DEP 2004 Midterm Review
I highly suggest completing this review before taking your midterm exam. You
may wish to highlight these areas in your book. Do not wait to do this while
taking the exam. You will have to use critical thinking skills to determine the
correct answers to some of the questions.
Chapter 1
1. The scientific foundation of human development is based on what? p. 5
The multidisciplinary study of how people change and how they remain
the same over time.
2. Explain the following recurring issues in human development: pp. 6-7
Nature V. Nurture
Nature: Hereditary or genetically influenced
Nurture: Experiential or environmental influences
Continuity V. Discontinuity
Continuity: Development has a smooth progression throughout life
Discontinuity: Series of abrupt changes in the life cycle
Universal V. Copntext-Specific Development
Universal: Whether there is several paths to development
Context: Whether there is one specific path to development
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, 3. Who developed the first comprehensive life-span view? p. 12
Erik Erikson
4. Jean Piaget’s theory could be best described as what type of theory? p. 15
Cognitive-Development Theory
5. Describe how the life-span perspective views human development. p. 19
Has multiple determinations and can not be understood within the scoop
of a single framework.
6. Contrast reliability and validity. p. 25
Reliability: The extent to which a measurement provides a consistent
index of characteristics
Validity: The extent to which the measurement is assessed
7. What is a longitudinal study? p. 28
The research designed whereby the same subjects are researched at
different stages of their lives.
Chapter 2
1. Describe what is meant by polygenic inheritance. p. 45
When phenotypes are the result of combined activity of many separate
genes.
2. What is meant by nonshared environmental influences? p. 50
The forces inside a family that makes siblings different.
3. Contrast the cephalocaudal and the proximodistal principles. p. 54
Cephalocaudal: When the fetus begins the development from the head
and develops down.
Proximodistal: When the fetus begins development from the center and
expands.
4. Approximately how many mothers are affected by postpartum depression? p. 69
10% to 15% of mothers
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I highly suggest completing this review before taking your midterm exam. You
may wish to highlight these areas in your book. Do not wait to do this while
taking the exam. You will have to use critical thinking skills to determine the
correct answers to some of the questions.
Chapter 1
1. The scientific foundation of human development is based on what? p. 5
The multidisciplinary study of how people change and how they remain
the same over time.
2. Explain the following recurring issues in human development: pp. 6-7
Nature V. Nurture
Nature: Hereditary or genetically influenced
Nurture: Experiential or environmental influences
Continuity V. Discontinuity
Continuity: Development has a smooth progression throughout life
Discontinuity: Series of abrupt changes in the life cycle
Universal V. Copntext-Specific Development
Universal: Whether there is several paths to development
Context: Whether there is one specific path to development
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, 3. Who developed the first comprehensive life-span view? p. 12
Erik Erikson
4. Jean Piaget’s theory could be best described as what type of theory? p. 15
Cognitive-Development Theory
5. Describe how the life-span perspective views human development. p. 19
Has multiple determinations and can not be understood within the scoop
of a single framework.
6. Contrast reliability and validity. p. 25
Reliability: The extent to which a measurement provides a consistent
index of characteristics
Validity: The extent to which the measurement is assessed
7. What is a longitudinal study? p. 28
The research designed whereby the same subjects are researched at
different stages of their lives.
Chapter 2
1. Describe what is meant by polygenic inheritance. p. 45
When phenotypes are the result of combined activity of many separate
genes.
2. What is meant by nonshared environmental influences? p. 50
The forces inside a family that makes siblings different.
3. Contrast the cephalocaudal and the proximodistal principles. p. 54
Cephalocaudal: When the fetus begins the development from the head
and develops down.
Proximodistal: When the fetus begins development from the center and
expands.
4. Approximately how many mothers are affected by postpartum depression? p. 69
10% to 15% of mothers
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