Ch 1 - Lifespan Perspective

Question 1

life-span perspective views

Answer 1

(1) development as lifelong, (2) Multidimensional, (3) Multidirectional, (4) Plastic, (5) Multidisciplinary, (6) Contextual

Question 2

Development as Lifelong (1 of 6)

Answer 2

no age predominates development

Question 3

Multidimensional (2 of 6)

Answer 3

Biological
cognitive
ocioemotional dimensions

Question 4

Multidirectional (3 of 6)

Answer 4

some expand others shrink

Question 5

Plastic (4 of 6)

Answer 5

capacity for change

Question 6

Multidisciplinary (5 of 6)

Answer 6

Psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers

Question 7

Contextual (6 of 6)

Answer 7

(1) normative age-graded influences, (2) normative history-graded influences, (3) nonnormative or highly individualized life events.
- growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss

Question 8

context

Answer 8

setting influenced by history, social, economical & cultural factors

Question 9

normative age-graded influences

Answer 9

Contextual

- biological and environ influences that are the sim for same age groups

Question 10

normative history-graded influences

Answer 10

Contextual

• Biological and environ influenced by history (generational)
• Long-term changes in the genetic and cultural makeup of a population (due to immigration or changes in fertility rates)

Question 11

nonnormative or highly individualized life events

Answer 11

Contextual

- Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the individual’s life.

Question 12

Development

Answer 12

• The pattern of movement or change that begins at conception and continues through the human lifespan.
• Co-Construction of Biology, Culture, and the Individual