FAD 3220 EXAM 1 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Types of Reflexes - Answers - Breathing, Swallowing, Rooting, Coughing and sneezing,
Blinking
Lifespan Development - Answers - the field of study that examines patterns of growth,
change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span
topical areas of lifespan development - Answers - Physical development, cognitive
development, personality development, and social development.
Cohort - Answers - a group of people from a given time period
Age-graded Influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they are
raised
Sociocultural Influences - Answers - factors such as gender, sexual orientation,
spirituality, religion, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity or culture that can exert an
effect on mental health
Non-normative Life Events - Answers - Unusual occurrences that have a major impact
on an individual's life
Continuous Change - Answers - Gradual development in which achievements at one
level build on those of previous levels
Discontinuous Change - Answers - development that occurs in distinct steps or stages,
with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be qualitatively different
from behavior at earlier stages
Critical Period - Answers - An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's
exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development
Sensitive Period - Answers - A point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those
stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences
Race V Ethnicity - Answers - Self-identification and social group
Scientific Method - Answers - A series of steps followed to solve problems including
collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating
conclusions.
, Correlational Research - Answers - research that seeks to identify whether an
association or relationship between two factors exists
Experimental Research - Answers - studies that seek clues to cause-effect relationships
by manipulating one or more factors (independent variables) while controlling others
(holding them constant)
Chromosome - Answers - Contain genetic blueprint for individuals and replicate through
mitosis.
Blastocyst - Answers - Fertilized egg (A hollow ball of cells)
Zygote - Answers - the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and
develops into an embryo
Germinal Stage - Answers - The first and shortest stage during the prenatal stage (First
two weeks following conception)
Embryonic Stage - Answers - the period of prenatal development that lasts from the 2nd
week until about the 8th week; significant growth occurs in the major organs and body
systems.
Ectoderm - Answers - outer layer of the embryo, which becomes the hair, outer layer of
skin, and nervous system
Endoderm - Answers - innermost germ layer; develops into the linings of the digestive
tract and much of the respiratory system
Mesoderm - Answers - middle layer; develops into muscles, and much of the circulatory,
reproductive, and excretory systems
Fetal Stage - Answers - The stage that begins at about 8 weeks after conception and
continues until birth
Body Proportions - Answers - During the fetal period the proportions of the body change
dramatically (Head size of fetus and newborn)
Infertility - Answers - Not being able to have children
Miscarriage - Answers - spontaneous abortion; pregnancy ends before baby is able to
live outside of the womb.
Abortion - Answers - termination of pregnancy voluntarily
Teratogens - Answers - An environmental agency such as a drug, chemical, virus that
produce a birth defect.
Types of Reflexes - Answers - Breathing, Swallowing, Rooting, Coughing and sneezing,
Blinking
Lifespan Development - Answers - the field of study that examines patterns of growth,
change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire life span
topical areas of lifespan development - Answers - Physical development, cognitive
development, personality development, and social development.
Cohort - Answers - a group of people from a given time period
Age-graded Influences - Answers - biological and environmental influences that are
similar for individuals in a particular age group, regardless of when or where they are
raised
Sociocultural Influences - Answers - factors such as gender, sexual orientation,
spirituality, religion, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity or culture that can exert an
effect on mental health
Non-normative Life Events - Answers - Unusual occurrences that have a major impact
on an individual's life
Continuous Change - Answers - Gradual development in which achievements at one
level build on those of previous levels
Discontinuous Change - Answers - development that occurs in distinct steps or stages,
with each stage bringing about behavior that is assumed to be qualitatively different
from behavior at earlier stages
Critical Period - Answers - An optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's
exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper development
Sensitive Period - Answers - A point in development when organisms are particularly
susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those
stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences
Race V Ethnicity - Answers - Self-identification and social group
Scientific Method - Answers - A series of steps followed to solve problems including
collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating
conclusions.
, Correlational Research - Answers - research that seeks to identify whether an
association or relationship between two factors exists
Experimental Research - Answers - studies that seek clues to cause-effect relationships
by manipulating one or more factors (independent variables) while controlling others
(holding them constant)
Chromosome - Answers - Contain genetic blueprint for individuals and replicate through
mitosis.
Blastocyst - Answers - Fertilized egg (A hollow ball of cells)
Zygote - Answers - the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and
develops into an embryo
Germinal Stage - Answers - The first and shortest stage during the prenatal stage (First
two weeks following conception)
Embryonic Stage - Answers - the period of prenatal development that lasts from the 2nd
week until about the 8th week; significant growth occurs in the major organs and body
systems.
Ectoderm - Answers - outer layer of the embryo, which becomes the hair, outer layer of
skin, and nervous system
Endoderm - Answers - innermost germ layer; develops into the linings of the digestive
tract and much of the respiratory system
Mesoderm - Answers - middle layer; develops into muscles, and much of the circulatory,
reproductive, and excretory systems
Fetal Stage - Answers - The stage that begins at about 8 weeks after conception and
continues until birth
Body Proportions - Answers - During the fetal period the proportions of the body change
dramatically (Head size of fetus and newborn)
Infertility - Answers - Not being able to have children
Miscarriage - Answers - spontaneous abortion; pregnancy ends before baby is able to
live outside of the womb.
Abortion - Answers - termination of pregnancy voluntarily
Teratogens - Answers - An environmental agency such as a drug, chemical, virus that
produce a birth defect.
