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A comprehensive review for a developmental psychology final exam. It covers major theories (e.g., Piaget, Freud, Erikson), research methods, and development across the lifespan from prenatal through late adulthood. Key topics include the nature vs. nurture debate, family systems, and child abuse.

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Westcott Dev Psych Final Exam Questions And Correct
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What kind of development is gradual?


-Continuous Development
-Discontinuous Development
-Growth Development
-Universal Development - ✔ANASWER✔--Continuous Development

With this type of development, there is a gradual change" under continuous

,Which term is not considered a "family structure" by the U.S. Census
Bureau?
-Same-bed cohabiting/married families
-Nuclear family
-Coexisting families
-Cohabiting families - ✔ANASWER✔-Coexisting families
D

Types:
1.) nuclear
O

2.) Cohabiting
N

3.) Same-sex cohabiting/married
O

4.) Stepfamilies & blended (terms used interchangeably)
T

What needs to be assessed in order to understand the role family members
C

have in individual development?
O

-Processes, Functions, and Family Structures
PY

-Family Structures, Socioeconomic Status, and Processes
-Family Involvement, Processes, and Socioeconomic Status
-Processes, Functions, and Family Involvement - ✔ANASWER✔--Processes,
Functions, and Family Structures


Family structures, processes, and functions must be assessed in order to
understand the role family members have in individual development Which
one of these items are not a part of the universal "family functions"?

,-Ascribed Status
-Economic Support
-Emotional Support
-Nutrition Support - ✔ANASWER✔-Nutrition support


Part of family functions:
D

Economic support: providing basic needs, such as food, shelter, clothing,
etc.
O

Emotional support: providing love, comfort, intimacy, companionship,
N

nurturing, belongingness, etc.
Socialization of children: rearing children, parenting, helping children
O

function to the best of their abilities within their society.
T

Control of sexuality: defining and managing when and with whom (e.g.,
marriage) sexuality occurs.
C

Procreation: contributing to the continuation of society and offspring.
O

Ascribed status: providing a social identity (e.g., social class, race, ethnicity,
PY

kinship, religion, etc.)[5]


Parents who are ____, ___, and ____ help support their children's autonomy.
-More agreeable, less anxious, and less negative
-More anxious, more agreeable, and less negative
-More agreeable, less anxious, and more negative

, -More anxious, less agreeable, and less negative - ✔ANASWER✔--More
agreeable, less anxious, and less negative


Parents who are more agreeable, less anxious, and less negative also
support their children's autonomy-Page 13


Which child characteristic is not a part of what affects child-rearing
behaviors and roles?
D

-Gender Identity
O

-Birth Defects

-Birth Order
N

-Health Status - ✔ANASWER✔-birth defects
O
T

Over time, parents of more difficult children may become ___ punitive and
___ patient with their children.
C

-More, More
O

-Less, More
PY

-More, Less
-Less, Less - ✔ANASWER✔-More, Less


How many stages of development do developmetlists believe there are?
-3
-4
-8

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