Human Growth & Development Ch1

which type of development would be most involved in the growth of body and brain, sensory capacities, motor skills, and health?

Studies on the "wild boy of aveyron"hoped to investigate and find -are the qualities, behaviors, and ideas that define each human acquired, inborn, or both -is social contact important to child development - can the lack of social contact be overcome -all of the above

a change in the number or amount or frequency behavioral characteristic would be referred to as a ____ change

becoming introspective and searching out meaning in life is characteristic of

a multigenerational kinship unit consisting of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins is called a

socio-economic status is determined by all of the following except -ethnicity -income -education -occupation

all of the following may be considered inderect effects of poverty except -parents emotional state -home enviornments -presence of models for young people -breakdown of nuclear family

an event that is experienced in a similar way by most people in a group is called a ___ influence

non-normative life events are

your cohort would include your

a specific time when a given event, or the absence of that event, has the greatest impact on development is called a ___ period

a concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but that in reality is an invention of a particular culture or society.

cohort differences are primarily due to

a condition that would increase the likelihood of a negative outcome is a description of what?

the unfolding of a natural sequence of physical changes and behavior patterns describes

the existence of adolescence as a part of the lifespan in many industrialized societies is an example of

According to your text, which of the following is NOT one of the major divisions of the life span? -prenatal -infancy and toddlerhood -late adulthood -senescence

___ interacts with cognitive, personality, and social development at all ages.

which of the following statements about heredity and enviornmental influences on development is TRUE?

which of the following words BEST describes the focus of the study of human development -Change -childhood -infancy -relationships

which of the following is a normative age-graded influence -puberty&menopause -war -winning the lottery -famine

change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning, memory, language, thinking, reasoning,etc. would constitute which type of development?

the age range of approximately 6-11 yrs refers to which period of development

which type of development is most involved in the growth of the body and brain, sensory capacities, motor skills, and health

enviornmental and experiential factors that help define individual differences in development include all of the following except -genetic inheritance -socioeconomic status -ethnicity -historical events

meghan recorded events in the lives of her sons joseph and jacob such as their first words, first step, and the events of puberty. these events are examples of the process of

normative history graded influences include all of the following except -worldwide economic depression -introduction of the contraceptive pill -AIDS epidemic -death of a spouse

industrialization and the move to more populated areas are both cited as reasons for the decline in the

A child born today in iraq will have different ecperiences than children born in the united states or mexico. these experiences will affect the course of development for these children because each child develops within a unique?

during which developmental period do most people finish their formal education, become independent, and start families and careers?

Marcus is 14 months old and having great difficulty when left with the babysitter. his seperation anxiety is an example of interaction between which two types of development?

despite being identified as a "low risk"group, children of affluent families suffer a high rate of -depression -anxiety -substance abuse -all of these

what is an example of members of the same cohort

who was one of the first psychologists to become interested in the study of aging; publishing the book "senescence: the last half of life"at the age of 78

Dr. Gaipo is a psychologist whose research focus is on genetic strengths and weaknesses to explain development. in his work he emphasizes

the periods of th human life cycle are produced by

Meghan recorded events such as first word, the first step, and the events of puberty in her sons joseph and andrew. these landmarks in human development are referred to as

sandros ethnic identity is

one of the purposes in designing cross-cultural research projects is to

in the oakland growth study, the longitudinal study of social and emotional development of urban youth during the great depression

learning a second language seems to have a ___ period, just like learning a first language does

Marlane is large for her age and does not have many friends. this is an example of interaction between which two types of development

events like starting school that occur at about the same age for people the world over are called

human development focuses primarily upon the first 5 yrs of life bc this is the time for most change true or false

the goals of the developmental research include description, explanation, prediction, and intervention of behavior true or false

the human development uses information from medicine, sociology, and anthropology to explain behavior true or false

the chippewa indians have only two periods of childhood, whereas other cultures have more true or false

the view that humans have eight periods of the life span is a social construction true or false

all societies recognize differences in the ways people of different ages think, feel, and act true or false

most people have dementia and require nursing home care in late adulthood true or false

socioeconomic status limits peoples choices of where to live true or false

most immigrants have some acculturation to the new society true or false

biological events such as puberty and menopause are nonnormative events true or false

loss of a spouse early in a persons 30s is a nonnormative event true or false

the concept of critical periods is more controversial when applied to cognitive and psychosocial development than to physical development true or false

the study of attachment and development of friendship is an example of cognitive development true or false

many abilities such as mempry, strength, and endurance, can be significantly improved with training and practice, even late in life true or false

broad dimensions of personality, such as conscientiousness and openness to new experience, are fixed in early childhood true or false

historically, the nuclear family was the dominant form of family structure in the united states and other western industrial societies true or false

maturation varies in persons, but averages provide ways to measure what are typical times for development to occur true or false

poor children are at lower risk than wealthy children to have emotional or behavioral problems true or false

children from higher SES families have lower rates of substance abuse, anxiety, and depression than children from lower SES families true or false

Dr. nunez wants to know what child might be at risk for problem behvaiors so he can put the child in a special program. he is demonstrating the goal of:

Dr. george studies how much children grow when they sleep. this is an example of ___ domain

life-span studies in the united states grew out of studies:

A person in young adulthood would be likely to have the developmental task of:

paul baltes is best known for

one important characteristic of development is plasticity, which refers to

damage in children due to prenatal alcohol exposure is an example of

research on memory and learning in older persons is looking at the ___ domain

study of inborn traits is looking at

the study of temperament falls in the __ domain

the western world generally divides the lifespan into __ periods

the search for identity typically occurs in

in middle adulthood a person is most likely to

in late adulthood most people are

the search for meaning in life assumes central importance in

jessica is 10, in school, and lives at home. this is an example of __ development

a two-generational household unit consisting of parents and children is

the kinds of homes and neighborhoods people live in, as well as the quality of medical care, and other opportunities available to them are examples of:

the story of genie is an example of

which of the following statements is FALSE concerning culture? -culture is unchanging -culture includes artwork and tools -culture includes tradition

which of the following characteristics of development is NOT one of the characteristics of life-span development, according to Baltes -lifelong -multidimensional -nonmodifiable -multidirectional

Was the precursor of the organismic model

have more support in scientific terms than laws

is a controlled procedure in which an experimenter controls the independent variable to determine its effect on the dependent variable.

consists of people who are similar to the experimental group but do not receive the experimental treatment or may receive a different treatment.

study seeks to describe the pattern of relationships, customs, beliefs, technology, arts, and traditions that make up a society's ways of life.

consent freely given with full knowledge of what the research entails.

was a perspective presented by E.O. Wilson and influenced by Darwin's theory of eveolution and focused on adaptiveness, or survival value, or behavior.

is the actual name for fMRI

a type of study that seeks to determine whether a statistical relationship exists between variables.

is the time in which people live.

proposed a critical period for language acquisition beginning in early infancy and ending around puberty in 1967.

that people can gain in one are of development and may lose in another, sometimes at the same time, demonstrates this characteristic of development

focuses on the scientific study of the systematic processes of change and stability in people.