Lifespan Psychology and Developmental Theories

What is a theory?

• An idea or set of ideas that is used to explain facts

• The process of developing or being developed.

A health intervention is defined as “to copy someone behavior or actions; to do things the same way”?

• true

• flase

Recall what is the correct order of the main stages of the human life cycle

• Birth – infancy – childhood – adolescence – adulthood – old age

• Birth – infancy – adolescence - childhood – old age - adulthood

The 2 developmental theories are?

• Theory of cognitive development

  social cognitive theory

• Human development theory

  brain change theory

At which age do they put objects in their mouth to taste and feel them?

• 2-4 years

• 0-2 years

• 4-6 years

Our cognitive process changes as we grow older.

• true

• false

What cognitive development stage are you currently in?

• Formal operational

• Concrete operational

• Pre-operational