1. Understanding Life Span Human Development

Question 1

Development

Answer 1

Is the systematic changes and continuities in an individual that occurs during conception to death or “womb to tomb”.

Question 2

Developmental changes as systematic is

Answer 2

Orderly, patterned and unpredictable

Question 3

Physical Development

Answer 3

Is the growth of body and its organs, the functioning of physiological systems such as physical signs of aging and changes in motor skills.

Question 4

Cognitive Development

Answer 4

Is the changes and continuities in perception, language, learning, memory, problem solving and other memory processes.

Question 5

Psychosocial Development

Answer 5

Is the changes and carryover in personal and interpersonal aspects of development, such as emotions, personality traits and our relationship and roles played in the family and in larger society.

Question 6

Periods of Life

Answer 6

Prenatal period
Infancy
Preschool years
Middle childhood
Adolescence
Emerging adulthood
Young adulthood
Middle adulthood
Late adulthood

Question 7

Cultural Differences

Answer 7

Defined as the shared understanding and way of life of people.

Question 8

Situational:
How does cultural differences affects our development?

Answer 8

Cultural differences affects our development through the lifestyle that we live in and how we experience life based on our culture.

Question 9

What is Subcultural Context/ differences and how does it affects our development?

Answer 9

Is based on our ethnicity and socioeconomic status. It affects our development on how we identify ourselves, and our sense of belonging in our society.

Question 10

Historical Context

Answer 10

Is the nature and meanings of periods of Life span that changes from one historical period to another.

Question 11

Nature

Answer 11

Is the influence of heredity, genes, innate and biological influences on us every day.

Question 12

Nurture

Answer 12

Is emphasize change in response to environment.

Question 13

What is the interplay of Nature and Nurture?

Answer 13

Developmental changes are the products of complex interplay of Nature and Nurture. Nature affects nurture, and Nurture affects nature.

Example: biology (nature) provides us with having a brain that allows us to learn from our experiences (nurture)

Question 14

Goals and uses of studying development.

Answer 14

Describe, predict, explain and optimizing development

Question 15

What led Charles Darwin to study baby biography?

Answer 15

Charles Darwin’s curiosity about a baby’s development led him to study baby biography by recording his son’s development everyday.

Question 16

Who is Granville Stanley Hall’s?

Answer 16

Granville Stanley Hall is greatly influenced by Charles Darwin. He is cited as the founder of developmental psychology and he developed the research tool called questionnaire to explore the content of a child’s mind at different ages.

Question 17

Who is Paul Baltes?

Answer 17

Paul Baltes develope the true life span of Development. According to him, development is life-long, multidimensional, multidirectional, flexible, contextual (normative and non normative), multidisciplinary, involves growth, maintenance and loss and co-construction of biology, culture and individual.

Question 18

How is development studied?

Answer 18

Development is studied through a scientific method such as:
1. data collection includes
- verbal reports
- behavioural observations
- Physiological measurements
2. Sample section
3. Case study
4. Experimental method
5. Correlational method

Question 19

What are the developmental research designs?

Answer 19

1. Cross sectional design - the performance of different age groups or cohorts are compared.
2. Longitudinal - one cohort individuals are assessed repeatedly over time.
3. Sequential - combination of cross sectional design and longitudinal.