Lifespan Development Exam 1
Chapters 1-5 Questions with Accurate
Answers
lifespan development - ANSWERSthe scientific study of human development
cohort - ANSWERSpeople about the same age as you (your birth group); age group
through which you travel through time with (characterized by looking at life a certain
way, beliefs, morals)
socioeconomic status - ANSWERSthe combination of wealth and education (assets,
money (minus debt) and education)
normative transition - ANSWERSpredictable events, happens to most people around
the world and follows the trajectory
ex.) graduating high school then going right to college
non-normative transition - ANSWERSthings out of sync from the "norm"-- typically more
stressful
ex.) burying a child; going back to school after "normal" years
theory - ANSWERSany perspective which attempts to explain individual behavior
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANSWERSqualitatively different stages
exist in the way thinking develops; focused on children and how we make sense of the
world
psychosocial task - ANSWERSspecific challenges are faced at each stage of life and
build upon each other
Erikson's Stage Theory - ANSWERSattempt to explain behavior at various ages of life--
divides lifespan into stages
fertilization - ANSWERSthe union of the sperm and egg
germinal stage - ANSWERSfirst phase of prenatal development; fertilization of
implantation, implantation into the upper part of the uterus, proliferation (attachment) of
the placenta
, embryonic stage - ANSWERSsecond phase of prenatal development; formation of all
major organs & basic anatomy, ball of cells is firmly planted into the upper part of the
uterus, neural tube forms (into the spinal cord and lower centers of the brain)
fetal stage - ANSWERSfinal phase of prenatal development; physical growth,
refinement of organs & structures, weight and height gain (avg. 7 lbs), age of viability/
survival outside the womb is about 22 weeks
cephalocaudal sequence - ANSWERSgrowth occurs from head (top) to feet (bottom)
proximodistal sequence - ANSWERSgrowth occurs from the middle to the outside
ex.) baby rolling over
mass to specific sequence - ANSWERSlarger structures appear before the finer details
ex.) eyes then eyelashes
large movements occur before finer ones
ex.) catching a ball with whole body before learning hand-eye coordination
gestation period - ANSWERSconception through birth; typically 267 to 277 days
quickening - ANSWERSthe first time the mother feels the fetus move
teratogen - ANSWERSany substance that crosses the placenta to harm the fetus
chromosomal disorders - ANSWERSgetting the "wrong" number of chromosomes (each
human has 46 chromosomes), most likely linked to advanced maternal age
dominant single gene disorder - ANSWERSa person who inherits one copy of the gene
always gets the disease, if one parent has the genetic disease then each child has a
50/50 chance of inheriting the disease
recessive single gene disorder - ANSWERSchild gets illness by inheriting two copies of
the abnormal gene, odds of baby born to two carriers having the illness is 1 in 4 (the
other 3 in 4 are considered a "silent carrier")
ex.) cystic fibrosis
sex-linked single gene disorder - ANSWERSan illness carried on the mothers X
chromosome, typically leaves the female offspring unaffected but has a 50/50 chance of
striking each male child
dilation - ANSWERSthe widening out of the cervix (goes from 0cm to 10cm)
Chapters 1-5 Questions with Accurate
Answers
lifespan development - ANSWERSthe scientific study of human development
cohort - ANSWERSpeople about the same age as you (your birth group); age group
through which you travel through time with (characterized by looking at life a certain
way, beliefs, morals)
socioeconomic status - ANSWERSthe combination of wealth and education (assets,
money (minus debt) and education)
normative transition - ANSWERSpredictable events, happens to most people around
the world and follows the trajectory
ex.) graduating high school then going right to college
non-normative transition - ANSWERSthings out of sync from the "norm"-- typically more
stressful
ex.) burying a child; going back to school after "normal" years
theory - ANSWERSany perspective which attempts to explain individual behavior
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - ANSWERSqualitatively different stages
exist in the way thinking develops; focused on children and how we make sense of the
world
psychosocial task - ANSWERSspecific challenges are faced at each stage of life and
build upon each other
Erikson's Stage Theory - ANSWERSattempt to explain behavior at various ages of life--
divides lifespan into stages
fertilization - ANSWERSthe union of the sperm and egg
germinal stage - ANSWERSfirst phase of prenatal development; fertilization of
implantation, implantation into the upper part of the uterus, proliferation (attachment) of
the placenta
, embryonic stage - ANSWERSsecond phase of prenatal development; formation of all
major organs & basic anatomy, ball of cells is firmly planted into the upper part of the
uterus, neural tube forms (into the spinal cord and lower centers of the brain)
fetal stage - ANSWERSfinal phase of prenatal development; physical growth,
refinement of organs & structures, weight and height gain (avg. 7 lbs), age of viability/
survival outside the womb is about 22 weeks
cephalocaudal sequence - ANSWERSgrowth occurs from head (top) to feet (bottom)
proximodistal sequence - ANSWERSgrowth occurs from the middle to the outside
ex.) baby rolling over
mass to specific sequence - ANSWERSlarger structures appear before the finer details
ex.) eyes then eyelashes
large movements occur before finer ones
ex.) catching a ball with whole body before learning hand-eye coordination
gestation period - ANSWERSconception through birth; typically 267 to 277 days
quickening - ANSWERSthe first time the mother feels the fetus move
teratogen - ANSWERSany substance that crosses the placenta to harm the fetus
chromosomal disorders - ANSWERSgetting the "wrong" number of chromosomes (each
human has 46 chromosomes), most likely linked to advanced maternal age
dominant single gene disorder - ANSWERSa person who inherits one copy of the gene
always gets the disease, if one parent has the genetic disease then each child has a
50/50 chance of inheriting the disease
recessive single gene disorder - ANSWERSchild gets illness by inheriting two copies of
the abnormal gene, odds of baby born to two carriers having the illness is 1 in 4 (the
other 3 in 4 are considered a "silent carrier")
ex.) cystic fibrosis
sex-linked single gene disorder - ANSWERSan illness carried on the mothers X
chromosome, typically leaves the female offspring unaffected but has a 50/50 chance of
striking each male child
dilation - ANSWERSthe widening out of the cervix (goes from 0cm to 10cm)
