Lifespan Development Organizing Themes Quiz
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Which domain of development involves mental processes such as perception, imagination, memory, and judgment?

  • Language
  • Cognitive (correct)
  • Physical motor
  • Social-emotional
  • Is development a gradual, continuous process or a sequence of separate stages?

  • Rapid development
  • Gradual, continuous process (correct)
  • Abrupt transformation
  • Sequence of separate stages
  • During which stage of the lifespan do individuals begin to manage interpersonal and romantic relationships?

  • Emerging Adulthood
  • Adolescence (correct)
  • Prenatal period
  • Middle and Late Childhood
  • Which stage of the lifespan marks the development of brain, organ, and other genetics?

    <p>Infancy (0-2)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept acquired during infancy that involves understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched?

    <p>Object permanence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theme of Developmental Psychology focuses on understanding how genes and environment influence development?

    <p>Nature/Nurture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the psychoanalytic theoretical perspective?

    <p>The influence of childhood experiences on personality development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of normative types, what is an example of a non-normative event?

    <p>Major illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the historical perception of childhood before the late 1800s?

    <p>Childhood was not considered a distinct life stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are the major figures associated with the psychoanalytic theoretical perspective?

    <p>Sigmund Freud and Erik Erickson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stanley Hall identify as a unique stage between childhood and adulthood?

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

    Which theoretical perspective emphasizes inner motives and drives shaping personality and behavior?

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

    Which domain of development involves emotions, temperament, and social skills?

    <p>Social-emotional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of the lifespan do individuals begin to see social interaction with peers?

    <p>Middle and Late Childhood (5-12)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major theme that focuses on the predictability of milestones in development?

    <p>Predictable Development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes development as contextual?

    <p>Normative contexts &amp; transitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage of the lifespan is associated with the concept of object permanence acquisition?

    <p>Infancy (0-2)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In developmental psychology, what is meant by the term 'plastic'?

    <p>Adaptable to change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major focus of the psychoanalytic theoretical perspective?

    <p>The influence of unconscious desires on personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of normative types, which event would be considered non-normative?

    <p>Major illness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Before the late 1800s, how was childhood perceived?

    <p>As a stage with many adulthood responsibilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which figure is associated with identifying emerging adulthood as a stage in the late 20th century?

    <p>Not mentioned in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the psychoanalytic theoretical perspective suggest shapes personality?

    <p>Early experience and unconscious desires</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the perception of childhood as a special life stage in the late 19th and 20th centuries?

    <p>Increased life expectancies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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