DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM KEISER
UNIVERSITY COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
\Q\.sensitive period - ANSWER-✔a time when a certain type of development is
most likely to happen or happens most easily, although it may still happen later
with more difficulty ex. early childhood and language learning
\Q\.cohort - ANSWER-✔group born around the same time
\Q\.types of developmental psychology research - ANSWER-
✔longitudinal cross-sectional cross-sequential
\Q\.longitudinal research - ANSWER-✔collecting data repeatedly on the same
individuals
\Q\.cross-sectional research - ANSWER-✔groups of people of one age are
compared with people of another age but are similar in other characterisitcs
, \Q\.cross-sequential - ANSWER-✔study several groups of people at different ages
(a crosssectional approach) and follow them over the years (a longitudinal
approach)
\Q\.reflexes - ANSWER-✔an unlearned, involuntary action or movement in
response to a stimulus occurs without conscious thought
\Q\.types of reflexes - ANSWER-
✔babinski moro
rooting
stepping
palmar
\Q\.babinski - ANSWER-✔fans or spreads toes in response to a stroking foot
usually disappears at end of first year
\Q\.moro (startle) - ANSWER-✔back arches, legs and arms fling out and then
brought back to chest in hugging motion when position suddenly changed, loud
noise or bump lost 6-7 months
\Q\.rooting - ANSWER-✔baby turns head and mouth toward stimulus that strokes
the cheek, chin or corner of mouth, facilitates finding mothers nipple for sucking
UNIVERSITY COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
\Q\.sensitive period - ANSWER-✔a time when a certain type of development is
most likely to happen or happens most easily, although it may still happen later
with more difficulty ex. early childhood and language learning
\Q\.cohort - ANSWER-✔group born around the same time
\Q\.types of developmental psychology research - ANSWER-
✔longitudinal cross-sectional cross-sequential
\Q\.longitudinal research - ANSWER-✔collecting data repeatedly on the same
individuals
\Q\.cross-sectional research - ANSWER-✔groups of people of one age are
compared with people of another age but are similar in other characterisitcs
, \Q\.cross-sequential - ANSWER-✔study several groups of people at different ages
(a crosssectional approach) and follow them over the years (a longitudinal
approach)
\Q\.reflexes - ANSWER-✔an unlearned, involuntary action or movement in
response to a stimulus occurs without conscious thought
\Q\.types of reflexes - ANSWER-
✔babinski moro
rooting
stepping
palmar
\Q\.babinski - ANSWER-✔fans or spreads toes in response to a stroking foot
usually disappears at end of first year
\Q\.moro (startle) - ANSWER-✔back arches, legs and arms fling out and then
brought back to chest in hugging motion when position suddenly changed, loud
noise or bump lost 6-7 months
\Q\.rooting - ANSWER-✔baby turns head and mouth toward stimulus that strokes
the cheek, chin or corner of mouth, facilitates finding mothers nipple for sucking
