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Psychology Lifespan Development: Domains and Concepts

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Which domain of lifespan development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity?

Physical development

Psychosocial development

Biological development

Cognitive development (correct)

What is the normative approach in the study of lifespan development?

Focusing on unusual developmental patterns

Disregarding developmental milestones

Studying individual cases to determine norms

Studying large numbers of children to determine norms (correct)

Which type of development views the process of lifespan development as a cumulative process, gradually improving existing skills?

Biological development

Continuous development (correct)

Discontinuous development

Social development

What are normative psychologists primarily interested in determining?

Norms or average ages of reaching developmental milestones Signup and view all the answers

Which type of milestone is universal according to the text?

Biological milestones such as starting puberty Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature vs nurture debate about?

How our personalities and traits are shaped by genetics and environment Signup and view all the answers

In which theory is development viewed as discontinuous, with stages of psychosexual development?

Psychosexual Theory (Freud) Signup and view all the answers

What did Erik Erikson emphasize in his psychosocial theory?

The social nature of development Signup and view all the answers

Which type of factors does the nature vs nurture debate consider in shaping personalities?

Genetic and environmental factors Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between psychosexual theory and psychosocial theory?

The view of development as continuous or discontinuous Signup and view all the answers