Dev psych

Question 1

it refers to a range
of changes, positive and negative, in the mature organism.

Answer 1

Aging

Question 2

The growth of the body and its or-
gans, the functioning of physiological systems, physical

signs of aging, changes in motor abilities, and so on.

Answer 2

Physical development

Question 3

Changes and continuities in per-
ception, language, learning, memory, problem solving,

and other mental processes.

Answer 3

Cognitive development

Question 4

Changes and carryover in per-
sonal and interpersonal aspects of development, such as

motives, emotions, personality traits, interpersonal skills
and relationships, and roles played in the family and in
the larger society.

Answer 4

Psychosocial development

Question 5

Enumerate the three broad domains of development.

Answer 5

-Physical development
-Cognitive development
-Psychosocial development

Question 6

it is the physical changes that occur from conception to maturity

Answer 6

Growth

Question 7

is

the deterioration of organisms (including humans) that leads

inevitably to their death. Biologically, development does in-
volve growth in early life, stability in early and middle adult-
hood, and declines associated with aging in later life.

Answer 7

Biological aging

Question 8

a person’s sense
of when things should be done and when he or she is ahead of
or behind the schedule dictated by age norms.

Answer 8

Social clock

Question 9

the
process through which experience (that is, environmental
stimuli) brings about relatively permanent changes in thoughts,
feelings, or behavior.

Answer 9

learning

Question 10

the biological

unfolding of the individual according to a plan contained in
the genes

Answer 10

maturation