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Developmental Psychology Across Lifespan Flashcards

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  1. Diana Baumrind identified which parenting style as most associated with positive child outcomes such as self-reliance and academic success?

    Answer: Authoritative

    Authoritative parenting combines warmth and responsiveness with clear expectations and consistent discipline, producing the best overall outcomes.

  2. Which statement best describes the concept of 'plasticity' in lifespan developmental psychology?

    Answer: Development can be modified by experiences, though within biologically set limits

    Plasticity means that development is not rigidly fixed—experience can alter its course—though biological constraints exist, especially as people age.

  3. The 'empty nest syndrome' refers to which life transition?

    Answer: Parental distress (especially in mothers) when the last child leaves home

    Empty nest syndrome describes the loss, sadness, and adjustment challenges some parents—particularly mothers—experience when adult children leave the family home.

  4. Piaget's concept of 'egocentrism' in preoperational children means they:

    Answer: Cannot take another person's perspective or understand that others see differently

    Preoperational egocentrism is a cognitive limitation—children assume others perceive the world as they do—not a moral failing of selfishness.

  5. Kübler-Ross's stage model of grief includes which five stages?

    Answer: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

    Kübler-Ross proposed denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance as stages individuals may experience when confronting terminal illness or loss.

  6. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'emerging adulthood' as described by Jeffrey Arnett?

    Answer: A 22-year-old changing majors and exploring career paths before committing

    Arnett described emerging adulthood (roughly ages 18–29) as a distinct period of identity exploration, instability, and self-focus before adult commitments are made.

  7. In the context of aging, 'terminal decline' refers to:

    Answer: A sharp acceleration of cognitive decline in the years immediately preceding death

    Terminal decline (or terminal drop) is a pronounced, rapid decrease in cognitive performance detected approximately 1–5 years before death.