture change

development involves changing allocation of resources

influence of content

,bates life span approach- development is lifelong - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔developmental change occurs throughout the life span; each age period

is affected by what happened before and will affect later development

bates life span approach- development is multidimensional - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔development entails changes in many areas of development:


- physical development

- cognitive development

- socioeconomic development

bates life span approach- development is multidirectional - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔development consisting of gains and losses & growth and decline


bates life span approach- development is plastic - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔development is malleable or changeable


examples of plastic development - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the brain and body can

compensate for injury

bates life span approach- development is multidisciplinary - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔the contributions of many disciplines are needed to understand how

people grow, think, and interact with the world


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, importance of biology and culture change across life span-biological

influences - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔greatest earlier in life span (sensory,abilities ,

coordination, strength)

importance of biology and culture change across life span-influence of

culture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increases over the life span and may compensate

fro earlier weakness (education technology and relationships)

treu or false - development involves changing allocation of resources - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔true


people use their resources to focus on.. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔growing,

maintaining and coping with loss


what are types of typical resources? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔time, strength,

intelligence, skills, money, relationships


context - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔when and where a person develops


context includes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔physical and social enviorments,

neighborhood, country, culture


cohort - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a generation of people born at the same time

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