10 Questions
Which area of psychology explains the course of physical, psychosocial, intellectual, and moral development over a person's life span?
Developmental Psychology
What is the concept of human development as a life long process called?
Life-span Development
What type of change refers to a change in number or amount, such as height, weight, or size of vocabulary?
Quantitative Change
What type of change refers to a change in kind, structure, or organization, such as the change from nonverbal to verbal communication?
Qualitative Change
What is the term for the orderly and sequential changes that occur with the passage of time as an organism moves from conception to death?
Human Development
Which perspective views development as lifelong, multi-directional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual?
Life-Span perspective
What is the purpose of developmentalists?
To understand individual differences in development
Which characteristic of the life-span perspective suggests that no age period dominates development?
Development is Multi-directional
What is the term for using knowledge of human development to predict later behavior?
Prediction
How does the life-span perspective define development?
As a process influenced by multiple factors working together
Test your knowledge on human development and developmental psychology with this quiz! Explore the orderly and sequential changes that occur throughout an individual's lifespan, including physical, psychosocial, intellectual, and moral development.
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