Ch. 1: Human Dev The the Lifespan

Question 1

Development is lifelong

Answer 1

early adulthood is not the endpoint, no age period dominates development, it is lifelong

Question 2

Period that focuses on establishing personal and economic independence, career development, and for many, selecting a mate, possibly starting a family, and rearing children.

Answer 2

Early adulthood (26-35)

Question 3

development is multidirectional

Answer 3

throughout life some dimensions or components of a dimension expand and others shrink

Question 4

Period of adjusting to post-work identity and retirement, adjusting to challenges of changing health.

Answer 4

Late adulthood (51-75)

Question 5

Period of highly dependent, the development of language, symbolic thought, social skills, and modeling takes place

Answer 5

Infancy (birth-24 months)

Question 6

Period of increasing mobility and independence; the terrible 2s

Answer 6

Toddler (1-3)

Question 7

Period of rapid physical changes and the development of sexual characteristics. Increased peer interaction and influence. Cognitively moving into formal, abstract reasoning.

Answer 7

Early adolescence (13-18)

Question 8

Developmental science is multidisciplinary

Answer 8

psychologists, sociologists, anthropologist, neuroscientists, and medical researchers are all involved

Question 9

Period of reflection and life review. Preparing of the end of life.

Answer 9

Elderhood (oldest-old) 75+

Question 10

development is contextual

Answer 10

development occurs within a setting: families, schools, peer groups, churches, cities, neighborhoods, countries, etc.

Question 11

Period involving rapid and extensive growth from single cell to human, with neurological capabilities

Answer 11

Conception-prenatal period of development

Question 12

Physical encounters on development

Answer 12

Biological system

Question 13

The orderly and sequential changes that occur with the passage of time as an organism moves and adapts from the very beginning until the end of life.

Answer 13

Development

Question 14

Three types of influences on human development

Answer 14

normative age-graded influences normative history-graded influences non-normative or highly individualized life events

Question 15

Period of increasing self-sufficiency, peer interest and interaction, and school readiness skills

Answer 15

Early school age (4-6)

Question 16

“Development is lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; and is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together”

Answer 16

The lifespan perspective

Question 17

Social roles and norms that effect development

Answer 17

Sociocultural system

Question 18

Period of maintaining a satisfying career, interest turns toward social responsibility; in assisting the next generation.

Answer 18

Middle adulthood (36-50)

Question 19

Normative age-graded influences

Answer 19

Presents individuals as similar to those within their age group. (e.g. going to preschool at age 5; getting your license at 16; being an adult at 18)

Question 20

Period with the pursuit of independence (socially, psychology, and financially) and desire to identify vocational direction and personal identity.

Answer 20

Late adolescence (19-25)

Question 21

Non-normative or highly individualized events

Answer 21

Events that COULD happen to everyone, but only happen to a certain amount of people and have different circumstances (e.g. the death of a loved one, the experience of being abandoned or abused, or winning the lottery)

Question 22

Normative history-graded influences

Answer 22

Historical events that have a widespread impact on a group or a population of people (e.g. major sociopolitical events like world war, the civil rights movement, 9/11 terrorist attack

Question 23

Psychological effects on development

Answer 23

Psychological system

Question 24

Development is multidimensional

Answer 24

no matter what your age, your body, mind, emotions, and relationships are changing and affecting each other

Question 25

Period of achievement drive becomes evident; the fundamental skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic are mastered

Answer 25

Middle Childhood (7-12)

Question 26

development is plastic

Answer 26

the capacity to change, through the lifespan