Provide reasons why today's developmentalists believe the entire life span is important
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: 1) The discovery that developmental growth and change continue during every part of life. 2) A person's social environment is affected by the influences on his/her social environments. 3) Paul Baltes points out that development across the lifespan involves both gains and losses. People also change how they invest their resources (motivation, energy, and time) at different points during the life span.
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Team performance is usually more successful when
A) team members are low in extroversion. B) members know that the team will be provided with motivation and rewards as a group. C) members know that only the most productive member of the team will be rewarded. D) team members are high in neuroticism.
Similarity is the tendency to perceive _________________
a) objects, or figures, on some background b) things that look similar as being part of the same group c) objects that are close to each other as part of the same grouping d) things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern