LIFE SPAN AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2025-
2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Psychometricmapproachmtomintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSPsychometricsmismthemfieldmofmstudymconcernedmwithmthemtheorymandmtech
niquemofmpsychologicalmmeasurement,mwhichmincludesmthemmeasurementmofmknowledge,mabilitie
s,mattitudes,mandmpersonalitymtraits.mThemfieldmismprimarilymconcernedmwithmthemstudymofmdifferen
cesmbetweenmindividuals.
fluidmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemgeneralmabilitymtomthinkmabstractly,mreason,midentifympatterns,msolvem
problems,mandmdiscernmrelationships.
Crystallizedmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSItmismthemabilitymtomanalyzemnovelmproblems,midentifympatternsmandmrelation
shipsmthatmunderpinmthesemproblemsmandmthemextrapolationmofmthesemusingmlogic
MentalmAgem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSMentalmagemismammeasuremofmanmindividual'smmentalmattainmentmbasedmonm
themageminmwhichmitmtakesmanmaveragemindividualmtomreachmthatmsamemlevelmofmattainment.
Chronologicalmagem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSChronologicalmagemismammeasuremofmanmindividual'smagembasedmonmthemcale
ndarmdatemonmwhichmhemormshemwasmborn.
Triarchimtheorymofmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSInmthismtheory,mintelligencemismdefinedminmtermsmofmthemabilitymtomachievems
,uccessminmlifembasedmonmone'smpersonalmstandards-
andmwithinmone'smsocioculturalmcontext.mThemabilitymtomachievemsuccessmdependsmonmthemabilitym
tomcapitalizemonmone'smstrengthsmandmtomcorrectmormcompensatemformone'smweaknesses.
Divergentmthinkingm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSRefersmtomamwaymofmsolvingmproblemsmwhereinmamvarietymofmpossiblemsoluti
onsmaremproposedminmanmeffortmtomfindmonemthatmworks.
ConvergentmThinkingm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSItmgenerallymmeansmthemabilitymtomgivemthem"correct"manswermtomstandardm
questionsmthatmdomnotmrequiremsignificantmcreativity,mforminstanceminmmostmtasksminmschoolmandmo
nmstandardizedmmultiple-choicemtestsmformintelligence.
Developmentmquotientm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSAmnumbermexpressingmthemdevelopmentmofmamchildmdeterminedmbymdividin
gmthemagemofmthemgroupmintomwhichmtestmscoresmplacemthemchildmbymthemchild'smchronologicalmage
mandmmultiplyingmbym100m—abbreviationmDQ.
CorrelationmbetweenmIQmandmDQm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
Cumulativemdeficitmhypothesism-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSProposesmthatmundermconditionsmofmmarkedmsocialmandmenvironmentalmde
privationmgrowthmandmdevelopmentmdeficitsminmchildrenmwillmaugmentmasmchildrenmgrowmolder.
Flynnmeffectm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemphenomenonminmwhichmtheremismammarkedmincreaseminmintelligencemt
estmscoremaveragesmovermtime.
Intellectualmfunctioningminmadulthoodm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
, Researchmonmwisdomm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
LewismTermansm"Termites"m-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
Languagem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSLanguagemismamsystemmofmsymbolsmandmrulesmthatmismusedmformmeaningfulmc
ommunication.
syntaxm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSSyntaxmismthemcollectionmofmrulesmthatmgovernmhowmwordsmaremassembledmi
ntommeaningfulmsentences.
Phonemem-mmCORRECTmANSWERSAmphonememismamunitmofmsoundminmspeech.
Morphemem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemsmallestmlingualmunitmthatmcarriesmamsemanticminterpretation.
Semanticsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSConcernsmthemmeaningsmofmwords,msigns,msymbols,mandmthemphrasesmthatmr
epresentmthem.mMoremspecifically,mitmismthemstudymofmmeaningsmthroughmthemrelationshipsmofmwo
rds,mhowmtheymaremused,mandmhowmtheymaremsaid.
Pragmaticsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSPragmaticsmismthemstudymofmhowmwordsmaremused,mormthemstudymofmsignsman
dmsymbols.
Prosodym-mmCORRECTmANSWERSThempatternsmofmrhythmmandmsound.
DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR 2025-
2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Psychometricmapproachmtomintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSPsychometricsmismthemfieldmofmstudymconcernedmwithmthemtheorymandmtech
niquemofmpsychologicalmmeasurement,mwhichmincludesmthemmeasurementmofmknowledge,mabilitie
s,mattitudes,mandmpersonalitymtraits.mThemfieldmismprimarilymconcernedmwithmthemstudymofmdifferen
cesmbetweenmindividuals.
fluidmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemgeneralmabilitymtomthinkmabstractly,mreason,midentifympatterns,msolvem
problems,mandmdiscernmrelationships.
Crystallizedmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSItmismthemabilitymtomanalyzemnovelmproblems,midentifympatternsmandmrelation
shipsmthatmunderpinmthesemproblemsmandmthemextrapolationmofmthesemusingmlogic
MentalmAgem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSMentalmagemismammeasuremofmanmindividual'smmentalmattainmentmbasedmonm
themageminmwhichmitmtakesmanmaveragemindividualmtomreachmthatmsamemlevelmofmattainment.
Chronologicalmagem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSChronologicalmagemismammeasuremofmanmindividual'smagembasedmonmthemcale
ndarmdatemonmwhichmhemormshemwasmborn.
Triarchimtheorymofmintelligencem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSInmthismtheory,mintelligencemismdefinedminmtermsmofmthemabilitymtomachievems
,uccessminmlifembasedmonmone'smpersonalmstandards-
andmwithinmone'smsocioculturalmcontext.mThemabilitymtomachievemsuccessmdependsmonmthemabilitym
tomcapitalizemonmone'smstrengthsmandmtomcorrectmormcompensatemformone'smweaknesses.
Divergentmthinkingm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSRefersmtomamwaymofmsolvingmproblemsmwhereinmamvarietymofmpossiblemsoluti
onsmaremproposedminmanmeffortmtomfindmonemthatmworks.
ConvergentmThinkingm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSItmgenerallymmeansmthemabilitymtomgivemthem"correct"manswermtomstandardm
questionsmthatmdomnotmrequiremsignificantmcreativity,mforminstanceminmmostmtasksminmschoolmandmo
nmstandardizedmmultiple-choicemtestsmformintelligence.
Developmentmquotientm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSAmnumbermexpressingmthemdevelopmentmofmamchildmdeterminedmbymdividin
gmthemagemofmthemgroupmintomwhichmtestmscoresmplacemthemchildmbymthemchild'smchronologicalmage
mandmmultiplyingmbym100m—abbreviationmDQ.
CorrelationmbetweenmIQmandmDQm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
Cumulativemdeficitmhypothesism-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSProposesmthatmundermconditionsmofmmarkedmsocialmandmenvironmentalmde
privationmgrowthmandmdevelopmentmdeficitsminmchildrenmwillmaugmentmasmchildrenmgrowmolder.
Flynnmeffectm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemphenomenonminmwhichmtheremismammarkedmincreaseminmintelligencemt
estmscoremaveragesmovermtime.
Intellectualmfunctioningminmadulthoodm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
, Researchmonmwisdomm-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
LewismTermansm"Termites"m-mmCORRECTmANSWERS
Languagem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSLanguagemismamsystemmofmsymbolsmandmrulesmthatmismusedmformmeaningfulmc
ommunication.
syntaxm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSSyntaxmismthemcollectionmofmrulesmthatmgovernmhowmwordsmaremassembledmi
ntommeaningfulmsentences.
Phonemem-mmCORRECTmANSWERSAmphonememismamunitmofmsoundminmspeech.
Morphemem-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSIsmthemsmallestmlingualmunitmthatmcarriesmamsemanticminterpretation.
Semanticsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSConcernsmthemmeaningsmofmwords,msigns,msymbols,mandmthemphrasesmthatmr
epresentmthem.mMoremspecifically,mitmismthemstudymofmmeaningsmthroughmthemrelationshipsmofmwo
rds,mhowmtheymaremused,mandmhowmtheymaremsaid.
Pragmaticsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSPragmaticsmismthemstudymofmhowmwordsmaremused,mormthemstudymofmsignsman
dmsymbols.
Prosodym-mmCORRECTmANSWERSThempatternsmofmrhythmmandmsound.