lifespan development midterm

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What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
What is your gender?
Male
Female
1. What is the first stage of prenatal development
embryonic stage
fetal stage
germinal stage
fertilization stage
2. what is the most common chromosonal abnormality
antitryspin deficiency
cystic fybrosis
sickle cell anemia
down syndrome
3. Which of the following is not a teratogen?
tobacco
maternal stress
alcohol
marijuana
maternal age
4. which of the following is not heredity inherited
plasticity
personality
obesity
intelligence
psychopathology
5. the scientific study of process of change and stability throughout the human life span defines
quantitative research
qualitative research
behavior and performance measures
human development
6. emotion, personality and social relationships are all characteristics of what major domain of development
physical development
cognitive development
psychosocial development
none of the above
7. imprinting is described as the fundamental influence that defines:
an infants attachment to the first moving object
specific time that has an impact on development
infants that are open to certain experiences
modifability of performance
8. Wich of the following does not fall under Paul B. Baltes developmental apprach?
development is life long
development involves both gain and loss
development begins at childhood
development involvesa changing allocation of resources
development shows plasticity
development is influenced by historical and cultural context
9. Locke's mechanistic model is based on
mechanical change
qualitative change
quantitative change
all of the above
none of the above
10. "qualitative changes in thought occur between infancy and adolescence" describes which perspective of human development?
psycho analytical
learning
cognitive
evolutionary
contextual
11. "behavior is controlled by powerful unconscious urges" describes which perspective of human development
psycho analytical
learning
cognitive
evolutionary
contextual
12. Which of the following defines Vygotsky's sociocultural theory?
human development that sees the individual as inseperanble from the social context
the range of interacting processes that affects a developing person
infants size up their capabilities and environment to see what they can and cannot do
children's active engagement with environment and cognitive growth as a collaborative process
both 1 and 4
both 2 and 4
13. which of the following is not an application of research in the study of human development?
sampling
blood tests
observation
ethnographic studies
self reports
14. which of the following defines growth from the inside outward?
proximodistal principle
outward development
cephalocaudal principle
semisephorical principle
15. Breast feeding...
are at high risk of stunted growth
may reduce the liklihood of SIDS
is almost always the best food for infants
should be introduced gradually
all of the above
both 2 and 3
16. the brain is 90% developed by what age?
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
17. "the specialization of the hemispheres of the brain. The left side with language and the right side with visual/spacial" defines what term?
brain growth spurts
lateralization
neurons
integration
differentation
myelination
18. what is the first sense to develop?
touch
smell/taste
hearing
sight
19. blinking, yawning and coughing are all characteristics of what reflex
primitive reflex
moro reflex
postural reflex
locomotor reflex
papillary reflex
20. milestones of physical development include all but what?
gross motor skills
fine motor skills
mild motor skills
hand control
head control
depth perception
21. "basic mechanics of learning,concerned with behavior changes in response to experience defines which cognitive development?
behaviorist approach
pyschometric approach
piagetian approach
information processing
cognitive neuroscience
social contextual
22. "environmental aspects of the learning process, particularly the role of parent/caregiver" defines what cognitive development?
behaviorist approach
psychometric approach
piagetian approach
information processing
cognitive neuroscience
social contextual
23. a single word that conveys a complete thought is defined as?
linguistic speech
telegraphic speech
nativism
holophrase
crying
24. what is the correct order that language develops?
crying, babbling, cooing, vowel sounds, first words
cooing, crying, vowel sounds, babbling, first words
cooing, crying, babbling, vowel sounds, first words
babbling, crying, cooing, vowel sounds, first words
crying, cooing, vowel sounds, babbling, first words
25. psychosocial development would be best defined as?
the ability to understand others feelings
the development to putting yourself in another persons position
the development of a persons personality and their interpersonal skills
the development of productive skills of their culture
26. embarrassment, empathy, envyare all characteristics of which basic emotion?
psychological response
true emotions
self conscious emotions
self evaluative emotions
27. what kind of temperment is characterized by mildly intense reactions and gradually develops a liking to new stimuli
easy child
difficult child
slow to warm up
all of the above
none of the above
28. the fathers role is important because
socially constructed
relates to the childs well being
comfort of close bodily contact
all of the above
none of the above
answers 1 and 2
29. mary ainsworth's strange situation test resulted in which three patterns?
secure, avoidance and ambivalent attachment
secure, avoidance and self regulated attachment
secure, self regulated and ambivalent attachment
avoidance, self regulated and ambivalent attachment
30. self awareness is best defined as?
the image of ourselves, total picture of our abilities
a sense of being able to master challenges and achieve goals
conscious knowledge of the self as a distinct identifiable being
control of ones own behavior to conform of caregivers expectations
31. girls are four times more likely than boys to be sexually abused
true
false
32. what percent of the population is right handed?
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
33. what is the leading cause of child deaths in the united states?
hereditary complications
murder
pysical abuse
still birth
accidents
34. Piaget's operational stage is best defined as?
the tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation
the fact that two things that are equal remain equal even if appearance changes
children become more sophisticated in their use of symbolic thought
children can use mental operations such as reasoning to solve concrete problems
35. children's speech becomes more adult like at what age?
age 3
age 6
age 9
age 12
36. "children develop a mentally organized network of information about what it means to be male or female" is best identified as?
gender identity
gender differences
gender stereotypes
gender schema theory
gender typing
37. oppositonal defiant disorder is best described as?
disobediance and hostility towards authorative figures
aggressive, antisocial, setting fires, lying and fighting
anxiety lasting for weeks due to separation
repetitive intrusive thought
disorder of mood that goes beyond temporary
38. the most effective parenting style in Baumrind's model of parenting style's is?
permissive
authoritative
authoritarian
39. boys are more likely to show what kind of aggression?
instrumental aggression
hostile aggression
overt aggression
relational aggression
40. which of the following is not one of the levels of play?
functional play
constructive play
pretend play
formal play
intimate play

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