Life-Span Development Final (Straighterline) Latest Update 2024-2025 350 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER: adjusting schemes to fit new information and
experiences
adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER: 10 to 12 to 18 to 21 years old
affectionate love - CORRECT ANSWER: combination of intimacy and commitment, no
passion
amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER: limbic system structure especially involved in
emotion
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER: relentless pursuit of thinness through
starvation; linked to pressure from images in media and social media
apgar scale - CORRECT ANSWER: assesses the health of newborns at 1 and 5
minutes after birth
assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER: using existing schemes to deal with new
information or experiences
authoritarian parenting - CORRECT ANSWER: parents exhort child to follow directions and respect their work and effort.
authoritative parenting - CORRECT ANSWER: encourages children to be independent
but still places limits and controls on their actions
average life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER: 79 years
babies are born with ____ to ___ billion neurons - CORRECT ANSWER: 20 to 100
bandura's social cognitive theory - CORRECT ANSWER: Emphasizes behavior,
environment, and cognition as the key factors in development
biological processes - CORRECT ANSWER: changes in an individual's physical nature
broca's area - CORRECT ANSWER: speech production
cephalocaudal pattern - CORRECT ANSWER: growth that proceeds from the head
downward
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cognitive processes - CORRECT ANSWER: changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language
concrete operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER: 7 to 11 years:
- the child can now reason logically about concrete events and classify objects into
different sets
constructive play - CORRECT ANSWER: combines sensorimotor/practice play with
symbolic representation
constructivist approach - CORRECT ANSWER: learner-centered approach emphasizes
the importance of individuals actively constructing their own knowledge and understanding with guidance from a teacher
consummate love - CORRECT ANSWER: strongest form of love
corpus callosum - CORRECT ANSWER: these nerve fibers connect the brain's two
hemispheres; they thicken in adolescence to process information more effectively
cross-cultural studies - CORRECT ANSWER: comparing aspects of cultures to gain
information about their developmental similarities
culture - CORRECT ANSWER: interactions, behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group passed on from generation to generation
Dating and Romantic Relationships in Adolescence - CORRECT ANSWER: - entry into
romantic attractions and affiliations at about 11 to 13 years of age
- exploring romantic relationships at approximately 14 to 16 years of age
- consolidating dyadic romantic bonds at about 17 to 19 years of age
Development - CORRECT ANSWER: pattern of change beginning at conception and
continuing throughout the life span
Ex: growth and decline
difficult child - CORRECT ANSWER: reacts negatively and cries frequently, engages in irregular daily routines, slow to accept change
direct instruction approach - CORRECT ANSWER: a structured, teacher-centered
approach characterized by teacher direction and control, high teacher expectations for students' progress, maximum time spent by students on academic tasks, and efforts by the teacher to keep negative affect to a minimum
dishabituation - CORRECT ANSWER: increase in responsiveness after a change in
stimulation
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down syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: a form of intellectual disability caused by an
abnormality in the 21st chromosome
early adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER: 20s and 30s
early childhood - CORRECT ANSWER: 3 to 5 years
easy child - CORRECT ANSWER: generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes
regular routines, adapts easily to new experiences
embryonic period - CORRECT ANSWER: occurs 2 to 8 weeks after conception
emerging adulthood - CORRECT ANSWER: 18 to 25 years
erikson' psychosocial theory for human behavior - CORRECT ANSWER: motivation for behavior is social in nature
ethnicity - CORRECT ANSWER: Based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language
evolutionary developmental psychology - CORRECT ANSWER: growth in interest in
using the concepts of evolutionary psychology to understand human development
fatuous love - CORRECT ANSWER: passion and commitment without intimacy
first age - CORRECT ANSWER: childhood and adolescence
formal operational stage - CORRECT ANSWER: 11 years to adulthood:
- the adolescent reasons in more abstract, idealistic, and logical ways
fourth age - CORRECT ANSWER: Approximately 80 years and older
fragile x syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: sex-linked disorder causing an abnormality
in the X chromosome
freudian development: anal stage - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.5 to 3 years; child's pleasure focuses on the anus
freudian development: genital stage - CORRECT ANSWER: puberty onward; a time of sexual reawakening: source of sexual pleasure becomes someone outside the family
freudian development: latency stage - CORRECT ANSWER: 6 years to puberty; child represses sexual interest and develops social and intellectual skills
Freudian development: oral stage - CORRECT ANSWER: birth to 1.5 years; infant's pleasure centers on the mouth
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