LIFESPAN AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HDFS
EXAM 1 2113 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Newborns spend about ___% of their sleep time in REM. - ✔✔50%
During the _____ period, all of the organs and major body systems are
formed. - ✔✔embryonic
Bianca recently found out that she's pregnant. Prior to confirming the
pregnancy, Bianca was a heavy
smoker. However, she plans to cut back to no more than five cigarettes a
day. Bianca: - ✔✔is at risk for having a low birth weight baby.
Which of the following statements about teratogens is true? - ✔✔Different
teratogens can cause the same birth defect, and a variety of birth defects
can result from the same teratogen.
Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's cognitive-developmental
theory? - ✔✔Piaget assumed that all cognitive-developmental stages are
universal.
In contrast to Freud's theory, Erikson focused on the role of ___________
in shaping development. - ✔✔the social world, society, and culture
,Globally, _____ accounts for 30 to 50% of HIV transmission in newborns. -
✔✔breast-feeding
Each time Isabella sits down to feed her baby a bottle, she gently strokes
the baby's head. One day,
Isabella began stroking her daughter's head and noticed that the baby
started sucking, even though it wasn't feeding time. The baby's association
between having her head stroked and the presentation of food is an
example of _______. - ✔✔classical conditioning
From an information processing perspective, development is ______ and
entails changes in the efficiency
and speed with which we think. - ✔✔continuous
A _____ is a way of organizing a set of observations or facts into
comprehensive explanations of how
something works. - ✔✔theory
At the beginning of her first human development course in college, Vi
wondered, "Am I the person I am
today because of heredity, or did I become who I am because of my
environment?" Vi's question reflects the ________ issue in lifespan
development. - ✔✔nature-nurture
,Denise has been using cocaine throughout her pregnancy. Denise's baby
is at risk for: - ✔✔microcephaly and neurobehavioral disturbances.
_____ theories describe development and behavior as a result of the
interplay of inner drives, memories,
and conflicts of which we are unaware and cannot control. -
✔✔Psychoanalytic
_____ use during pregnancy has been identified as the leading cause of
developmental disabilities. - ✔✔Alcohol
A cesarean section: - ✔✔is a surgical procedure that removes the fetus
from the uterus through the
abdomen
Renee, pregnant for the first time, wonders how the developing organism
receives nutrients and oxygen
and rids itself of waste. This principal organ of exchange between the
mother and the developing organism is the ______. - ✔✔placenta
According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, your family, peers, and
school represent your: - ✔✔microsystem
_____ occurs when the lower part of the neural tube fails to close. -
✔✔Spina bifida
, According to ________ theory, development results from the ongoing
interactions among biological,
cognitive, and psychological changes within the individual and his or her
changing context. - ✔✔Bronfenbrenner's bioecological
The malleability or changeability of development is called ______. -
✔✔plasticity
In the 1950s and early 1960s, many women were prescribed thalidomide to
prevent morning sickness.
This drug, often taken in early pregnancy, was associated with: -
✔✔deformities of the arms and legs
A newborn baby is also called a(n) _____. - ✔✔neonate
In each of Erikson's psychosocial stages, an individual faces a(n) ______
that must be resolved. - ✔✔crisis or conflict
Critics have argued that Vygotsky's theory places too little emphasis on: -
✔✔genetic and biological factors.
Millennials, or young people reaching adulthood around the year 2000, are
a generation born around the
same time. Millennials are an example of a _______. - ✔✔cohort
EXAM 1 2113 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Newborns spend about ___% of their sleep time in REM. - ✔✔50%
During the _____ period, all of the organs and major body systems are
formed. - ✔✔embryonic
Bianca recently found out that she's pregnant. Prior to confirming the
pregnancy, Bianca was a heavy
smoker. However, she plans to cut back to no more than five cigarettes a
day. Bianca: - ✔✔is at risk for having a low birth weight baby.
Which of the following statements about teratogens is true? - ✔✔Different
teratogens can cause the same birth defect, and a variety of birth defects
can result from the same teratogen.
Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's cognitive-developmental
theory? - ✔✔Piaget assumed that all cognitive-developmental stages are
universal.
In contrast to Freud's theory, Erikson focused on the role of ___________
in shaping development. - ✔✔the social world, society, and culture
,Globally, _____ accounts for 30 to 50% of HIV transmission in newborns. -
✔✔breast-feeding
Each time Isabella sits down to feed her baby a bottle, she gently strokes
the baby's head. One day,
Isabella began stroking her daughter's head and noticed that the baby
started sucking, even though it wasn't feeding time. The baby's association
between having her head stroked and the presentation of food is an
example of _______. - ✔✔classical conditioning
From an information processing perspective, development is ______ and
entails changes in the efficiency
and speed with which we think. - ✔✔continuous
A _____ is a way of organizing a set of observations or facts into
comprehensive explanations of how
something works. - ✔✔theory
At the beginning of her first human development course in college, Vi
wondered, "Am I the person I am
today because of heredity, or did I become who I am because of my
environment?" Vi's question reflects the ________ issue in lifespan
development. - ✔✔nature-nurture
,Denise has been using cocaine throughout her pregnancy. Denise's baby
is at risk for: - ✔✔microcephaly and neurobehavioral disturbances.
_____ theories describe development and behavior as a result of the
interplay of inner drives, memories,
and conflicts of which we are unaware and cannot control. -
✔✔Psychoanalytic
_____ use during pregnancy has been identified as the leading cause of
developmental disabilities. - ✔✔Alcohol
A cesarean section: - ✔✔is a surgical procedure that removes the fetus
from the uterus through the
abdomen
Renee, pregnant for the first time, wonders how the developing organism
receives nutrients and oxygen
and rids itself of waste. This principal organ of exchange between the
mother and the developing organism is the ______. - ✔✔placenta
According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, your family, peers, and
school represent your: - ✔✔microsystem
_____ occurs when the lower part of the neural tube fails to close. -
✔✔Spina bifida
, According to ________ theory, development results from the ongoing
interactions among biological,
cognitive, and psychological changes within the individual and his or her
changing context. - ✔✔Bronfenbrenner's bioecological
The malleability or changeability of development is called ______. -
✔✔plasticity
In the 1950s and early 1960s, many women were prescribed thalidomide to
prevent morning sickness.
This drug, often taken in early pregnancy, was associated with: -
✔✔deformities of the arms and legs
A newborn baby is also called a(n) _____. - ✔✔neonate
In each of Erikson's psychosocial stages, an individual faces a(n) ______
that must be resolved. - ✔✔crisis or conflict
Critics have argued that Vygotsky's theory places too little emphasis on: -
✔✔genetic and biological factors.
Millennials, or young people reaching adulthood around the year 2000, are
a generation born around the
same time. Millennials are an example of a _______. - ✔✔cohort
