Developmental Issues

What does nature refer to in the context of human development?

• Learning through experiences

• Social development

• Impact of the environment

• Biological maturation and inheritance

According to the continuity view, how does change occur in children?

• Different behaviors

• Abrupt changes

• Gradual changes

• Predictable pattern

What does nurture refer to in the context of human development?

• Maturation

• Inheritance

• Biological maturation

• Impact of the environment

According to the discontinuity view, how does development occur?

• Different behaviors

• Succession of changes

• Gradual changes

• Abrupt changes

What is the term used to describe the capacity for change in personalities?

• Plasticity

• Interactions with family

• Stability

• Change theorists

Who discovered that babies living in understaffed orphanages often become cheerful and affectionate when placed in socially stimulating adoptive homes?

• Developmentalists

• Nurture

• Nature

• Rotter

Are girls less likely to do well in math because of their feminine nature or because of society's masculine bias?

• Inheritance

• Biological maturation

• Masculine bias

• Feminine nature

How much if at all does our memory decline in old age?

• Slightly

• Significantly

• Not at all

• Moderately

Can techniques be used to prevent or reduce memory decline in old age?

• Maybe

• Yes

• No

• Depends

Can enriched experiences in adolescence remove deficits encountered in childhood due to poverty and neglect?

• Yes

• No

• Depends

• Maybe