LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Four Ages of life-span development. Answer: First age - childhood
to adolescence
Second age - prime adulthood, 20's - 50s
Third age - approx 60 to 79
Fourth age - approx 80 and older.
◉ Chronological Age. Answer: Number of years since birth
◉ Biological age. Answer: Age in terms of biological health
◉ Psychological age. Answer: Individuals adaptive capacities
◉ Social age. Answer: Society's age expectations
◉ Nature. Answer: Organisms biological inheritance (genetic
components)
, ◉ Nurture. Answer: Environmental experiences
(Parenting)
◉ Stability. Answer: Result of heredity and possibly early life
experiences
◉ Change (Plasticity). Answer: The potential for change, exists
throughout lifespan
◉ Continuity. Answer: Gradual, cumulative change; quantitative
◉ Discontinuity. Answer: Distinct stages; qualitative
◉ Developmentalist approach to nature-nurture, continuity-
discontinuity, and stabilit- change issue. Answer: Not all is one of the
issues. They all characterize development throughout the human life
span.
◉ Scientific method. Answer: Tool to understand or answer
questions about development
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Four Ages of life-span development. Answer: First age - childhood
to adolescence
Second age - prime adulthood, 20's - 50s
Third age - approx 60 to 79
Fourth age - approx 80 and older.
◉ Chronological Age. Answer: Number of years since birth
◉ Biological age. Answer: Age in terms of biological health
◉ Psychological age. Answer: Individuals adaptive capacities
◉ Social age. Answer: Society's age expectations
◉ Nature. Answer: Organisms biological inheritance (genetic
components)
, ◉ Nurture. Answer: Environmental experiences
(Parenting)
◉ Stability. Answer: Result of heredity and possibly early life
experiences
◉ Change (Plasticity). Answer: The potential for change, exists
throughout lifespan
◉ Continuity. Answer: Gradual, cumulative change; quantitative
◉ Discontinuity. Answer: Distinct stages; qualitative
◉ Developmentalist approach to nature-nurture, continuity-
discontinuity, and stabilit- change issue. Answer: Not all is one of the
issues. They all characterize development throughout the human life
span.
◉ Scientific method. Answer: Tool to understand or answer
questions about development
