PED01 QUIZ 1

Development is a pattern of change.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Development is either growth or decline.

• TRUE

• FALSE

From both traditional and life-span perspectives, development is lifelong.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Development is continuous only from a life-span perspective.

In the development process, there are things that hold true to all people.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Individuals develop uniformly.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Not totally the same; while there are things tat are uniform among individuals, there are also variations.

Development is predictable because it follows an orderly process.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Development is unidimensional.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

It is multidimensional.

Development takes place in a vacuum.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Development is contextual.

The effect of biological process on development is isolated from the effect of cognitive and socioemotional processes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The effects of biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes are intertwined.

Developmental tasks are only for the first 3 stages of human development.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

It is for all stages in human development.