DEV PSY CHAPTER 1.1
12 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What encompasses the growth of body and brain, sensory capacities, motor skills, and health?

  • Psychosocial development
  • Cognitive development
  • Heredity
  • Physical development (correct)
  • Which concept involves the pattern of change in mental abilities, such as learning, attention, memory, language, and creativity?

  • Maturation
  • Heredity
  • Environment
  • Cognitive development (correct)
  • What is the term for a two-generational kinship unit consisting of one or two parents and their biological, adopted, or stepchildren?

  • Nuclear family (correct)
  • Extended family
  • Socioeconomic status
  • Risk factors
  • What describes the combination of economic and social factors including income, education, and occupation?

    <p>Socioeconomic status</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term represents the unfurling of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes?

    <p>Maturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What refers to conditions that increase the likelihood of a negative developmental outcome?

    <p>Risk factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do developmental scientists focus on in the field of human development?

    <p>The systematic processes of change and stability in people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key concept in human development that can be studied throughout life?

    <p>Life-span development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is human development described in the text?

    <p>A messy and complex process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristic differentiates positive and negative development, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Wetting the bed vs. being toilet trained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the goals of the field of human development as it has evolved?

    <p>Description, explanation, prediction, and intervention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it essential to study human development using multiple disciplines?

    <p>To gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex nature of development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser