Life-Span Development Final (Straighterline) All Answered Correctly
Question : Development
CORRECT ANSWER : pattern of change beginning at
conception and continuing throughout the life span
Ex: growth and decline
Question : Life-span perspective
CORRECT ANSWER : involves growth, maintenance, and
regulation.
Question : average life expectancy
CORRECT ANSWER : 79 years
Question : culture
CORRECT ANSWER : interactions, behavior patterns,
beliefs, and all other products of a group passed on from generation to generation
Question : cross-cultural studies
CORRECT ANSWER : comparing aspects of cultures to
gain information about their developmental similarities
Question : ethnicity
CORRECT ANSWER : Based on cultural heritage,
nationality characteristics, race, religion, and language
Question : socioeconomic status
CORRECT ANSWER : grouping of people with similar
occupational, educational, and economic characteristics
Question : gender
CORRECT ANSWER : characteristics of people as males,
females, or transgender, and sociocultural challenges
Question : social policy
CORRECT ANSWER : a national government's course of
action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens
Question : biological processes
CORRECT ANSWER : changes in an individual's physical
nature
Question : cognitive processes
CORRECT ANSWER : changes in an individual's thought,
intelligence, and language
Question : socioemotional processes
CORRECT ANSWER : changes in an individual's
relationships, emotions, and personality
