Comparisons Across Cultures Regarding When Children Achieve Particular Developmental Milestones

question 18

Multiple Choice

Comparisons across cultures regarding when children achieve particular developmental milestones indicate that

• A)culture doesn't play a role in when children achieve developmental milestones.
• B)crawling occurs at the same age in all cultures.
• C)the achievement of developmental milestones shows a consistent general pattern across cultures.
• D)no generalizations can be made regarding the process of human development without taking culture into account.

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Definitions:

Developing Fetus

A prenatal human between the embryonic state and birth, undergoing significant physical and physiological development.

External World

Describes everything outside an individual's mind, including people, objects, and the environment, as perceived through the senses.

Fetus

A stage in human development inside the womb from the end of the embryonic stage or the ninth week after fertilization until birth.

Germinal Stage

The Germinal Stage is the initial phase of prenatal development, occurring in the first two weeks post-conception, where the zygote divides and implants in the uterine wall.