Patterns of Human Development Quiz

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According to the text, what is defined as the pattern of movement or change that begins at conception throughout the lifespan?

  • Cephalocaudal pattern
  • Human development (correct)
  • Proximodistal pattern
  • Santrrock,2002

The concept that development proceeds from the center of the body outward is known as:

  • Life-span perspective
  • Traditional approach
  • Proximodistal pattern (correct)
  • Cephalocaudal pattern

What is the belief of life-span perspective regarding developmental change in adulthood?

  • Decline in late old age
  • Extensive change in adulthood
  • Little or no change in adulthood
  • Developmental change takes place in adulthood (correct)

What has been improving since the 19th century according to the text?

<p>Average human life expectancy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective believes that developmental change takes place even in adulthood?

<p>Life-span perspective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes human development a complex process according to the text?

<p>Product of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which a sperm and an egg combine to form a single-celled zygote?

<p>Prenatal development (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of development is characterized by fast mental and physical development, sexual desire, and intellectual progress?

<p>Adolescence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage do children learn various gross and fine motor abilities and have greater control over how their bodies move?

<p>Middle childhood (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'developmental tasks' refer to according to Robert J. Havighurst?

<p>Series of events during a certain period of life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of development is usually focused on friendships, relationships, having children, and careers?

<p>Early adulthood (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of development is characterized by physical changes indicating that the body is aging?

<p>Late adulthood (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the developmental tasks during early adulthood according to Robert Havighurst?

<p>Preparing for partnership and family life (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Learning to get along and play with children of the same age' is a developmental task associated with which stage of development?

<p>Middle childhood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what does the life-span perspective believe about development?

<p>Development is continuous throughout the lifespan (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the concept that development proceeds from the center of the body outward known as?

<p>Proximodistal pattern (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what has been improving since the 19th century?

<p>Both a and b (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage do children learn various gross and fine motor abilities and have greater control over how their bodies move?

<p>Middle childhood (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes human development a complex process according to the text?

<p>It involves biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective believes that even in adulthood, developmental change takes place as it does during childhood?

<p>Life-span perspective (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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