LESSON 1: Development

Question 1

Developmental Psychology is also known as _______ or _______

Answer 1

• human development
• lifespan development

Question 1

Developmental Psychology is also known as _______ or _______

Answer 1

• human development
• lifespan development

Question 2

it is the scientific study of ways in which people change, stay the same, from conception to death

Answer 2

developmental psychology

Question 3

4 perspectives in developmental psychology

Answer 3

• biological development
• social development
• cognitive development
• personality development

Question 4

process of change which is progressive and directional and characterized by an increase in skill and capacity of function

Answer 4

development

Question 5

6 principles of development:

Answer 5

1. Development follows an orderly sequence that is predictable.
2. The rate of development is unique to each individual.
3. Development involves change.
4. Early development is more critical than late development.
5. Development is a product of maturation and learning.
6. There are individual differences in development.

Question 6

Development is a continuous process that proceeds to a definite direction and uniform pattern throughout life cycle.

True or False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

2 predictable directions during pre-natal and infancy:

Answer 7

• cephalocaudal
• proximodistal

Question 8

development that starts from head to toe

Answer 8

cephalocaudal

Question 9

development that starts from the middle

Answer 9

proximodistal

Question 10

interaction of _____ and _____ factors determine the rate of change in development

Answer 10

• heredity
• environmental

Question 11

3 changes involved in development

Answer 11

• physical
• emotional
• mental

Question 12

During the late development, individual develop the foundations for social relatedness, emotional well-being, and personal adjustments

Answer 12

False - early development

Question 13

Learning allows individuals to develop innate potentials.

True or False

Answer 13

True

Question 14

All children reach certain developmental stages at the same time

True or False

Answer 14

False - do not reach

Question 15

processes of change in development:

Answer 15

• quantitative development
• qualitative development
• continuous development
• discontinuous development

Question 16

changes in child’s function which can be measured through observation of skill

Answer 16

qualitative development

Question 17

process of change in a child’s growth which is measurable

Answer 17

quantitative development

Question 18

process of change where the child becomes steadily more skilled at what they are doing

Answer 18

continuous development

Question 19

process of change where the child becomes skilled in series of leaps and bounds separated by periods of calm and little change

Answer 19

discontinuous development

Question 20

Continuous development is a faster process.

True or False

Answer 20

False - more slow and gradual

Question 21

Development change often occurs in distinct stages that are qualitatively different from each other, and in a set, universal sequence

Answer 21

discontinuous development