Mod 1: Lifespan Development

Question 1

Physical Domain

Answer 1

• weight and height
• fine and gross motor changes
• coordination
• brain development
• puberty
• sexual health
• fertility
• menopause

Question 2

Cognitive Domain

Answer 2

• mental processes
• thinking
• learning and understanding
• logical thinking in adolescence
• moral reasoning
• practical intelligence

Question 3

Psychosocial Domain

Answer 3

• infants and caregivers
• temperament and attachment
• interactions with other children and teachers
• personality
• self-esteem
• relationships
• peers important to identity formation

Question 4

Human development is made up of research from…

Answer 4

many different fields to describe and explain changes

Question 5

Continuous Development

Answer 5

cumulative, gradual, improving existing skills
* ex - child’s height increasing yearly

Question 6

Discontinuous Development

Answer 6

Stages, sudden, development made at specific times or ages
* ex - infant developing object permanence

Question 7

Discontinuous Development

Answer 7

stages, sudden, development made at specific times or ages
* ex - infant developing object permanence

Question 8

Nature

Answer 8

biological and genetic

Question 9

Nurture

Answer 9

environment and culture

Question 10

Developed Lifespan Perspective

Answer 10

Paul Baltes

Question 11

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Lifelong

Answer 11

continuous, isn’t completed at a certain age

Question 12

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Multidimensional

Answer 12

influenced by multiple factors

Question 13

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Multidirectional

Answer 13

can increase or decrease in efficacy

Question 14

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Plastic

Answer 14

potentials and limits in development
large range of outcomes

Question 15

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Contextual

Answer 15

3 systems of context work to influence development

Question 16

Normative Age-Graded Influences

Answer 16

factors related to chronological age
- puberty, menopause, aged-based practices (school, retirement)

Question 17

Normative History-Graded Influences

Answer 17

time period defines cultural and environmental context
* WW1 & WW2, Great Depression, Vietnam

Question 18

Nonnormative Influences

Answer 18

Unpredicted, not tied to certain developmental time, unique experience
- getting master’s degree, divorce, coping with death of child

Question 19

Cohort

Answer 19

People born around the same time period in a certain area
* share histories and contexts

Question 20

Principals of Lifespan Perspective: Multidisciplinary

Answer 20

combination of different disciplines needed to understand development

Question 21

Issue with Personal Knowledge in Research

Answer 21

we see what we believe
- confirmation bias

Question 22

Science is…

Answer 22

falsifiable

Question 23

Steps of Typical Quantitative Research

Answer 23

1. determining research question
2. reviewing previous studies
3. dtermining method of gathering info
4. conduct study
5. interpret results
6. draw conclusions - state limits and make suggestions for future research
7. publish findings

Question 24

Steps of Typical Qualitative Research

Answer 24

1. Broad area of interests and question
2. Gain entrance to researched group
3. Gather field notes
4. Interview using open-ended and broad questions
5. Modify questions as study continues
6. Note consistencies and patterns
7. Explore areas significant to observed group
8. Report findings

Question 25

Descriptive Research

Answer 25

Do not test relationships between variables * describe observed behaviors or attributes

Question 26

Evaluation Research

Answer 26

Determine effectiveness of policies or programs