Module 1

Question 1

continuous development

Answer 1

idea that development is progressive & cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills

Question 2

discontinuous development

Answer 2

idea that development takes place in unique stages & occurs @ specific times or ages

Question 3

nature

Answer 3

the influences of biology & genetics on behavior

Question 4

nurture

Answer 4

environmental, social, and cultural influences on behavior.

Question 5

cohort

Answer 5

group of people who are born at roughly the same period in particular society. Cohorts share histories & contexts for living.

Question 6

Culture

Answer 6

Blueprint or guideline shared by group of people that specifies how to live; passed down from generation to generation; learned from parents and others.

Question 7

lifespan perspective

Answer 7

approach to studying development which emphasizes that development is lifelong multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, contextual, and multidisciplinary.

Question 8

Nonnormative influences

Answer 8

Unpredictable influences not tied to a certain developmental time, personally or historical period

Question 9

normative age-graded influences

Answer 9

biological and enviornmental factors that have strong correlation w/ chronological age.

Question 10

normative history-graded influences

Answer 10

influences associated w/ specific time period that define the broader bio-cultural context in which an individual develops.