Compare and contrast normative age-graded, normative history-graded, and nonmormative
changes. Provide an age-related example for each.
What will be an ideal response?
Normative Age-Graded Changes: Changes that are common to every individual in a species and are
linked to specific ages.
Example: A baby's first steps.
Normative History-Graded Changes: Variations in life experience which affect each generation
somewhat differently.
Example: 9/11.
Nonnormative Changes: Changes that result from unique, unshared events.
Example: Conception.
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children within a family different.". What will be an ideal response?
A student spends much time socializing with friends instead of studying for an important exam because he is afraid to find out whether he has what it takes to pass the exam. This student is engaging in what psychologists call
a. the consistency paradox. b. self-handicapping behavior. c. self-efficacy. d. fixation.
Mario tells his therapist, "I am so confused about what area I want to major in." His therapist says, "So, you seem to be having trouble deciding what to study." Mario's therapist used
A. modeling. B. reflection. C. congruence. D. flooding.
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