Life Span Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Theories of development differ from opinion primarily because - ✔✔They are based on Scientific
Research
Stage theories of development typically describe ____________ changes in behavior, cognition, or social
relationships. - ✔✔qualitative
Models of development which hold that change occurs as a continuous process are called -
✔✔incremental models
In Bronfenbrenner's model, proximal processes refer to - ✔✔reciprocal interactions between an
organism and its immediate environment.
Juan, a 7-month-old infant, lives in a city where the availability of high quality child care is very limited.
His mother is forced to leave Juan in the care of a young woman who also cares for five other infants and
toddlers in her small apartment. According to Bronfenbrenner's theory, which of the following influences
on Juan's development represents an example of a proximal process? - ✔✔The quality of care-giving
Juan receives in day care
Contemporary developmentalists focus on which question concerning nature and nurture? - ✔✔How do
we explain the mechanisms by which nature and nurture interact
to affect development?
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, A group of people characterized by shared traditions, attitudes, values, and beliefs handed down from
one generation to another constitute - ✔✔an ethnic group
The measure of social status that combines aspects of education background, income, and occupation is
called - ✔✔socioeconomic status
In lifespan developmental theories, significant developmental changes are thought to be largely
complete by - ✔✔death
The idea that children's development is affected by biological factors, and that biological factors are also
affected by the environment and experience, is part of - ✔✔multidimensional systems theories
Based on your knowledge of prenatal development, which of the following sequences would you expect
to be correct? - ✔✔The heart begins to form before the hands
When she was pregnant with Joey, Joey's mother had a poor diet because food was in short supply in
her war-torn country. The war ended after Joey was born, and his middle-class mother was able to
provide him with adequate, nutritious food throughout his childhood. Which of the following outcomes
is the most likely for Joey? - ✔✔Joey is at greater risk of serious ongoing health problems than
youngsters
who have adequate prenatal nutrition.
The available data indicate that chronic maternal stress during pregnancy has which of the following
effects on the fetus? - ✔✔Is related to newborn hyperactivity and irritability
The brain is commonly classified into three main parts. They are - ✔✔forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.
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Theories of development differ from opinion primarily because - ✔✔They are based on Scientific
Research
Stage theories of development typically describe ____________ changes in behavior, cognition, or social
relationships. - ✔✔qualitative
Models of development which hold that change occurs as a continuous process are called -
✔✔incremental models
In Bronfenbrenner's model, proximal processes refer to - ✔✔reciprocal interactions between an
organism and its immediate environment.
Juan, a 7-month-old infant, lives in a city where the availability of high quality child care is very limited.
His mother is forced to leave Juan in the care of a young woman who also cares for five other infants and
toddlers in her small apartment. According to Bronfenbrenner's theory, which of the following influences
on Juan's development represents an example of a proximal process? - ✔✔The quality of care-giving
Juan receives in day care
Contemporary developmentalists focus on which question concerning nature and nurture? - ✔✔How do
we explain the mechanisms by which nature and nurture interact
to affect development?
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, A group of people characterized by shared traditions, attitudes, values, and beliefs handed down from
one generation to another constitute - ✔✔an ethnic group
The measure of social status that combines aspects of education background, income, and occupation is
called - ✔✔socioeconomic status
In lifespan developmental theories, significant developmental changes are thought to be largely
complete by - ✔✔death
The idea that children's development is affected by biological factors, and that biological factors are also
affected by the environment and experience, is part of - ✔✔multidimensional systems theories
Based on your knowledge of prenatal development, which of the following sequences would you expect
to be correct? - ✔✔The heart begins to form before the hands
When she was pregnant with Joey, Joey's mother had a poor diet because food was in short supply in
her war-torn country. The war ended after Joey was born, and his middle-class mother was able to
provide him with adequate, nutritious food throughout his childhood. Which of the following outcomes
is the most likely for Joey? - ✔✔Joey is at greater risk of serious ongoing health problems than
youngsters
who have adequate prenatal nutrition.
The available data indicate that chronic maternal stress during pregnancy has which of the following
effects on the fetus? - ✔✔Is related to newborn hyperactivity and irritability
The brain is commonly classified into three main parts. They are - ✔✔forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.
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