DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
2025/2026 GRADED A+ 80 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM NEW EDITION
definition: development - The pattern of movement or change that starts at conception and
continues through the life span; development is lifelong
concept: development - Each of us develops partly like all other individuals, partly like some other
individuals, and partly like no other individuals.
development concept continued; But as humans, we have all travelled some common paths. We all
walked around age one, engaged in fantasy play as a young child and became more independent as a
youth. - Each of us, if we live long enough, will experience hearing problems and the death of family
members and friends, this is the general course of our development.
definition: life-span perspective - Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic,
multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed
through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
life span perspective - learning about us and others; development involves growth, but also includes
decline;
Traditional approach: emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in
adulthood, and decline in old age; - life-span approach emphasizes developmental change
throughout adulthood as well as childhood
development is Multidimensional - Development consists of cognitive; mental, and biological;
physical changes and; socioemotional intra/inter personal dimensions
development is multidirectional - Some things in development improve somethings get worse
development is plastic - Ability to change, how much plasticity do we have in various dimensions.
Development is contextual - Isnt just a personal experience b/c you exist in a context that changes
you and you change it. 3 types, Normative age graded influences, history graded influences, non
normative.
, normative age-graded influences - Typical age related influences, happens to everyone at a certain
age; example; puberty, menopause, starting school around age 6.
normative history-graded influences - happens to everyone of a certain generation; example... 9/11,
civil war, women's right movement.
non-normative life events - not everyone experiences, such as cancer, death of a parent when a child
is young, winning the lottery.
Development involves growth, maintenance and regulation of loss - Baltes and his colleagues assert
that the mastery of life often involved conflicts and competition among three goals of human
development: growth, maintain and regulation of loss.
development is a co-construction of biology, culture and the individual - these factors influence each
other. For example, the brain shapes culture, but it is also shaped by culture and experiences that
individuals have or pursue. individuals factors, We can create a unique developmental path by
actively choosing from the environment the things that optimize our lives.
definition; nature-nurture - The debate about the extent to which development is influenced by
nature and by nature. Nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, nurture to its
environmental experiences.
context - the setting in which development occurs, which is influenced by historical, economical,
social, and cultural factors
culture - The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from
generation to generation
ethnicity - A range of characteristics rooted in cultural heritage, including nationality, race, religion,
and language.
theory - is an interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and make
predictions
2025/2026 GRADED A+ 80 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM NEW EDITION
definition: development - The pattern of movement or change that starts at conception and
continues through the life span; development is lifelong
concept: development - Each of us develops partly like all other individuals, partly like some other
individuals, and partly like no other individuals.
development concept continued; But as humans, we have all travelled some common paths. We all
walked around age one, engaged in fantasy play as a young child and became more independent as a
youth. - Each of us, if we live long enough, will experience hearing problems and the death of family
members and friends, this is the general course of our development.
definition: life-span perspective - Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic,
multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed
through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together.
life span perspective - learning about us and others; development involves growth, but also includes
decline;
Traditional approach: emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in
adulthood, and decline in old age; - life-span approach emphasizes developmental change
throughout adulthood as well as childhood
development is Multidimensional - Development consists of cognitive; mental, and biological;
physical changes and; socioemotional intra/inter personal dimensions
development is multidirectional - Some things in development improve somethings get worse
development is plastic - Ability to change, how much plasticity do we have in various dimensions.
Development is contextual - Isnt just a personal experience b/c you exist in a context that changes
you and you change it. 3 types, Normative age graded influences, history graded influences, non
normative.
, normative age-graded influences - Typical age related influences, happens to everyone at a certain
age; example; puberty, menopause, starting school around age 6.
normative history-graded influences - happens to everyone of a certain generation; example... 9/11,
civil war, women's right movement.
non-normative life events - not everyone experiences, such as cancer, death of a parent when a child
is young, winning the lottery.
Development involves growth, maintenance and regulation of loss - Baltes and his colleagues assert
that the mastery of life often involved conflicts and competition among three goals of human
development: growth, maintain and regulation of loss.
development is a co-construction of biology, culture and the individual - these factors influence each
other. For example, the brain shapes culture, but it is also shaped by culture and experiences that
individuals have or pursue. individuals factors, We can create a unique developmental path by
actively choosing from the environment the things that optimize our lives.
definition; nature-nurture - The debate about the extent to which development is influenced by
nature and by nature. Nature refers to an organism's biological inheritance, nurture to its
environmental experiences.
context - the setting in which development occurs, which is influenced by historical, economical,
social, and cultural factors
culture - The behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group that are passed on from
generation to generation
ethnicity - A range of characteristics rooted in cultural heritage, including nationality, race, religion,
and language.
theory - is an interrelated, coherent set of ideas that helps to explain phenomena and make
predictions
