C217 Human Growth and Development

WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? -Cognitive developmental theory Involves the capacity to change -Plastic development Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, universities, and countries - Contextual development Includes how body, mind, emotions, and relationships change and affect each other - Multidimensional development Involves biological, cultural, and individual factors -Co-constru...

OA for C217 Human Growth and Development Over Lifespan, Exam Review, latest update. rated A+ Baby mobility By 13 to 18 months, toddlers can pull a toy attached to a string and use their hands and legs to climb up a number of steps. By 18 to 24 months, toddlers can walk quickly or run stiffly for a short distance, balance on their feet in a squatting position while playing with Page 121objects on the floor, walk backward without losing their balance, stand and kick a ball without fall...

Development - -The pattern of change that begins at conception and continues through the lifespan Life-Span Perspective - -The perspective that development is life-long, multidimensional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual; involves growth, maintenance, and regulation; is constructed through biological, sociocultural, and individual factors working together Normative Age-Graded Influences - -Influences that are similar for individuals in a particular age group Normative History-Gra...