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LSD ch.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The life-span perspective involves sociocultural and individual factors, but not biological factors T or F | false |
| By studying life-span development we learn information about ourselves, including which of the following? | who we are, how we came to be this way, how we will age |
| Development involves the interaction of age, body, mind, emotion, and relationships. These are continually changing and affecting each other. The best way to characterize this is that development is _______ | multidimensional |
| In the life-span perspective, no age period dominates development. This highlights the view that development is considered to be_____ | lifelong |
| oldest documented age | 122 years old |
| the idea that development is ____ refers to the fact that some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink throughout the life span | multidirectional |
| Life expectancy in the United States has increased as a result of which of the following? | improved sanitation, nutrition, and medicine |
| what term in development refers to the capacity to change | plasticity |
| Which of the following are characteristics of the life-span perspective of development? | lifelong, multidirectional, multidimensional |
| what is an example of normative age-graded influences? | 16 year old learning to drive 90 year old finds out her physical health is declining |
| Which aspects listed are part of the multidimensional characteristic of life-span development? | cognitive, biological, socioemotional |
| what are normative history-graded influences | common to members of a particular generation. |
| According to the life-span perspective, which age dominates development? | no age dominates development |
| A ______ life event is an unusual occurrence that has a major influence on a person's life and may not occur for other people at the same time. | nonnormative |
| As adolescents develop romantic relationships, their time with friends may decrease. This is an example of the ___ of development | multidirectionality |
| Which four of the following concepts are particularly useful when studying the sociocultural context? | socioeconomic status, ethnicity, culture, gender |
| A central focus in developmental research is plasticity, which refers to ___ | a person capacity for change |
| ____ encompasses the behavior patterns and beliefs that are passed from generation to generation | culture |
| Most children in the United States start school when they are 5 or 6 years of age. This occurrence is an example of a ____ | normative age-graded influence |
| If a study is "cross-cultural," this means that it ___ | compares multiple cultures |
| ______ comes from the Greek word for "nation." | ethnicity |
| What term describes someone whose gender identity differs from the gender assigned to them at birth? | transgender |
| In general, which of the following is the biggest policy concern for older adults? | health care costs and access |
| Technology influences human development and is used at all points in human development true or false | true |
| A government's social policy is the course of action taken by the government to ___ | promote the welfare of the country's citizens |
| What are some characteristics that tend to increase the odds of resilience? | good intellectual functioning, close relationship with parent, bonds to caring adults outside the family |
| ______ processes refer to the changes in an individual's physical nature | biological |
| Which of the following contemporary topics is the most recent and has had a dramatic influence at all points in human development health and well-being education parenting technology | technology |
| ______ period refers to a time frame in a person's life that is characterized by certain features. | developmental |
| A government's social policy is the course of action taken by the government to___ | promote the welfare of its citizens |
| Age has been conceptualized in which of the following ways? (4) | chronologically , psychologically, biologically, socially |
| ______ age refers to an individual's ability to adapt to change as compared to other people who have lived the same amount of time. | psychological |
| Psychoanalytic theories of development place heavy emphasis on the role of___ | unconscious |
| As compared to Freud, today's psychoanalytic theorists place more emphasis on ______ as determinants of an individual's development. | cultural experiences |
| Erikson's first stage of psychosocial development is the stage of ___ vs ___ | trust vs. mistrust |
| During Erikson's stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt, what do infants begin to do? | assert their independence |
| As preschoolers encounter a wider social world with new challenges that require responsible, active, purposeful behavior, which of Erikson's stages occurs? | initiative vs. guilt |
| One thing that the information-processing theory, Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, and Piaget's developmental theory have in common is that they are all Blank______ theories. | cognitive |
| One-and-a-half-year-old Isaac is enjoying banging pots with a wooden spoon. He is learning about the world through sight, sound, and motor activities. Which Piaget's stage is he in? | sensorimotor |
| In Piaget's Blank______ stage of cognitive development, which lasts from about 2 to 7 years of age, children are able to represent the world in their minds, but cannot yet mentally represent actions. | pre-operational |
| Which two processes underlie Piaget's theory of cognitive development? | organization and adaptation |
| Ethological theory stresses ____ factors, and ecological theory emphasizes ______ factors. | biological, environmental |
| what are key characteristics of Vygotsky's theory? (2) | social interaction, culture |
| Aysha does not believe any one theory can account for all real-life phenomena. She would most likely adopt a(n) _____ | eclectic theoretical orientation |
| Which theoretical approach believes that individuals develop a gradually increasing capacity for sensing, storing, and remembering information that allows them to acquire increasingly complex knowledge and skills? | information processing |
| What is one criticism of standardized tests? | they assume the results are consistent |
| Which of the following types of research designs aims to observe and record behavior? | descriptive |
| Which of the following research designs is used to detect whether a relationship exists between two or more variables, although it cannot infer causation? | correlational |
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