DEP 2004 Developmental Psychology EXAM CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

Developmental Psychology - Correct Ans-- a field of study devoted to understanding constancy & change throughout the lifespan Goals of Developmental Psychology - Correct Ans-- description - explanation - prediction - intervention Major Domains of Study - Correct Ans-Physical Development, Cognitive Development, Psychosocial Development Seven Key Features Across the Life Span - Correct Ans-- development - multidirectionality & multidimensionality - joint expression of growth & decline - plasticity - socio-cultural - interactions of age-graded, history-graded, and non-normative historical influences - multidisciplinary nature Eight Period of the Life Span - Correct Ans-1) Conception through Birth 2) Infancy & Toddlerhood 3) Early Childhood 4) Middle Childhood 5) Adolescence 6) Young Adulthood 7) Middle Adulthood 8) Late Adulthood Infancy & Toddlerhood - Correct Ans-0 to 3 yrs Early Childhood - Correct Ans-3 to 6 yrs Middle Childhood - Correct Ans-6 to 11 yrs Adolescence - Correct Ans-11 to 20 yrs Young Adulthood - Correct Ans-20 to 40 yrs Middle Adulthood - Correct Ans-40 to 65 yrs Late Adulthood - Correct Ans-65+ yrs Normative - Correct Ans-- characteristic of an event that occurs in a similar way for most people in a group - age graded / history graded Non-Normative - Correct Ans-- unusual events that have a major impact on individual lives because they disturb the expected sequence of the life cycle 3 Components of Love - Correct Ans-intimacy, passion, commitment Intimacy - Correct Ans-feelings of attachment, closeness, and bondness Passion - Correct Ans-drive connected to both limerence and sexual attraction Commitment - Correct Ans-short term: the decision to remain with another long term: shared achievements, plans made with each other Forms of Love - Correct Ans-non love, liking/friendship, infatuated love, empty love, companionate love, fatuous love, consummate love Non love - Correct Ans-the absence of all 3 components of love Liking/Friendship - Correct Ans-without feelings of intense passion or long term commitment Infatuated Love - Correct Ans-experiencing passionate arousal in the absence of intimacy and commitment Empty Love - Correct Ans-commitment without intimacy or passion Companionate Love - Correct Ans-intimate but non-passionate, long term commitment Fatuous Love - Correct Ans-commitment is made on the basis of passion without intimate involvement Consummate Love - Correct Ans-complete form love, ideal relationship people strive for Stages of Prenatal Development - Correct Ans-germinal, embryonic, fetal Germinal Stage - Correct Ans-- fertilization to 2 weeks - zygote starts cell division - on 6th day after fertilization, zygote begins to implant itself in the uterine wall Embryonic Stage - Correct Ans-- 2 to 8 weeks - organs & major body systems (respiratory, digestive, nervous) develop rapidly - embryo is most vulnerable to destructive influences Fetal Stage - Correct Ans-- 8 weeks to birth - organs & body systems become more complex - fetal stage begins with the appearance fo first bone cells Estimated brain cells produced each minute until birth - Correct Ans-250,000 Most Prevalent Birth Defects - Correct Ans-Cleft Lip/Palate & Down Syndrome What is down syndrome caused by? - Correct Ans-Trisomy 21 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - Correct Ans-mental retardation Nicotine - Correct Ans-- miscarriage, growth, retardation, stillbirth, SIDS - long-term respiratory, neurological, cognitive and behavioral problems Marijuana - Correct Ans-- low birth weight, withdrawal symptoms, increased risk of attention and learning problems Cocaine - Correct Ans-- spontaneous abortion, delayed growth, impaired neurological development Freud's Psychosexual Stages - Correct Ans-Oral Stage, Anal Stage, Phallic Stage, Latency Stage & Genital Stage Oral Stage - Correct Ans-Birth to 18 months Anal Stage - Correct Ans-12-18 Months to 3 yrs Phallic Stage - Correct Ans-3 to 6 yrs Latency Stage - Correct Ans-6 yrs to Puberty Genital Stage - Correct Ans-Puberty through Adulthood Freud Structure of Psyche - Correct Ans-Id, Ego, Superego Id - Correct Ans-compulsive (unconscious) Ego - Correct Ans-reality (conscious) Superego - Correct Ans-morality (preconscious) 8 Stages of Erikson's Psychosocial Theory - Correct Ans-Basic Trust vs. Mistrust Autonomy vs. Shame Initiative vs. Guilt Industry vs. Inferiority Identity vs. Identity Confusion Intimacy vs. Isolation Generativity vs. Stagnation Integrity vs. Despair Basic Trust vs. Mistrust - Correct Ans-- sense of whether the world is a good and safe place - 0 to 12-18 months Autonomy vs. Shame - Correct Ans-- develops a balance of independence and self sufficiency over shame and self doubt - 12-18 months to 3 yrs Initiative vs. Guilt - Correct Ans-- develops initiative when trying out new activities and isnt overwhelmed by guilt - 3 to 6 yrs Industry vs. Inferiority - Correct Ans-- child must learn skills of culture or face feelings of incompetence - 6 to 13 yrs Identity vs. Identity Confusion - Correct Ans-- adolescent must determine own sense of self or experience confusion about roles - 13 to 21 yrs Intimacy vs. Isolation - Correct Ans-- person seeks to make commitments to others; if unsuccessful, may suffer from isolatio