Dep2004 Midterm Comprehensive Questions And Answers.pdf

DEP2004 MIDTERM COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


◉ What is Social Development?


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Answer:


◉ What is Physical Development?


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pg 4.
Answer: Growth of body and brain, including patterns of change in
sensory capacities, motor skills, and health.


◉ What is Psychosocial Development?


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pg 4.

,Answer: Patterns of change in emotions, personality, and social
relationships.


◉ What is Personality?


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Answer:


◉ Age-graded influence on development


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pg 14.
Answer: Highly similar for people in a particular age group.


◉ History-graded influence on development


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pg 14.
Answer: Significant events that shape the behavior and attitudes of a
historical generation.


◉ Sociocultural-graded influence on development

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Answer:


◉ Non-normative influence on development


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pg 14.
Answer: Unusual events that have a major impact on individual lives
because they disturb the expected sequence of the life cycle.


◉ What are Bately's developmental principles?


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Answer:


◉ What is Continuous principles?


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pg 22.
Answer: Gradual and incremental

, ◉ What is Discontinuous Principles?


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pg 22.
Answer: Abrupt and uneven


◉ What does Nature mean?


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pg 8.
Answer: Hereditary influences


◉ What does Nurture mean?


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pg 8.
Answer: Environmental influences


◉ How does language lend evidence to both a sensitive and critical
period?