Lifespan Development

Changes in existing ways of thinking in response to encounters with new stimuli or events.

Accommodation

A service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable environment; usually outside of a hospital setting:

Hospice

Which of the following statements about parenting styles is true?

In some ethnic groups, authoritarian parenting is as beneficial as authoritative parenting.

Long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways:

Personality

A factor that produces a birth defect. It is an environmental agent such as a drug, chemical, virus, or other factor that produces a birth defect.

Teratogen

Which of the following is true of many people as they age?

They experience a loss of neurons in the brain & They gain a better sense of well-being

What does the normative approach ask regarding the lifespan?

What is normal development?

The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________.

continuous development

The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________.

critical period

The continuous development approach views development as a ________.

cumulative process

Specific normative events are also called ________.

developmental milestones

Jory, a six year old, is picking out a card for his mother's birthday. He picks the card with a picture of Lightning McQueen, reasoning that since he loves Cars his mother does to. What does this exemplify?

egocentrism

Grasping a toy, writing with a pencil, and using a spoon are all examples of ________ motor skills.

fine

When children develop theory-of-mind (TOM), they can recognize that ________.

others have false beliefs

In the ________ stage, children use words and images to represent things, but they lack logical reasoning.

preoperational

Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?

psychological

Early maturing girls are ________.

at a higher risk of depression, substance abuse, and eating disorders

Francis takes his six-month-old daughter to daycare. A substitute provider is there, and his daughter begins crying. She clings to her father and hides her face. What does this exemplify?

stranger anxiety

Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the new lifespan development category called emerging adulthood?

younger average age for marriage