PSYC 3206: Chapter 1, SmartBook Questions
Despite knowing the potential effects of alcohol on her unborn fetus, Laci chooses to drink anyway. The effects of alcohol may be especially harmful during the stage of the embryo. The susceptibility to harm during this stage of pregnancy is an example of a _____ period.
critical
A _______ _______ is a specific time when a given event has specific impact on development.
critical period
All development occurs within a setting or cultural ______, which may include families, schools, and/or countries, etc.
context
All development occurs within a setting or cultural ________, which may include families, schools, and/or countries, etc.
context
Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and non normative life events are all part of the view that development is:
contextual
Human development is a field that is characterized by
continual change
Life-span development is considered to be a ________ process and does not end at any particular age.
continuous
Which of the following are characteristics or components of the late adulthood period of development?
coping with losses in one's faculties, it involves preparation for death
The goals for human development include:
description, explanation, intervening, prediction
Bates includes principles of _______ in his explanation of the life span.
development is multidimensional, life long, multi directional
The term _____ in development refers to the capacity for change.
plasticity
The term ______ in development refers to the capacity for change.
plasticity
The term _______ in development refers to the capacity for change.
plasticity
Among the goals of a developmental scientist is to _____ human behavior.
predict, describe
Dr. Roberto studies how adults chance in interactions with siblings as they age. She focused on the ______ domain of development.
psychosocial
Baltes and his colleagues hypothesize that mastery of life involves conflict and competition among which of the following goals of human development?
regulation of loss, maintenance, growth NOT evaluating the past or planning for the future
_____________ status, or SES, refers to a person's position within society, based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics.
socioeconomic
Which of the following statements about development is true?
there are wide individual differences in development
T or F: age is one of the many factors to use when discussing development
true
What areas might a person with a focus on early childhood be interested in?
understanding egocentrism
In contrast to children today, children in colonial times were expected to:
work
Researchers study life-span development to help them _______ behavior.
Describe, predict, explain
T or F: When we say that development is multidisciplinary, we mean that individuals invest a great deal of resources to support their own development, as well as the development of their offspring.
False. Multidisciplinary means that many different academic disciplines are involved in studying development
The study of lifespan development includes the area of:
Psychosocial changes, physical change, cognitive growth
Which of the following sociocultural components of life-span development involves a person's position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic characteristics?
SES, socioeconomic status
The "nurture" portion of the nature vs. nurture controversy can be described as:
a psychological and environmental perspective on how people develop
Joey is graduating from high school at the age of 18. This is an example of normative ________ graded influence.
age
Which developmental period in childhood involves learning to be self-sufficient and caring for the self, developing school readiness skills, and playing with peers?
early childhood
Dr. Rogers studies traditional college students as they develop long-term relationships. Dr. Rogers is interested in the ________ stage of development.
emerging adulthood
A(n) _______ group consists of people united by a distinctive culture, ancestry, religion, or language.
ethnic
The attempt to label or put persons into racial or ethnic categories often leads to overgeneralization or
ethnic gloss
Juan lives in the same home as his mother, father, uncle, and grandparents. Juan lives in a(n) _______ family.
extended
American baby boomers shared the experience of the Cuban missile crisis in their youth. This is an example of a normative ________ graded influence.
history
The scientific study of patterns of change and stability for people across the life span is called ______ _______.
human development
The term ______ was coined by Konrad Lorenz to describe the rapid, innate learning that involves attachment to the first moving object seen when a young goose hatches.
imprinting
Which of the follow is not a domain in the nature of human development?
individual domain
As the field of human development evolved, its goals came to include description, explanation, prediction, and
intervention
Your grandmother saves items and money better than you because she grew up in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Her behaviors are:
normative history-graded influences
The ________ family is a household unit consisting of one or two parents and their children.
nuclear
Culture includes a group's:
language, values, traditions
In the life-span perspective, no age period dominates development, That highlights the view that development is considered to be:
lifelong
In the life-span perspective, no age period dominates development. That highlights the view that development is considered to be:
lifelong
The unfolding of the natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes is called
maturation
The concept according to Baltes that development includes the interactions between the biological, psychosocial, and social is the premise that "development is ______."
multidimensional
Which of the following are aspects of the life-span perspective of development?
multidirectional, lifelong, multidimensional
As adolescents develop romantic relationships, their time with friends may decrease. This is an example of the ______ of development.
multidirectionality
A atypical event is a(n) _______ life event if it happens to a particular person or a typical event that happens at an unusual time or life.
non-normative
Alex has just realized he has won the state lottery. Alex is experience a ____ life event.
non-normative
A ______ life event is an unusual occurrence that has a major influence on a person's life.
nonnormative
A _______ age-graded influence describes influences that are similar for people of a particular age group.
normative
Most children in the US start school when they are 5 or 6 years of age. This occurrence is an example of
normative age-graded influence
The goals for human development do not include
observing