Test Bank For Growth and Development
Across the Lifespan A Health Promotion
Focus All Chapters with Answers and
Rationals
lifespan development - answer-field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior throughout the lifespan
the different focuses of lifespan development - answer-biological processes, genetic
endowment, cognitive development, physical growth, and social development
approaches of lifespan development (4) - answer-personality development, social development,
physical development, and cognitive development
physical development - answer-examines the ways in which the body's makeup helps determine
behavior
cognitive development - answer-seeks to understand how growth and change intellectual
capabilities influence a person's behavior
personality devlopment - answer-the study of stability and change in the enduring
characteristics that differentiate one person from another over the life span
social development - answer-ways in which individuals' interactions with others and their social
relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life
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, age and range differences - answer-prenatal period; infancy and toddlerhood; middle
childhood; adolescence; emerging adulthood; young adulthood; middle adulthood; late
adulthood
prenatal period - answer-conception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period - answer-birth to age 3
preschool period - answer-ages 3 to 6
middle childhood - answer-ages 6 to 12
adolescence - answer-ages 12 to 20
young adulthood - answer-ages 20 to 40
middle adulthood - answer-ages 40 to 65
late adulthood - answer-ages 65 to death
cohort - answer-group of people born at around the same time in the same place
influences on development - answer-history-graded, age-graded, sociocultural-graded, non-
normative life event
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Across the Lifespan A Health Promotion
Focus All Chapters with Answers and
Rationals
lifespan development - answer-field of study that examines patterns of growth, change, and
stability in behavior throughout the lifespan
the different focuses of lifespan development - answer-biological processes, genetic
endowment, cognitive development, physical growth, and social development
approaches of lifespan development (4) - answer-personality development, social development,
physical development, and cognitive development
physical development - answer-examines the ways in which the body's makeup helps determine
behavior
cognitive development - answer-seeks to understand how growth and change intellectual
capabilities influence a person's behavior
personality devlopment - answer-the study of stability and change in the enduring
characteristics that differentiate one person from another over the life span
social development - answer-ways in which individuals' interactions with others and their social
relationships grow, change, and remain stable over the course of life
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, age and range differences - answer-prenatal period; infancy and toddlerhood; middle
childhood; adolescence; emerging adulthood; young adulthood; middle adulthood; late
adulthood
prenatal period - answer-conception to birth
infancy and toddlerhood period - answer-birth to age 3
preschool period - answer-ages 3 to 6
middle childhood - answer-ages 6 to 12
adolescence - answer-ages 12 to 20
young adulthood - answer-ages 20 to 40
middle adulthood - answer-ages 40 to 65
late adulthood - answer-ages 65 to death
cohort - answer-group of people born at around the same time in the same place
influences on development - answer-history-graded, age-graded, sociocultural-graded, non-
normative life event
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