Lifespan Development - Exam 1
Questions with Correct Answers
Discontinuity in development means that
a. We go through a smooth, gradual process of change across the lifespan
b. We go through set of qualitatively different stages across the lifespan
c. How we are born does not influence how we ultimately live our life
d. Our environment and our genes do not interact with each other - ANSWERSWe go
through set of qualitatively different stages across the lifespan
Developmental psychology studies
a. Children
b. Adolescents
c. Adults
d. The lifespan - ANSWERSThe lifespan
Gametes reproduce through
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. fertilization
d. dominant-recessive inheritance - ANSWERSmeiosis
A human zygote contains ________ chromosomes from the biological mother and
_________ chromosomes from the biological father.
a. 10; 20
b. 23; 46
c. 23; 23
d. 46; 46 - ANSWERS23; 23
Exposure to chronic and severe stress during pregnancy is linked to
a. spinal cord defects.
b. premature birth.
c. childhood obesity.
d. diabetes. - ANSWERSpremature birth.
Marla is 4 weeks pregnant. She is in the ______ period of pregnancy.
, a. germinal
b. embryonic
c. fetal
d. neonatal - ANSWERSembryonic
Which of the following babies is at greatest risk for serious health problems?
a. Morgan, who was born preterm
b. Vinnie, who was born small for date
c. Troy, who weighed 5.5 pounds at birth
d. Flynn, who was born at 35 weeks gestation - ANSWERSVinnie, who was born small
for date
How would a researcher study depth perception?
a. Visual tracking
b. The visual cliff
c. Preferential looking
d. Neuroimaging - ANSWERSThe visual cliff
Which type of brain development is required for infants to develop normally?
a. Experience-expectant brain development
b. Experience-independent brain development
c. Experience-dependent brain development
d. Experience-equivalent brain development - ANSWERSExperience-expectant brain
development
Which one of the following reflexes are present the longest?
a. Swimming reflex
b. Babinski reflex
c. Stepping reflex
d. Palmar grasp - ANSWERSBabinski reflex
What is necessary for newborns to be able to visually recognize their mother's face?
a. They need to hear more people talk than just their mother.
b. Nothing is necessary because preference for their mother's face is innate.
c. Their mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth.
d. They need to have visual acuity that is comparable to an adult's visual acuity. -
ANSWERSTheir mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth.
A concept, idea, and way of interacting on the world is called a(an):
a. equilibrium.
Questions with Correct Answers
Discontinuity in development means that
a. We go through a smooth, gradual process of change across the lifespan
b. We go through set of qualitatively different stages across the lifespan
c. How we are born does not influence how we ultimately live our life
d. Our environment and our genes do not interact with each other - ANSWERSWe go
through set of qualitatively different stages across the lifespan
Developmental psychology studies
a. Children
b. Adolescents
c. Adults
d. The lifespan - ANSWERSThe lifespan
Gametes reproduce through
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. fertilization
d. dominant-recessive inheritance - ANSWERSmeiosis
A human zygote contains ________ chromosomes from the biological mother and
_________ chromosomes from the biological father.
a. 10; 20
b. 23; 46
c. 23; 23
d. 46; 46 - ANSWERS23; 23
Exposure to chronic and severe stress during pregnancy is linked to
a. spinal cord defects.
b. premature birth.
c. childhood obesity.
d. diabetes. - ANSWERSpremature birth.
Marla is 4 weeks pregnant. She is in the ______ period of pregnancy.
, a. germinal
b. embryonic
c. fetal
d. neonatal - ANSWERSembryonic
Which of the following babies is at greatest risk for serious health problems?
a. Morgan, who was born preterm
b. Vinnie, who was born small for date
c. Troy, who weighed 5.5 pounds at birth
d. Flynn, who was born at 35 weeks gestation - ANSWERSVinnie, who was born small
for date
How would a researcher study depth perception?
a. Visual tracking
b. The visual cliff
c. Preferential looking
d. Neuroimaging - ANSWERSThe visual cliff
Which type of brain development is required for infants to develop normally?
a. Experience-expectant brain development
b. Experience-independent brain development
c. Experience-dependent brain development
d. Experience-equivalent brain development - ANSWERSExperience-expectant brain
development
Which one of the following reflexes are present the longest?
a. Swimming reflex
b. Babinski reflex
c. Stepping reflex
d. Palmar grasp - ANSWERSBabinski reflex
What is necessary for newborns to be able to visually recognize their mother's face?
a. They need to hear more people talk than just their mother.
b. Nothing is necessary because preference for their mother's face is innate.
c. Their mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth.
d. They need to have visual acuity that is comparable to an adult's visual acuity. -
ANSWERSTheir mother's face must be paired with her voice at least once after birth.
A concept, idea, and way of interacting on the world is called a(an):
a. equilibrium.
