PSYC 140 LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 1
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Define multidirectional. Answer: Change doesn't consist of only
getting better or only getting worse — it can consist of improvement or
decline or both things happening at the same time.
◉ Define multidisciplinary. Answer: Lifespan development is relevant to
many fields, and research in one area can influence and benefit other
disciplines and researchers.
◉ Define lifelong. Answer: Change happens throughout the entirety of
human life, and all age groups are important to learn about.
◉ Define multidimensional. Answer: There are many ways in which
someone can change, including socioemotional, cognitive, and
biological
◉ Aging vs. maturation. Answer: Aging: The process of becoming old.
It starts in young adulthood. Not the same as growth — kids grow, adults
age.
, Maturation: Becoming more advanced and developed. Brains and bodies
mature, thinking and emotion regulation becomes more mature.
◉ Nature vs. nurture. Answer: Nature: genetic, biological
Nurture: learned, influenced by others, environmental
◉ Continuous vs. discontinuous development. Answer: Continuous:
development continues throughout our lives
Discontinuous: development happens in distinct, predictable stages that
are tied to specific ages
◉ Freud: continuous or discontinuous? Answer: discontinuous
◉ Erikson: continuous or discontinuous? Answer: discontinuous
◉ # and names of Freud's psychosexual stages. Answer: 5 stages:
1. oral stage (birth to 18 months)
2. anal stage (18 months to 3 years)
3. phallic stage (3-6 years)
4. latency stage (6 years to puberty)
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Define multidirectional. Answer: Change doesn't consist of only
getting better or only getting worse — it can consist of improvement or
decline or both things happening at the same time.
◉ Define multidisciplinary. Answer: Lifespan development is relevant to
many fields, and research in one area can influence and benefit other
disciplines and researchers.
◉ Define lifelong. Answer: Change happens throughout the entirety of
human life, and all age groups are important to learn about.
◉ Define multidimensional. Answer: There are many ways in which
someone can change, including socioemotional, cognitive, and
biological
◉ Aging vs. maturation. Answer: Aging: The process of becoming old.
It starts in young adulthood. Not the same as growth — kids grow, adults
age.
, Maturation: Becoming more advanced and developed. Brains and bodies
mature, thinking and emotion regulation becomes more mature.
◉ Nature vs. nurture. Answer: Nature: genetic, biological
Nurture: learned, influenced by others, environmental
◉ Continuous vs. discontinuous development. Answer: Continuous:
development continues throughout our lives
Discontinuous: development happens in distinct, predictable stages that
are tied to specific ages
◉ Freud: continuous or discontinuous? Answer: discontinuous
◉ Erikson: continuous or discontinuous? Answer: discontinuous
◉ # and names of Freud's psychosexual stages. Answer: 5 stages:
1. oral stage (birth to 18 months)
2. anal stage (18 months to 3 years)
3. phallic stage (3-6 years)
4. latency stage (6 years to puberty)
