Lifespan Development (Exam #1
Chapters 1 and 2) Questions with
Correct Answers
How is lifespan development defined? - ANSWERSdevelopment throughout childhood
and adulthood
What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? -
ANSWERS______ view:
development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood
or old age
______ view:
development throughout childhood and adulthood
Why have we seen an increase in life expectancy during the 20th century? -
ANSWERSbetter technology and medicine
What are the three domains of development? - ANSWERSPhysical/Biological
Cognitive
Social/Socioemotional
Besides chronological age what the other conceptions of age? - ANSWERSBiological:
age in terms of biological health/vital organ functioning
Psychological: individual's adaptive capacities; ability to think clearly/flexibility
Social: connectedness with others and social roles and expectations related to one's
age
What are the three development issues? - ANSWERSnature vs nurture
stability and change
continuity and discontinuity
What is the psychoanalytic perspective on development? Know the general viewpoint of
the psychoanalysts as well as the specific theories proposed by Freud and Erikson.
(Note: you do not have to know their stages in detail.) - ANSWERSPsychoanalytic
theories:
Describe development in terms of unconscious emotional processes
Freud Psychosexual Theory:
Five stages of psychosexual development - how we resolve each stages dictate
personality
Chapters 1 and 2) Questions with
Correct Answers
How is lifespan development defined? - ANSWERSdevelopment throughout childhood
and adulthood
What is the difference between the traditional and lifespan views of development? -
ANSWERS______ view:
development throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. No change in adulthood
or old age
______ view:
development throughout childhood and adulthood
Why have we seen an increase in life expectancy during the 20th century? -
ANSWERSbetter technology and medicine
What are the three domains of development? - ANSWERSPhysical/Biological
Cognitive
Social/Socioemotional
Besides chronological age what the other conceptions of age? - ANSWERSBiological:
age in terms of biological health/vital organ functioning
Psychological: individual's adaptive capacities; ability to think clearly/flexibility
Social: connectedness with others and social roles and expectations related to one's
age
What are the three development issues? - ANSWERSnature vs nurture
stability and change
continuity and discontinuity
What is the psychoanalytic perspective on development? Know the general viewpoint of
the psychoanalysts as well as the specific theories proposed by Freud and Erikson.
(Note: you do not have to know their stages in detail.) - ANSWERSPsychoanalytic
theories:
Describe development in terms of unconscious emotional processes
Freud Psychosexual Theory:
Five stages of psychosexual development - how we resolve each stages dictate
personality
