LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL

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LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL

(STRAIGHTERLINE)

ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT

SOLUTIONS.

Development - correct answer- pattern of change beginning at conception and continuing throughout the life span

Ex: growth and decline

Life-span perspective - correct answer- involves growth, maintenance, and regulation.

average life expectancy - correct answer- 79 years

culture - correct answer- interactions, behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a group passed on from generation to generation

cross-cultural studies - correct answer- comparing aspects of cultures to gain information about their developmental similarities

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ethnicity - correct answer- Based on cultural heritage, nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language

socioeconomic status - correct answer- grouping of people with similar occupational, educational, and economic characteristics

gender - correct answer- characteristics of people as males, females, or transgender, and sociocultural challenges

social policy - correct answer- a national government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens

biological processes - correct answer- changes in an individual's physical nature

cognitive processes - correct answer- changes in an individual's thought, intelligence, and language

socioemotional processes - correct answer- changes in an individual's relationships, emotions, and personality 2 / 3

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prenatal period - correct answer- conception to birth

infancy - correct answer- birth to 18 to 24 months

early childhood - correct answer- 3 to 5 years

middle and late childhood - correct answer- 6 to 10 or 11 years old

adolescence - correct answer- 10 to 12 to 18 to 21 years old

emerging adulthood - correct answer- 18 to 25 years

early adulthood - correct answer- 20s and 30s

middle adulthood - correct answer- 40s and 50s

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