DEP2004 FINAL COMPLETE COURSE REVIEW
GUIDE
◉ Baltes' Lifespan Perspective.
Answer: The view that development is lifelong, multidirectional,
multidimensional, multidisciplinary, plastic, and multicontextual.
◉ Plasticity.
Answer: The characteristic of human traits being malleable and
open to change (e.g., brain recovery).
◉ Normative Age-Graded Influences.
Answer: Developmental influences shared by a specific age group
(e.g., starting school, puberty).
◉ Normative History-Graded Influences.
Answer: Developmental influences shared by a generation or cohort
(e.g., growing up during a war or pandemic).
◉ Non-Normative Life Influences.
Answer: Unique individual life events that impact development (e.g.,
losing a parent at a young age).
, ◉ Chronological Age.
Answer: The number of years since a person's birth.
◉ Biological Age.
Answer: Physical condition and rate of biological aging based on
organ condition and health.
◉ Psychological Age.
Answer: An individual's adaptive capacity, mental capabilities, and
emotional maturity compared to peers.
◉ Social Age.
Answer: Cultural expectations and roles associated with an age
group.
◉ Nature vs. Nurture.
Answer: The debate comparing the influence of genetics/heredity
vs. environment and experiences.
◉ John Locke.
Answer: Theorist who proposed Tabula Rasa (blank slate), believing
children are entirely shaped by their environment.
GUIDE
◉ Baltes' Lifespan Perspective.
Answer: The view that development is lifelong, multidirectional,
multidimensional, multidisciplinary, plastic, and multicontextual.
◉ Plasticity.
Answer: The characteristic of human traits being malleable and
open to change (e.g., brain recovery).
◉ Normative Age-Graded Influences.
Answer: Developmental influences shared by a specific age group
(e.g., starting school, puberty).
◉ Normative History-Graded Influences.
Answer: Developmental influences shared by a generation or cohort
(e.g., growing up during a war or pandemic).
◉ Non-Normative Life Influences.
Answer: Unique individual life events that impact development (e.g.,
losing a parent at a young age).
, ◉ Chronological Age.
Answer: The number of years since a person's birth.
◉ Biological Age.
Answer: Physical condition and rate of biological aging based on
organ condition and health.
◉ Psychological Age.
Answer: An individual's adaptive capacity, mental capabilities, and
emotional maturity compared to peers.
◉ Social Age.
Answer: Cultural expectations and roles associated with an age
group.
◉ Nature vs. Nurture.
Answer: The debate comparing the influence of genetics/heredity
vs. environment and experiences.
◉ John Locke.
Answer: Theorist who proposed Tabula Rasa (blank slate), believing
children are entirely shaped by their environment.
