PITT PSYCH 0010 EXAM 3 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Developmental psychology - correct answer ✔✔the study of continuity and change across the
life span
4 stages of development - correct answer ✔✔infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
three prenatal stages - correct answer ✔✔germinal, embryonic, and fetal stages
germinal stage - correct answer ✔✔conception- 2 wks.
embryonic stage - correct answer ✔✔2 wks. - 8 wks.
Fetal stage - correct answer ✔✔9 wks. - birth
zygote - correct answer ✔✔fertilized egg that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and
an egg
myelination - correct answer ✔✔the formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron
embryos have both - correct answer ✔✔Wolffian system and Mullerian system
Wolffian system - correct answer ✔✔leads to male reproductive organs
mullerian systems - correct answer ✔✔leads to female reproduction systems
, placenta - correct answer ✔✔the organ that links the bloodstreams of the mother to the
unborn baby that permits exchange of materials
teratogens - correct answer ✔✔agents that damage the process of development, such as
drugs and alcohol
fetal alcohol syndrome - correct answer ✔✔a developmental disorder that stems from heavy
alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy
motor development - correct answer ✔✔the emergence of the ability to execute physical
action
how long is the infancy stage - correct answer ✔✔birth - 18 or 24 mo.
reflexes - correct answer ✔✔specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific
patterns of sensory stimulation; innate
motor development follows two rules - correct answer ✔✔cephalocaudal and proximodistal
cephalocaudal rule - correct answer ✔✔the "top-to-bottom" rule that describes the tendency
for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the head to the feet
proximodistal rule - correct answer ✔✔the "outside-to-inside" rule that describes the
tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the center to the periphery
cognitive development - correct answer ✔✔the emergence of the ability to think and
understand how the physical world works, how their minds represent it, and how other
minds represent it
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Developmental psychology - correct answer ✔✔the study of continuity and change across the
life span
4 stages of development - correct answer ✔✔infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood
three prenatal stages - correct answer ✔✔germinal, embryonic, and fetal stages
germinal stage - correct answer ✔✔conception- 2 wks.
embryonic stage - correct answer ✔✔2 wks. - 8 wks.
Fetal stage - correct answer ✔✔9 wks. - birth
zygote - correct answer ✔✔fertilized egg that contains chromosomes from both a sperm and
an egg
myelination - correct answer ✔✔the formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron
embryos have both - correct answer ✔✔Wolffian system and Mullerian system
Wolffian system - correct answer ✔✔leads to male reproductive organs
mullerian systems - correct answer ✔✔leads to female reproduction systems
, placenta - correct answer ✔✔the organ that links the bloodstreams of the mother to the
unborn baby that permits exchange of materials
teratogens - correct answer ✔✔agents that damage the process of development, such as
drugs and alcohol
fetal alcohol syndrome - correct answer ✔✔a developmental disorder that stems from heavy
alcohol use by the mother during pregnancy
motor development - correct answer ✔✔the emergence of the ability to execute physical
action
how long is the infancy stage - correct answer ✔✔birth - 18 or 24 mo.
reflexes - correct answer ✔✔specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific
patterns of sensory stimulation; innate
motor development follows two rules - correct answer ✔✔cephalocaudal and proximodistal
cephalocaudal rule - correct answer ✔✔the "top-to-bottom" rule that describes the tendency
for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the head to the feet
proximodistal rule - correct answer ✔✔the "outside-to-inside" rule that describes the
tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from the center to the periphery
cognitive development - correct answer ✔✔the emergence of the ability to think and
understand how the physical world works, how their minds represent it, and how other
minds represent it
