DEP2004 - Exam #1 Study Guide Exam
with Actual Answers 2025-2026
Update.
Development - Answer Pattern of change that starts at conception and continues through
the life span
What are the 3 contextual influences of the life span? - Answer 1. Normative age-graded
influence
2. Normative history-graded influence
3. Nonnormative life events
Normative Age-Graded Influence - Answer Biological and environmental influences that are
similar for people in the same age group
Normative History-Graded Influence - Answer Generational
Nonnormative Life Events - Answer Unusual occurrences in an individual's life
Social Policy - Answer Government's action to promote the welfare of citizens
What are the 3 processes of development? - Answer 1. Biological - changes in an individual's
physical nature
2. Cognitive - changes in thought, intelligence, and language
3. Socioemotional - changes in relationships, emotions, and personality
Prenatal Period - Answer (Before birth)
Single cell to a complete organism with a brain and behavior
Infancy Period - Answer (Birth - 24 months)
Language, symbolic thought, coordination, and social learning
Early Childhood - Answer (24 months - 6 years)
self-sufficient, follow instructions, and play with peers
Middle/Late Childhood - Answer (6 years - 11 years)
, Reading, writing, math, and striving to achieve
Adolescence - Answer (12 years - 22 years)
Dramatic physical changes, pursuit of independence/identity, logical/abstract/idealistic thought
Early Adulthood - Answer (Late teens - 30's)
Independence, career prominence, and finding a mate
Middle Adulthood - Answer (40's - 60's)
Personal/social involvement, assisting the next generation, maintaining career
Late Adulthood - Answer (60's - death)
Life review, retirement, decreased strength/health
Biological Age - Answer Health of an individual
Psychological Age - Answer Adaptive capacity compared to other people the same age
Social Age - Answer Connectedness with others
Chronological Age - Answer Years of life
Nature-Nurture Debate - Answer Debate on how much we are influenced by nature (biology)
and nurture (environment)
Stability-Change Debate - Answer Debate on the degree which early traits and characteristics
persist or change through an individual's life
Continuity-Discontinuity Debate - Answer Debate on whether development involves gradual,
cumulative change or distinct changes
Psychoanalytic Theory - Answer Development depends on unconscious thought
What are Freud's 5 Stages of Psychosocial Development? - Answer 1. Oral (birth - 1.5 years)
2. Anal (1.5 years - 3 years)
3. Phallic (3 years - 6 years)
with Actual Answers 2025-2026
Update.
Development - Answer Pattern of change that starts at conception and continues through
the life span
What are the 3 contextual influences of the life span? - Answer 1. Normative age-graded
influence
2. Normative history-graded influence
3. Nonnormative life events
Normative Age-Graded Influence - Answer Biological and environmental influences that are
similar for people in the same age group
Normative History-Graded Influence - Answer Generational
Nonnormative Life Events - Answer Unusual occurrences in an individual's life
Social Policy - Answer Government's action to promote the welfare of citizens
What are the 3 processes of development? - Answer 1. Biological - changes in an individual's
physical nature
2. Cognitive - changes in thought, intelligence, and language
3. Socioemotional - changes in relationships, emotions, and personality
Prenatal Period - Answer (Before birth)
Single cell to a complete organism with a brain and behavior
Infancy Period - Answer (Birth - 24 months)
Language, symbolic thought, coordination, and social learning
Early Childhood - Answer (24 months - 6 years)
self-sufficient, follow instructions, and play with peers
Middle/Late Childhood - Answer (6 years - 11 years)
, Reading, writing, math, and striving to achieve
Adolescence - Answer (12 years - 22 years)
Dramatic physical changes, pursuit of independence/identity, logical/abstract/idealistic thought
Early Adulthood - Answer (Late teens - 30's)
Independence, career prominence, and finding a mate
Middle Adulthood - Answer (40's - 60's)
Personal/social involvement, assisting the next generation, maintaining career
Late Adulthood - Answer (60's - death)
Life review, retirement, decreased strength/health
Biological Age - Answer Health of an individual
Psychological Age - Answer Adaptive capacity compared to other people the same age
Social Age - Answer Connectedness with others
Chronological Age - Answer Years of life
Nature-Nurture Debate - Answer Debate on how much we are influenced by nature (biology)
and nurture (environment)
Stability-Change Debate - Answer Debate on the degree which early traits and characteristics
persist or change through an individual's life
Continuity-Discontinuity Debate - Answer Debate on whether development involves gradual,
cumulative change or distinct changes
Psychoanalytic Theory - Answer Development depends on unconscious thought
What are Freud's 5 Stages of Psychosocial Development? - Answer 1. Oral (birth - 1.5 years)
2. Anal (1.5 years - 3 years)
3. Phallic (3 years - 6 years)
