HUM GROWTH CH-1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
lifespan development - CORRECT ANSWERS field of study that examines patterns of
growth change and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan
cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWERS development involving the ways that growth
and change in intellectual capabilities influence a persons behavior
personality development - CORRECT ANSWERS development involving the ways that the
enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the lifespan
social development - CORRECT ANSWERS the way in which individuals interact with
others and their social relationships grow change and remain stable over the course of life
cohort - CORRECT ANSWERS group of people born at around the same time in the same
place
history-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS influences associated with a particular
historical moment
age-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS influences that are similar for individuals in a
particular age group regardless of when or where they are raised
sociocultural-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS social and cultural factors present
and a particular time for a particular individual depending on such variables as ethnicity social
class and subcultural membership
CORRECT ANSWERS
lifespan development - CORRECT ANSWERS field of study that examines patterns of
growth change and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire lifespan
cognitive development - CORRECT ANSWERS development involving the ways that growth
and change in intellectual capabilities influence a persons behavior
personality development - CORRECT ANSWERS development involving the ways that the
enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another change over the lifespan
social development - CORRECT ANSWERS the way in which individuals interact with
others and their social relationships grow change and remain stable over the course of life
cohort - CORRECT ANSWERS group of people born at around the same time in the same
place
history-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS influences associated with a particular
historical moment
age-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS influences that are similar for individuals in a
particular age group regardless of when or where they are raised
sociocultural-graded influences - CORRECT ANSWERS social and cultural factors present
and a particular time for a particular individual depending on such variables as ethnicity social
class and subcultural membership
