LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY (3400)-EXAM 1
[PART ONE] EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is Human Development - ANS Development is the scientific study of how people
change and how they stay the same over time from conception to death.
4 Goals of Lifespan Development - ANS 1) Description
2) Explanation
3) Explanation
D) Use of knowledge gained through study to promote human welfare.
Description - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- Want to observe and measure behavior and mental processes.
-Mental processes can't be directly observed.
- Such how people are feeling, thinking, sensing, and perceiving.
-We make assumptions about what people are feeling based on what they say and how they
look.
Explanation - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- We want to explicate what the data means and now want to explain what it means.
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, - We usually do this by creating a theory-a coherent and integrated set of assumptions and
propositions which explain the data.
Prediction - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- Want to forecast later development based on earlier or present development.
- A useful theory is one that can make predictions
Ex. Children who lack early exposure to language will have later
Use of knowledge gained through study to promote human welfare - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of
Lifespan Development
- Make the world a better place.
Aspects of Development - ANS 1) Physical
2) Cognitive
3) Psychosocial (Personality Social)
Physical - ANS * 1 of 3 Aspects of Development
-Changes in the body. More specifically in the brain.
-Sensory capacity. (ex. How well we see and hear)
-Motor skills
Cognitive - ANS * 1 of 3 Aspects of Development
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[PART ONE] EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What is Human Development - ANS Development is the scientific study of how people
change and how they stay the same over time from conception to death.
4 Goals of Lifespan Development - ANS 1) Description
2) Explanation
3) Explanation
D) Use of knowledge gained through study to promote human welfare.
Description - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- Want to observe and measure behavior and mental processes.
-Mental processes can't be directly observed.
- Such how people are feeling, thinking, sensing, and perceiving.
-We make assumptions about what people are feeling based on what they say and how they
look.
Explanation - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- We want to explicate what the data means and now want to explain what it means.
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, - We usually do this by creating a theory-a coherent and integrated set of assumptions and
propositions which explain the data.
Prediction - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of Lifespan Development
- Want to forecast later development based on earlier or present development.
- A useful theory is one that can make predictions
Ex. Children who lack early exposure to language will have later
Use of knowledge gained through study to promote human welfare - ANS *1 of 4 Goals of
Lifespan Development
- Make the world a better place.
Aspects of Development - ANS 1) Physical
2) Cognitive
3) Psychosocial (Personality Social)
Physical - ANS * 1 of 3 Aspects of Development
-Changes in the body. More specifically in the brain.
-Sensory capacity. (ex. How well we see and hear)
-Motor skills
Cognitive - ANS * 1 of 3 Aspects of Development
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