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Development is studied across three domains: physical, cognitive and:Read the answer and worked solution →A view of development as a gradual cumulative improvement is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A view of development as a set of unique stages tied to ages is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Modern psychology says development is shaped by nurture and by:Read the answer and worked solution →The theorist whose psychosocial theory stresses the social side of development is:Read the answer and worked solution →Unlike Freud, Erikson said personality development continues through the:Read the answer and worked solution →Erikson's theory sets out how many stages of development?Read the answer and worked solution →The first psychosocial task, faced in infancy, is trust versus:Read the answer and worked solution →A toddler's main task is to establish independence, framed as autonomy versus:Read the answer and worked solution →The theorist who focused on children's cognitive growth in four stages was:Read the answer and worked solution →Mental models children build to categorise and interpret the world are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Fitting new information into an existing mental model is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Changing a mental model because new information does not fit is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Piaget's theory of cognitive development contains how many stages?Read the answer and worked solution →The stage lasting from birth to about age two is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Young infants do not remember a toy once it is hidden. They lack:Read the answer and worked solution →Around the same age, infants begin to fear unfamiliar people. That is:Read the answer and worked solution →The stage from about age two to seven, marked by pretend play, is:Read the answer and worked solution →A child who cannot take another person's viewpoint is showing:Read the answer and worked solution →Understanding that mass and number stay the same when shape changes is:Read the answer and worked solution →Knowing that an object can be changed and then returned to its original form is:Read the answer and worked solution →The final Piagetian stage, from about age eleven, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Piaget stagesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the development domainsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the development gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the development wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Piaget or EriksonRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the stage markersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Child development bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Development is studied across three domains: physical, cognitive and:

  1. Psychosocial
  2. Psychometric
  3. Psychedelic
  4. Psychosomatic
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Correct answer: A. Psychosocial

1. Two of the three are named. 2. The third covers emotions and relationships. 3. That domain is psychosocial. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 9, Lifespan Development._

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A view of development as a gradual cumulative improvement is called:

  1. Contractual
  2. Continuous
  3. Continental
  4. Contentious
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Correct answer: B. Continuous

1. No sharp steps appear. 2. Skills build smoothly on each other. 3. That view is continuous development. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 9, Lifespan Development._

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A view of development as a set of unique stages tied to ages is called:

  1. Discontinuous
  2. Discourteous
  3. Disconnected
  4. Discontented
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Correct answer: A. Discontinuous

1. Change comes in jumps. 2. Each stage arrives at a certain age. 3. That view is discontinuous. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 9, Lifespan Development._

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