TEST BANK FOR INVITATION TO THE LIFE
SPAN FIFTH EDITION BY KATHLEEN
STASSEN BERGER EXAMINATION TEST
FULL SOLUTION
⫸ nuture Answer: the environmental influences that occur after
conception
⫸ epigenetics Answer: Study of the many ways environment alters
genetic expression, beginning with methylation at conception and
continuing lifelong
⫸ differential susceptibility Answer: Sensitivity to any particular
experience differs from one person to another because of the particular
genes each person has inherited, or what happened to that person years
earlier.
⫸ life-span perspective Answer: an approach to the study of human
development that takes into account all phases of life, from conception
to death
⫸ ecological-systems approach Answer: a perspective on human
development that considers all the influences from the various contexts
of development
, ⫸ cohort Answer: Group defined by the shared age of its members
(Includes values, events, technologies, and culture)
⫸ socioeconomic status (SES) Answer: A person's position in society as
determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of
residence, and other factors
⫸ culture Answer: A system of shared beliefs, norms, behaviors, and
expectations that persist over time and prescribe social behavior and
assumptions
⫸ social construction Answer: an idea that is built on shared
perceptions, not on objective reality
⫸ difference-equals-deficit error Answer: Mistaken belief that a
deviation from some norm is necessarily inferior to behavior or
characteristics that meet the standard.
⫸ ethnic group Answer: people whose ancestors were born in the same
region and who often share language, culture, and religion
⫸ race Answer: a group of people who are regarded by themselves or
by others as distinct from other groups on the basis of physical
appearance
SPAN FIFTH EDITION BY KATHLEEN
STASSEN BERGER EXAMINATION TEST
FULL SOLUTION
⫸ nuture Answer: the environmental influences that occur after
conception
⫸ epigenetics Answer: Study of the many ways environment alters
genetic expression, beginning with methylation at conception and
continuing lifelong
⫸ differential susceptibility Answer: Sensitivity to any particular
experience differs from one person to another because of the particular
genes each person has inherited, or what happened to that person years
earlier.
⫸ life-span perspective Answer: an approach to the study of human
development that takes into account all phases of life, from conception
to death
⫸ ecological-systems approach Answer: a perspective on human
development that considers all the influences from the various contexts
of development
, ⫸ cohort Answer: Group defined by the shared age of its members
(Includes values, events, technologies, and culture)
⫸ socioeconomic status (SES) Answer: A person's position in society as
determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of
residence, and other factors
⫸ culture Answer: A system of shared beliefs, norms, behaviors, and
expectations that persist over time and prescribe social behavior and
assumptions
⫸ social construction Answer: an idea that is built on shared
perceptions, not on objective reality
⫸ difference-equals-deficit error Answer: Mistaken belief that a
deviation from some norm is necessarily inferior to behavior or
characteristics that meet the standard.
⫸ ethnic group Answer: people whose ancestors were born in the same
region and who often share language, culture, and religion
⫸ race Answer: a group of people who are regarded by themselves or
by others as distinct from other groups on the basis of physical
appearance
