Human Development: An Ever-Evolving Field

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What is the primary focus of the field of human development?

Analyzing the impact of social constructs on human behavior

Exploring the environmental factors affecting physical changes

Studying the systematic processes of change and stability in people (correct)

Investigating the influence of heredity on cognitive development

Which domains are studied in human development as interconnected processes?

Mental, physical, and social development

Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development (correct)

Biological, neurological, and emotional development

Emotional, social, and spiritual development

What is a social construction in the context of human development?

Division of the lifespan into periods (correct)

Influence of heredity and environment on development

Impact of societal norms on cognitive processes

Unfolding of natural sequence of physical changes

What are the primary influences on human development according to the text?

Heredity, environment, and maturation Signup and view all the answers

In the context of human development, what does 'nature or nurture' refer to?

Debate about the relative importance of genetics and environment in shaping behavior Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to biological or environmental events that affect many or most people in a society in similar ways?

Normative age-graded influences Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept of imprinting associated with?

Sensitive period Signup and view all the answers

What type of event has a major impact on individual lives because they disturb the expected sequence of the cycle?

Non normative influences Signup and view all the answers

Which principle states that relative influences of biology and culture shift over the life span?

Relative influences of biology and culture shift over the life span Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to significant events that shape the behavior and attitudes of a historical generation?

Normative history-graded influences Signup and view all the answers

Human Development: An Ever-Evolving Field

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What is the primary focus of the field of human development?

Which domains are studied in human development as interconnected processes?

What is a social construction in the context of human development?

What are the primary influences on human development according to the text?

In the context of human development, what does 'nature or nurture' refer to?

Which term refers to biological or environmental events that affect many or most people in a society in similar ways?

What is the concept of imprinting associated with?

What type of event has a major impact on individual lives because they disturb the expected sequence of the cycle?

Which principle states that relative influences of biology and culture shift over the life span?

What term refers to significant events that shape the behavior and attitudes of a historical generation?

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