Lifespan Psychology (3400)-Exam 1
[Part One] Compiled With Correct And
Verified Answers
What ris rHuman rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅Development ris rthe rscientific rstudy
rof rhow rpeople rchange rand rhow rthey rstay rthe rsame rover rtime rfrom rconception rto
rdeath.
4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅1) rDescription
2) rExplanation
3) rExplanation
D) rUse rof rknowledge rgained rthrough rstudy rto rpromote rhuman rwelfare.
Description r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWant rto robserve rand rmeasure rbehavior rand rmental rprocesses.
-Mental rprocesses rcan't rbe rdirectly robserved. r
- rSuch rhow rpeople rare rfeeling, rthinking, rsensing, rand rperceiving. r
-We rmake rassumptions rabout rwhat rpeople rare rfeeling rbased ron rwhat rthey rsay rand
rhow rthey rlook.
Explanation r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWe rwant rto rexplicate rwhat rthe rdata rmeans rand rnow rwant rto rexplain rwhat rit
rmeans.
- rWe rusually rdo rthis rby rcreating ra rtheory-a rcoherent rand rintegrated rset rof
rassumptions rand rpropositions rwhich rexplain rthe rdata.
Prediction r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWant rto rforecast rlater rdevelopment rbased ron rearlier ror rpresent rdevelopment.
- rA ruseful rtheory ris rone rthat rcan rmake rpredictions
Ex. rChildren rwho rlack rearly rexposure rto rlanguage rwill rhave rlater
Use rof rknowledge rgained rthrough rstudy rto rpromote rhuman rwelfare r-
rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rMake rthe rworld ra rbetter rplace.
Aspects rof rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅1) rPhysical
, 2) rCognitive
3) rPsychosocial r(Personality rSocial)
Physical r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof rDevelopment
-Changes rin rthe rbody. rMore rspecifically rin rthe rbrain.
-Sensory rcapacity. r(ex. rHow rwell rwe rsee rand rhear)
-Motor rskills
Cognitive r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof rDevelopment
-Learning
-Memory
-Reasoning
-Thinking
-Language
Psychosocial r(Personality rand rSocial) r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof
rDevelopment
- rCombination rof rpersonality rand rsocial raspects.
-Personality rAspects- rthe runique rway rthat reach rindividual rdeal rwith rthe rworld rand
rexpress rthemselves.
-Social rAspects-relationships. rHow rdo ryou rrelate rto ryour rfamily ror rpeers? rHow rdo
ryou rrelate rto ryour rethnic rgroup? rFocused ron rthe rgroup, rnot rthe rindividual.
Periods rof rthe rLifespan r- rCORRECT✅✅8 rPeriods r
- rPrenatal r(conception rto rbirth)
-Infancy rand rtoddlerhood r(birth rto r3 ryears)
-Early rchildhood r(3 rto r6 ryears)
-Middle rchildhood r(6 rto r11 ryears)
-Adolescence r(11 rto r20 ryears)
-Young radulthood r(20 rto r40 ryears)
-Middle rage r(40 rto r65 ryears)
-Late radulthood r(65 ryears rand rover)
Individual rDifferences rin rDevelopment r(Rates rof rDevelopment) r- rCORRECT✅✅-
Milestone-average rage rfor rcertain rbehaviors rto roccur
-Approximate rbut rnot rdefinite rin rterm rof rage
-Will rbe rwide rrange rof rindividual rdifferences ramongst rindividuals
-People rwill rbe rin rthe rsame rgeneral rsequences, rbut rthere rwill rbe ra rlot rof rindividual
rdifferences rwhen rit rcomes rto rcertain rmilestones.
Individual rDifferences rin rDevelopment r(Results rof rDevelopment) r- rCORRECT✅✅-
rOnly rwhen rthe rbehavior ris rso rextreme, rthat rit rbecomes rnoteworthy.
[Part One] Compiled With Correct And
Verified Answers
What ris rHuman rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅Development ris rthe rscientific rstudy
rof rhow rpeople rchange rand rhow rthey rstay rthe rsame rover rtime rfrom rconception rto
rdeath.
4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅1) rDescription
2) rExplanation
3) rExplanation
D) rUse rof rknowledge rgained rthrough rstudy rto rpromote rhuman rwelfare.
Description r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWant rto robserve rand rmeasure rbehavior rand rmental rprocesses.
-Mental rprocesses rcan't rbe rdirectly robserved. r
- rSuch rhow rpeople rare rfeeling, rthinking, rsensing, rand rperceiving. r
-We rmake rassumptions rabout rwhat rpeople rare rfeeling rbased ron rwhat rthey rsay rand
rhow rthey rlook.
Explanation r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWe rwant rto rexplicate rwhat rthe rdata rmeans rand rnow rwant rto rexplain rwhat rit
rmeans.
- rWe rusually rdo rthis rby rcreating ra rtheory-a rcoherent rand rintegrated rset rof
rassumptions rand rpropositions rwhich rexplain rthe rdata.
Prediction r- rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rWant rto rforecast rlater rdevelopment rbased ron rearlier ror rpresent rdevelopment.
- rA ruseful rtheory ris rone rthat rcan rmake rpredictions
Ex. rChildren rwho rlack rearly rexposure rto rlanguage rwill rhave rlater
Use rof rknowledge rgained rthrough rstudy rto rpromote rhuman rwelfare r-
rCORRECT✅✅*1 rof r4 rGoals rof rLifespan rDevelopment
- rMake rthe rworld ra rbetter rplace.
Aspects rof rDevelopment r- rCORRECT✅✅1) rPhysical
, 2) rCognitive
3) rPsychosocial r(Personality rSocial)
Physical r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof rDevelopment
-Changes rin rthe rbody. rMore rspecifically rin rthe rbrain.
-Sensory rcapacity. r(ex. rHow rwell rwe rsee rand rhear)
-Motor rskills
Cognitive r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof rDevelopment
-Learning
-Memory
-Reasoning
-Thinking
-Language
Psychosocial r(Personality rand rSocial) r- rCORRECT✅✅* r1 rof r3 rAspects rof
rDevelopment
- rCombination rof rpersonality rand rsocial raspects.
-Personality rAspects- rthe runique rway rthat reach rindividual rdeal rwith rthe rworld rand
rexpress rthemselves.
-Social rAspects-relationships. rHow rdo ryou rrelate rto ryour rfamily ror rpeers? rHow rdo
ryou rrelate rto ryour rethnic rgroup? rFocused ron rthe rgroup, rnot rthe rindividual.
Periods rof rthe rLifespan r- rCORRECT✅✅8 rPeriods r
- rPrenatal r(conception rto rbirth)
-Infancy rand rtoddlerhood r(birth rto r3 ryears)
-Early rchildhood r(3 rto r6 ryears)
-Middle rchildhood r(6 rto r11 ryears)
-Adolescence r(11 rto r20 ryears)
-Young radulthood r(20 rto r40 ryears)
-Middle rage r(40 rto r65 ryears)
-Late radulthood r(65 ryears rand rover)
Individual rDifferences rin rDevelopment r(Rates rof rDevelopment) r- rCORRECT✅✅-
Milestone-average rage rfor rcertain rbehaviors rto roccur
-Approximate rbut rnot rdefinite rin rterm rof rage
-Will rbe rwide rrange rof rindividual rdifferences ramongst rindividuals
-People rwill rbe rin rthe rsame rgeneral rsequences, rbut rthere rwill rbe ra rlot rof rindividual
rdifferences rwhen rit rcomes rto rcertain rmilestones.
Individual rDifferences rin rDevelopment r(Results rof rDevelopment) r- rCORRECT✅✅-
rOnly rwhen rthe rbehavior ris rso rextreme, rthat rit rbecomes rnoteworthy.
