DEP 2004 Midterm Study Guide
big 5 - answer the five basic clusters of personality traits that remain quite stable
throughout adulthood: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and
neuroticism
________ is a brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence
that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of
development.
A: Menarche
B: Puberty
C: Myelination
D: Estrogen - answerB: Puberty
Improvements in attention, memory, effortful and goal-directed thinking, and behavior
have been linked to:
A: anaerobic exercise.
B: aerobic exercise.
C: increased media/screen time.
D: less required physical activity at school. - answerB: aerobic exercise.
When watching preschool children on the playground, Petra notices that most of the
girls are ________ the boys.
A: slightly smaller than
B: much heavier than
C: about the same size as
D: considerably taller than - answerA: slightly smaller than
generativity - answergenerating, creating, growing, being productive
Zygote - answerAll humans begin life as a single cell; the result of the fertilization of an
egg cell (ovum) by a sperm cell.
Norm - answerAn average, or typical, standard of behavior or accomplishment, such as
the norm for an age of walking or the norm for greeting a stranger.
development - answerpattern or movement or change that begins at conception and
continues through the human life span
social smile - answera smile evoked by a human face, normally first evident in infants
about 6 weeks after birth
stagnation - answerself-absorption, lack of interest in others or the world
,Why is it important to study life span development? - answerprepares us to take
responsibility for children and gives us insight about our own lives
Psychoanalytic Theory - answer- Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
- A grand theory of human development that holds that irrational, unconscious drives
and motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human behavior.
• inner drives, deep motives, & unconscious needs rooted in childhood.
~ make us aware of the impact of early-childhood experiences, remembered or not, on
subsequent development.
Chromosomes - answerthe rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized into 23
pairs. Each person gets 23 pairs from each parent.
Which is true of studies of height in children from around the world?
A: Ethnic origin is a stronger predictor than socioeconomic status.
B: Later-born children are generally taller than first-born children.
C: Children from a rural area are generally taller than children from an urban area.
D: Socioeconomic status is a stronger predictor than nutrition. - answerA: Ethnic origin
is a stronger predictor than socioeconomic status.
All of the following are associated with childhood obesity in the United States EXCEPT:
A: the availability of food.
B: parents' eating habits.
C: having overweight parents.
D: the part of the country where the child lives. - answerD: the part of the country where
the child lives.
empty nest - answerthe time in the lives of parents when their children have left the
family home to pursue their own lives
A girl's first menstruation is called ________ and usually comes ________ in the
process of puberty.
A: menarche; early
B: menarch; late
C: gonadarche; late
D: gonadarche; early - answerB: menarche; late
separation anxiety - answeran infant's distress when a familiar caregiver leaves, most
obvious between 9 and 14 months
normative age-graded influences - answersimilar for individuals in a particular age
group
, 5 Psychosexual Stages of Development (Freud): - answerOral Stage
Anal Stage
Phallic Stage
Latency
Genital Stage
Hemophilia - answerdisorder in which the blood does not properly clot; caused by a
recessive gene carried on the X chromosome. Also known as the "Royal disease."
Gail Sheehy - answer-provisional adulthood
-first adulthood
-second adulthood
-age of mastery
-age of integrity
Which is true of children in the preschool years?
A: Girls and boys have similar and significant fatty tissue.
B: Boys have more muscle tissue and girls have more fatty tissue.
C: Girls have more muscle tissue and boys have more fatty tissue.
D: Boys and girls have similar and significant muscle tissue. - answerB: Boys have
more muscle tissue and girls have more fatty tissue.
Lillette, age nine, is particularly susceptible to bruising and infections. She has been
diagnosed with ________, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an
abundance of abnormal white blood cells.
A: neuroblastoma
B: clear cell sarcoma
C: lymphosarcoma
D: leukemia - answerD: leukemia
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A: By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys.
B: Boys go through growth spurts earlier than girls do.
C: Both boys and girls who are shorter than their peers before puberty often surpass
their peers during adolescence.
D: Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty for both boys and girls. -
answeridk
stranger wariness - answerAn infant's expression of concern—a quiet stare while
clinging to a familiar person, or a look of fear—when a stranger appears.
social convoy - answercollectively, the family members, friends, acquaintances, and
even strangers who move through the years of life with a person, all aging together
normative history-graded influences - answercommon to people of a particular
generation because of historical circumstances
big 5 - answer the five basic clusters of personality traits that remain quite stable
throughout adulthood: openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and
neuroticism
________ is a brain-neuroendocrine process occurring primarily in early adolescence
that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that occur in this period of
development.
A: Menarche
B: Puberty
C: Myelination
D: Estrogen - answerB: Puberty
Improvements in attention, memory, effortful and goal-directed thinking, and behavior
have been linked to:
A: anaerobic exercise.
B: aerobic exercise.
C: increased media/screen time.
D: less required physical activity at school. - answerB: aerobic exercise.
When watching preschool children on the playground, Petra notices that most of the
girls are ________ the boys.
A: slightly smaller than
B: much heavier than
C: about the same size as
D: considerably taller than - answerA: slightly smaller than
generativity - answergenerating, creating, growing, being productive
Zygote - answerAll humans begin life as a single cell; the result of the fertilization of an
egg cell (ovum) by a sperm cell.
Norm - answerAn average, or typical, standard of behavior or accomplishment, such as
the norm for an age of walking or the norm for greeting a stranger.
development - answerpattern or movement or change that begins at conception and
continues through the human life span
social smile - answera smile evoked by a human face, normally first evident in infants
about 6 weeks after birth
stagnation - answerself-absorption, lack of interest in others or the world
,Why is it important to study life span development? - answerprepares us to take
responsibility for children and gives us insight about our own lives
Psychoanalytic Theory - answer- Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
- A grand theory of human development that holds that irrational, unconscious drives
and motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human behavior.
• inner drives, deep motives, & unconscious needs rooted in childhood.
~ make us aware of the impact of early-childhood experiences, remembered or not, on
subsequent development.
Chromosomes - answerthe rod-shaped portions of DNA that are organized into 23
pairs. Each person gets 23 pairs from each parent.
Which is true of studies of height in children from around the world?
A: Ethnic origin is a stronger predictor than socioeconomic status.
B: Later-born children are generally taller than first-born children.
C: Children from a rural area are generally taller than children from an urban area.
D: Socioeconomic status is a stronger predictor than nutrition. - answerA: Ethnic origin
is a stronger predictor than socioeconomic status.
All of the following are associated with childhood obesity in the United States EXCEPT:
A: the availability of food.
B: parents' eating habits.
C: having overweight parents.
D: the part of the country where the child lives. - answerD: the part of the country where
the child lives.
empty nest - answerthe time in the lives of parents when their children have left the
family home to pursue their own lives
A girl's first menstruation is called ________ and usually comes ________ in the
process of puberty.
A: menarche; early
B: menarch; late
C: gonadarche; late
D: gonadarche; early - answerB: menarche; late
separation anxiety - answeran infant's distress when a familiar caregiver leaves, most
obvious between 9 and 14 months
normative age-graded influences - answersimilar for individuals in a particular age
group
, 5 Psychosexual Stages of Development (Freud): - answerOral Stage
Anal Stage
Phallic Stage
Latency
Genital Stage
Hemophilia - answerdisorder in which the blood does not properly clot; caused by a
recessive gene carried on the X chromosome. Also known as the "Royal disease."
Gail Sheehy - answer-provisional adulthood
-first adulthood
-second adulthood
-age of mastery
-age of integrity
Which is true of children in the preschool years?
A: Girls and boys have similar and significant fatty tissue.
B: Boys have more muscle tissue and girls have more fatty tissue.
C: Girls have more muscle tissue and boys have more fatty tissue.
D: Boys and girls have similar and significant muscle tissue. - answerB: Boys have
more muscle tissue and girls have more fatty tissue.
Lillette, age nine, is particularly susceptible to bruising and infections. She has been
diagnosed with ________, a cancer in which the bone marrow manufactures an
abundance of abnormal white blood cells.
A: neuroblastoma
B: clear cell sarcoma
C: lymphosarcoma
D: leukemia - answerD: leukemia
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A: By the end of adolescence, most girls will be taller than boys.
B: Boys go through growth spurts earlier than girls do.
C: Both boys and girls who are shorter than their peers before puberty often surpass
their peers during adolescence.
D: Marked weight gains coincide with the onset of puberty for both boys and girls. -
answeridk
stranger wariness - answerAn infant's expression of concern—a quiet stare while
clinging to a familiar person, or a look of fear—when a stranger appears.
social convoy - answercollectively, the family members, friends, acquaintances, and
even strangers who move through the years of life with a person, all aging together
normative history-graded influences - answercommon to people of a particular
generation because of historical circumstances
