LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT A
PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ What research design follows the same individuals over time?
Answer: Longitudinal
⩥ What does Bronfenbrenner's theory emphasize?
Answer: Interactions between individuals and multiple environmental
systems
⩥ What does selective optimization with compensation refer to?
Answer: Adjusting goals and strategies to manage gains and losses
⩥ What does learning theory focus on?
Answer: Reinforcement, punishment, and observation
⩥ What does brain plasticity mean?
Answer: The brain can change with experience
⩥ What did Erikson emphasize?
,Answer: Social and emotional development across the lifespan
⩥ What does the biopsychosocial framework include?
Answer: Biological, psychological, and social factors
⩥ What does nature vs nurture refer to?
Answer: Genetics vs environment
⩥ What does the lifespan perspective state?
Answer: Development is lifelong and multidirectional
⩥ What are teratogens?
Answer: Environmental agents causing harm during prenatal
development
⩥ What influences infant mortality differences?
Answer: Healthcare, SES, and policy
⩥ What does teratogen impact NOT depend on?
Answer: Mother's intelligence
⩥ What are prenatal diagnostics used for?
,Answer: To detect developmental problems
⩥ What does 23 chromosome pairs mean?
Answer: Each parent contributes one chromosome
⩥ How do genes and environment interact?
Answer: They interact continuously
⩥ What does 'picking niches' show?
Answer: Individuals shape development within genetic limits
⩥ What is the most vulnerable prenatal stage?
Answer: Embryo
⩥ What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?
Answer: Genetic makeup vs observable traits
⩥ What is the modern genetics view?
Answer: Multiple genes + environment influence traits
⩥ What is an example of a newborn reflex?
Answer: Rooting reflex
, ⩥ What does head-to-toe development refer to?
Answer: Cephalocaudal
⩥ What does motor development research show?
Answer: Practice influences skill development
⩥ What does turning toward sound show?
Answer: Sensory integration
⩥ What does egocentrism relate to?
Answer: Immature theory of mind
⩥ What does mirror recognition show?
Answer: Self-awareness
⩥ What is sensorimotor learning?
Answer: Acting on environment
⩥ What does calling all animals 'dog' show?
Answer: Accommodation
PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
STUDY GUIDE GRADED A+
⩥ What research design follows the same individuals over time?
Answer: Longitudinal
⩥ What does Bronfenbrenner's theory emphasize?
Answer: Interactions between individuals and multiple environmental
systems
⩥ What does selective optimization with compensation refer to?
Answer: Adjusting goals and strategies to manage gains and losses
⩥ What does learning theory focus on?
Answer: Reinforcement, punishment, and observation
⩥ What does brain plasticity mean?
Answer: The brain can change with experience
⩥ What did Erikson emphasize?
,Answer: Social and emotional development across the lifespan
⩥ What does the biopsychosocial framework include?
Answer: Biological, psychological, and social factors
⩥ What does nature vs nurture refer to?
Answer: Genetics vs environment
⩥ What does the lifespan perspective state?
Answer: Development is lifelong and multidirectional
⩥ What are teratogens?
Answer: Environmental agents causing harm during prenatal
development
⩥ What influences infant mortality differences?
Answer: Healthcare, SES, and policy
⩥ What does teratogen impact NOT depend on?
Answer: Mother's intelligence
⩥ What are prenatal diagnostics used for?
,Answer: To detect developmental problems
⩥ What does 23 chromosome pairs mean?
Answer: Each parent contributes one chromosome
⩥ How do genes and environment interact?
Answer: They interact continuously
⩥ What does 'picking niches' show?
Answer: Individuals shape development within genetic limits
⩥ What is the most vulnerable prenatal stage?
Answer: Embryo
⩥ What is the difference between genotype and phenotype?
Answer: Genetic makeup vs observable traits
⩥ What is the modern genetics view?
Answer: Multiple genes + environment influence traits
⩥ What is an example of a newborn reflex?
Answer: Rooting reflex
, ⩥ What does head-to-toe development refer to?
Answer: Cephalocaudal
⩥ What does motor development research show?
Answer: Practice influences skill development
⩥ What does turning toward sound show?
Answer: Sensory integration
⩥ What does egocentrism relate to?
Answer: Immature theory of mind
⩥ What does mirror recognition show?
Answer: Self-awareness
⩥ What is sensorimotor learning?
Answer: Acting on environment
⩥ What does calling all animals 'dog' show?
Answer: Accommodation
