HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The process of modeling, or observing and imitating others, is
referred to as.
Answer: observational learning.
◉ Examples of normative history-graded influences include all of the
following EXCEPT.
Answer: the death of a spouse.
◉ A teacher is concerned that a student is behind the other
classmates in computational ability. The teacher is concerned about
which domain of human development?.
Answer: cognitive
◉ _____ development is the concept of a lifelong process of
development that can be studied scientifically..
Answer: Life-span
,◉ Measures of quantitative changes, such as documenting the
number of words added to a child's vocabulary, support which
theory?.
Answer: mechanistic
◉ Which of the following statements about hereditary and
environmental influences on development is true?.
Answer: Characteristics like intelligence are strongly affected by
both heredity and environmental influences.
◉ In the study of human development, a theory is a.
Answer: coherent set of logically related concepts that seeks to
organize, explain, and predict data.
◉ One student is three inches taller than every other student in the
class. Which domain of development would address this child's
height?.
Answer: physical
◉ A child doesn't want to share a new toy with the other children at
preschool. This child is struggling with_____ development..
Answer: psychosocial
◉ Division of the life span into periods is a.
,Answer: social construction
◉ Which of the following best describes the focus of the study of
human development?.
Answer: change and stability
◉ What is the principle that an organism will repeat behaviors when
these behaviors are reinforced?.
Answer: operant conditioning
◉ In the life-span perspective, no age period dominates
development. This highlights the view that development is
considered to be.
Answer: lifelong
◉ Based on your text, which of the following is NOT one of the major
divisions of the life span?.
Answer: senescence
◉ The developmental period that includes, for most people, the
establishment of families and occupations is.
Answer: emerging and young adulthood
, ◉ Advances in brain development have an effect on.
Answer: All answer choices are correct:
psychosocial development.
cognitive development.
physical development.
◉ A study of an individual is a(n).
Answer: case study
◉ An event that is experienced in a similar way by most people in an
age group is called a _____ influence..
Answer: normative age-graded
◉ Explanations or predictions that can be scientifically tested are
called....
Answer: hypotheses.
◉ Personality development intertwined with social relationships is
what is meant by_____ development..
UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ The process of modeling, or observing and imitating others, is
referred to as.
Answer: observational learning.
◉ Examples of normative history-graded influences include all of the
following EXCEPT.
Answer: the death of a spouse.
◉ A teacher is concerned that a student is behind the other
classmates in computational ability. The teacher is concerned about
which domain of human development?.
Answer: cognitive
◉ _____ development is the concept of a lifelong process of
development that can be studied scientifically..
Answer: Life-span
,◉ Measures of quantitative changes, such as documenting the
number of words added to a child's vocabulary, support which
theory?.
Answer: mechanistic
◉ Which of the following statements about hereditary and
environmental influences on development is true?.
Answer: Characteristics like intelligence are strongly affected by
both heredity and environmental influences.
◉ In the study of human development, a theory is a.
Answer: coherent set of logically related concepts that seeks to
organize, explain, and predict data.
◉ One student is three inches taller than every other student in the
class. Which domain of development would address this child's
height?.
Answer: physical
◉ A child doesn't want to share a new toy with the other children at
preschool. This child is struggling with_____ development..
Answer: psychosocial
◉ Division of the life span into periods is a.
,Answer: social construction
◉ Which of the following best describes the focus of the study of
human development?.
Answer: change and stability
◉ What is the principle that an organism will repeat behaviors when
these behaviors are reinforced?.
Answer: operant conditioning
◉ In the life-span perspective, no age period dominates
development. This highlights the view that development is
considered to be.
Answer: lifelong
◉ Based on your text, which of the following is NOT one of the major
divisions of the life span?.
Answer: senescence
◉ The developmental period that includes, for most people, the
establishment of families and occupations is.
Answer: emerging and young adulthood
, ◉ Advances in brain development have an effect on.
Answer: All answer choices are correct:
psychosocial development.
cognitive development.
physical development.
◉ A study of an individual is a(n).
Answer: case study
◉ An event that is experienced in a similar way by most people in an
age group is called a _____ influence..
Answer: normative age-graded
◉ Explanations or predictions that can be scientifically tested are
called....
Answer: hypotheses.
◉ Personality development intertwined with social relationships is
what is meant by_____ development..
