PSY 205 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - Answers - How
and why people change over time
What is epigenetics? - Answers - The study of how the environment affects which genes
are expressed
The life-span perspective takes into account development from: - Answers - Conception
to death
The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception
but cannot develop fingers and toes before or after that time. This is an example of -
Answers - A critical period.
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the __________ refers to the
interactions among systems. - Answers - Mesosystem
High school classmates are part of the same: - Answers - Cohort
A system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, behaviors, expectations, and symbolic
representations is the definition of: - Answers - Culture
A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for
understanding how and why people change over time is a: - Answers - Developmental
theory.
Social learning is also called: - Answers - Modeling
The foundation of cognitive theory is: - Answers - A person's' ideas and beliefs
According to evolutionary theory, people: - Answers - Have the same basic need and
drives.
A researcher studies the relationship between two variables and determines the
likelihood that a change in one variable is related to a change in the other variable.
What type of research did this person conduct? - Answers - correlational
IRB stands for: - Answers - Institutional Review Board
Reproductive cells are called: - Answers - gametes.
ANSWERS
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - Answers - How
and why people change over time
What is epigenetics? - Answers - The study of how the environment affects which genes
are expressed
The life-span perspective takes into account development from: - Answers - Conception
to death
The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception
but cannot develop fingers and toes before or after that time. This is an example of -
Answers - A critical period.
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the __________ refers to the
interactions among systems. - Answers - Mesosystem
High school classmates are part of the same: - Answers - Cohort
A system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, behaviors, expectations, and symbolic
representations is the definition of: - Answers - Culture
A systematic statement of principles and generalizations that provides a framework for
understanding how and why people change over time is a: - Answers - Developmental
theory.
Social learning is also called: - Answers - Modeling
The foundation of cognitive theory is: - Answers - A person's' ideas and beliefs
According to evolutionary theory, people: - Answers - Have the same basic need and
drives.
A researcher studies the relationship between two variables and determines the
likelihood that a change in one variable is related to a change in the other variable.
What type of research did this person conduct? - Answers - correlational
IRB stands for: - Answers - Institutional Review Board
Reproductive cells are called: - Answers - gametes.
