Chapter 8

Question 1

Adolescence

Answer 1

The period from 11–12
to 19–20 years. The child has reached sexual maturity but has not yet taken on the rights and responsibilities of the adult status.

Question 2

Adulthood

Answer 2

The period from 20 years onward. The individual has achieved the adult status prescribed by norms and laws of a particular society.

Question 3

Childhood

Answer 3

The time from 2 to 11–12 years. The child acquires language and learns about the most important social skills.

Question 4

Identity

Answer 4

The view of oneself as an individual and a member of society

Question 5

Infancy

Answer 5

The period from birth to two years when the child acquires initial motor, cognitive, and social skills.

Question 6

Late Adulthood

Answer 6

The period of physical wearing and decline.

Question 7

Human Development

Answer 7

The changes in physical, psychological, and social behavior as experienced by individuals across the life
span from conception to death.

Question 8

Persistence Model

Answer 8

The theoretical view that suggests that adults acquire attitudes and behaviors early in life and tend not to change them later.

Question 9

Openness Model

Answer 9

The theoretical view that suggests that adults change their attitudes and behavior to adjust to changing situations.

Question 10

Prenatal Period

Answer 10

The time between conception and birth, which lasts approximately 38 weeks

Question 11

Socialization

Answer 11

The process by which the individual becomes a member of a particular culture and takes on its values, beliefs, and behaviors.

Question 12

Temperament

Answer 12

Personality traits (presumably of a genetic basis) present in infancy