Examl 1:l PSYl 357/l PSY357l (NEWl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Lifespanl Developmentl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
QUESTION
Reflexesl -l 3l categories
Answer:
certainl involuntaryl responsesl tol stimuli.l "builtl in"l reactions.
1.l Approachl -l concernedl withl intatke;l breathing,l sucking,l rooting
2.l Avoidancel -l occursl inl fulll blownl reaction,l hardl tol stop.l ex:l coughing,l sneezing,l
blinking
3.l Otherl -l morol (startle)l grabbingl forl supportl whilel falling.
QUESTION
Grossl motorl skills
Answer:
Largel musclel groups;l ex:l walking,l running,l climbing
QUESTION
Finel motorl skills
Answer:
pinch,l grip,l handl muscles,l finelyl tunedl movements
QUESTION
Autisml spectruml disorderl -l Statistic*
Answer:
Pervasivel developmentl disorders.l
1/150l diagnosedl americanl children.l
,Problemsl inl social,l verbal,l andl non-verbal,l communicationl andl repetitivel behaviors.
QUESTION
Visionl inl infants
Answer:
Visionl isl 20/200;l explainsl whyl veryl bluryl imagesl arel seenl whenl closel up.
QUESTION
Hearingl forl baby
Answer:
developsl aboutl 3l monthsl inl utero.
QUESTION
Infantl directedl speech
Answer:
usuallyl highl pitched,l exaggeratedl tones,l simplel words,l repetition,l universallyl usedl acrossl
alll cultures
QUESTION
Touch
Answer:
babiesl arel soothedl whenl touched
QUESTION
Tastel andl smelll -l babies
Answer:
faciall expressionsl andl actsl arel seenl exaggeratedly.l canl dol thisl byl 6l daysl old.
QUESTION
, lifespanl development
Answer:
thel scientificl studyl ofl humanl development
QUESTION
cohort
Answer:
peoplel aboutl thel samel agel asl youl (yourl birthl group);l agel groupl throughl whichl youl
travell throughl timel withl (characterizedl byl lookingl atl lifel al certainl way,l beliefs,l morals)
QUESTION
socioeconomicl status
Answer:
thel combinationl ofl wealthl andl educationl (assets,l moneyl (minusl debt)l andl education)
QUESTION
normativel transition
Answer:
predictablel events,l happensl tol mostl peoplel aroundl thel worldl andl followsl thel trajectory
ex.)l graduatingl highl schooll thenl goingl rightl tol college
QUESTION
non-normativel transition
Answer:
thingsl outl ofl syncl froml thel "norm"--l typicallyl morel stressful
ex.)l buryingl al child;l goingl backl tol schooll afterl "normal"l years
QUESTION
2026l Update)l Lifespanl Developmentl
Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l GCU
QUESTION
Reflexesl -l 3l categories
Answer:
certainl involuntaryl responsesl tol stimuli.l "builtl in"l reactions.
1.l Approachl -l concernedl withl intatke;l breathing,l sucking,l rooting
2.l Avoidancel -l occursl inl fulll blownl reaction,l hardl tol stop.l ex:l coughing,l sneezing,l
blinking
3.l Otherl -l morol (startle)l grabbingl forl supportl whilel falling.
QUESTION
Grossl motorl skills
Answer:
Largel musclel groups;l ex:l walking,l running,l climbing
QUESTION
Finel motorl skills
Answer:
pinch,l grip,l handl muscles,l finelyl tunedl movements
QUESTION
Autisml spectruml disorderl -l Statistic*
Answer:
Pervasivel developmentl disorders.l
1/150l diagnosedl americanl children.l
,Problemsl inl social,l verbal,l andl non-verbal,l communicationl andl repetitivel behaviors.
QUESTION
Visionl inl infants
Answer:
Visionl isl 20/200;l explainsl whyl veryl bluryl imagesl arel seenl whenl closel up.
QUESTION
Hearingl forl baby
Answer:
developsl aboutl 3l monthsl inl utero.
QUESTION
Infantl directedl speech
Answer:
usuallyl highl pitched,l exaggeratedl tones,l simplel words,l repetition,l universallyl usedl acrossl
alll cultures
QUESTION
Touch
Answer:
babiesl arel soothedl whenl touched
QUESTION
Tastel andl smelll -l babies
Answer:
faciall expressionsl andl actsl arel seenl exaggeratedly.l canl dol thisl byl 6l daysl old.
QUESTION
, lifespanl development
Answer:
thel scientificl studyl ofl humanl development
QUESTION
cohort
Answer:
peoplel aboutl thel samel agel asl youl (yourl birthl group);l agel groupl throughl whichl youl
travell throughl timel withl (characterizedl byl lookingl atl lifel al certainl way,l beliefs,l morals)
QUESTION
socioeconomicl status
Answer:
thel combinationl ofl wealthl andl educationl (assets,l moneyl (minusl debt)l andl education)
QUESTION
normativel transition
Answer:
predictablel events,l happensl tol mostl peoplel aroundl thel worldl andl followsl thel trajectory
ex.)l graduatingl highl schooll thenl goingl rightl tol college
QUESTION
non-normativel transition
Answer:
thingsl outl ofl syncl froml thel "norm"--l typicallyl morel stressful
ex.)l buryingl al child;l goingl backl tol schooll afterl "normal"l years
QUESTION
