DEP2004 Final Exam
Human Development
Broward College
Roberto L. Rinaldi PhDc

Name___________________________________
 
ESSAY.  Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper. 
1) 

Describe Sternberg's and Gardner's theories of intelligence. 
 
2) 

Describe how children's friendships change from the preschool years to middle childhood. 
 
3) 

Describe girls' reactions to menarche and boys' reactions to spermarche during puberty. What factors influence the way adolescents respond? 
 
4) 

Describe the differences between friendships among girls and friendships among boys. 
 
5) 

Explain the factors that contribute to the appearance of the emerging adulthood developmental phase. 
 
6) 

What is meant by the "social clock"? Describe evidence indicating that the social clock is a major source of personality change in adulthood. 
 
7) 

Describe the symptoms most often associated with menopause. 
 
8) 

What is meant by generativity? Describe three examples of ways you or people you know well have expressed generativity in middle adulthood. Explain why each is an example of generativity. 
 
9) 

Describe factors that influence life expectancy. 
 
10) 

Describe the different types of reminiscence and the function of each. 
 
11) 

Briefly describe the shifts in three personality characteristics that defy stereotypes of the elderly. 
 
12) 

Explain the concept of appropriate death, and what most patients would like when asked about a good death. 
 
13) 

List the main features of the hospice approach.