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Human Growth and Development
Chapters 1 and 2 62 questions and
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Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that - answer Begins at
conception and continues through the life-span


The ____ approach to study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to
adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood and decline in old age. -
answer Traditional Approach


Life expectancy has increased by ____ years during the 20th century. - answer 30 years


The life expectancy in the United States is currently - answer 78 years of age


The maximum life span of humans - answer 122 years


_____ means the capacity for change - answer Plasticity


Which type of influence is most likely to be common to people of a particular generation? -
answer Normative history-graded influences


_____ are unusual occurrences that have a major impact on the individual's life. - answer Non
normative life events


Nonormative life events: - answer *Death of parent when kid is young
*Winning the lottery
*Pregnancy at young age

, *House fire


___ encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs and all other products of a particular group of
people that are passed on from generation to generation. - answer Culture


These comparisons provide information about the degree to which development is similar or
universal across cultures or is instead culture-specific - answer Cross-cultural studies


Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to: - answer grouping of people with similar occupational,
educational, and economic characteristics


Two concepts help provide a framework of describing and understanding an individual's
development: - answer Development Process and Periods of Development


___ processes refer to changes in the individual's thought, intelligence and language. - answer
Cognitive Process


The connection across biological, cognitive and socioemotional processes is most obvious in the
two rapidly emerging fields of: - answer Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Social Neuroscience


A developmental period refers to: - answer A time frame in a person's life that is characterized
by certain features


The ___ period is the time from conception to birth - answer Infancy


The developmental period that runs from approximately 40 years of age to about 60 years of
age is - answer Middle Adulthood

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