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Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective By Martha Lally and Suzanne Valentine-French This Open Education Resource (OER) textbook was funded by a grant from the College of Lake County Foundation and supported by the Business and Social Sciences Division. This textbook can be found at: Publication is under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 unported license to view a copy of this license, visit Table of Contents C...

o Test Bank for Life-Span Development , 18th Edition By John Santrock RATING Student name: 1) Identify the term that refers to the characteristics of people as males and females. 2) According to Paul Baltes, what is a co-construction of biological, cultural, and individual factors working together? 3) In the context of conceptions of age, age refers to connectedness with others and the social roles individuals adopt. 4) theorists emphasize that behavior is...

TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH TEST BANK FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW 8TH EDITION ROBERT V. KAIL JOHN C. CAVANAUGH ISBN-10: 9 ISBN-13: 4831 Table Of Contents 1. The Study of Human Development. Part I: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD. 2. Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth. 3. Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development. 4. Th...

Course Content Introduction and Getting Started Topic 1: The Life-Span Perspective Topic 2: Beginnings Topic 3: Infancy Topic 4: Early Childhood Topic 5: Middle and Late Childhood Topic 6: Adolescence Topic 7: Early Adulthood Topic 8: Middle Adulthood Topic 9: Late Adulthood Topic 10: Endings Topic 11: Review

Question text Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie? Select one: a. Decline in intellectual abilities was more likely in the cross-sectional assessments than in the longitudinal assessments. b. When assessed longitudinally, inductive reasoning showed a consistent decline in the middle adulthood years. c. When assessed cross-sectionally, inductive reasoning increased until toward the end ...

Test Bank For Children 14th Edition by John Santrock (2018) All Chapters, Complete Latest Guide. Children, 14e (Santrock) Chapter 1 Introduction 1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate? A) The process of development ends during early adulthood. B) The process of development starts during early childhood. C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline. D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood. Answer: C Difficult...

Question text Which of the following is the finding of the longitudinal and cross-sectional assessment of intellectual abilities conducted by Schaie? Select one: a. Decline in intellectual abilities was more likely in the cross-sectional assessments than in the longitudinal assessments. b. When assessed longitudinally, inductive reasoning showed a consistent decline in the middle adulthood years. c. When assessed cross-sectionally, inductive reasoning increased until toward the end ...

Test Bank For Children 14th Edition by John Santrock (2018) All Chapters, Complete Latest Guide. Children, 14e (Santrock) Chapter 1 Introduction 1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate? A) The process of development ends during early adulthood. B) The process of development starts during early childhood. C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline. D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood. Answer: C Difficult...

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, developed a theory of how cognition develops and changes over time. Four Stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Piaget proposed that a child's intellect progresses through four stages: 1) Sensorimotor (0-2) 2) Preoperational (2-7) 3) Concrete operational (7-11) 4) Formal operational (11-adulthood) How does Piaget think kids learn? Children learn through active interaction and manipulat...