DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY INFANCY
AND CHILDHOOD 5TH CANADIAN EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ imprinting
Answer: the process by which certain animals form strong
attachments during an early life critical period
◉ self-concept
Answer: all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to
the question
◉ Vygotsky's view
Answer:
◉ Harlow's experiments
Answer:
◉ Attachment Anxiety
Answer:
,◉ Harlow's monkeys
Answer:
◉ critical period
Answer: an optimal early in the life of an organism when exposure to
certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development
◉ stranger anxiety
Answer: the fear of strangers that infants commonly display,
beginning by about 8 months of age
◉ insecure forms of attachment
Answer:
◉ What is habituation? How is this phenomenon used by
researchers in examining newborn's abilities?
Answer: Habituation is the decrease in responding with repeated
stimulation. Researchers use habituation to see what infants
recognize and remember
◉ Three major issues are addressed by psychologists in the study of
human development. Identify and state how all three might be
considered to explain how children's traits and abilities develop
, Answer:
◉ Alcohol is a teratogen that can slip through the _____________ and
damage the fetus or embryo
Answer: Placenta
◉ Even as newborns, we prefer sights and sounds that facilitate
social responsiveness. This can be seen by a newborn's preference
for
Answer: Face-like images
◉ As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual
stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. The
decrease in an infant's responsiveness is called
Answer: Habituation
◉ Which question expresses the development issue of stability and
change?
Answer: To what extent do certain traits persist through the life
span?
◉ What is the prenatal development sequence?
Answer: Zygote, embryo, fetus
AND CHILDHOOD 5TH CANADIAN EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ imprinting
Answer: the process by which certain animals form strong
attachments during an early life critical period
◉ self-concept
Answer: all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to
the question
◉ Vygotsky's view
Answer:
◉ Harlow's experiments
Answer:
◉ Attachment Anxiety
Answer:
,◉ Harlow's monkeys
Answer:
◉ critical period
Answer: an optimal early in the life of an organism when exposure to
certain stimuli or experiences produces normal development
◉ stranger anxiety
Answer: the fear of strangers that infants commonly display,
beginning by about 8 months of age
◉ insecure forms of attachment
Answer:
◉ What is habituation? How is this phenomenon used by
researchers in examining newborn's abilities?
Answer: Habituation is the decrease in responding with repeated
stimulation. Researchers use habituation to see what infants
recognize and remember
◉ Three major issues are addressed by psychologists in the study of
human development. Identify and state how all three might be
considered to explain how children's traits and abilities develop
, Answer:
◉ Alcohol is a teratogen that can slip through the _____________ and
damage the fetus or embryo
Answer: Placenta
◉ Even as newborns, we prefer sights and sounds that facilitate
social responsiveness. This can be seen by a newborn's preference
for
Answer: Face-like images
◉ As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual
stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. The
decrease in an infant's responsiveness is called
Answer: Habituation
◉ Which question expresses the development issue of stability and
change?
Answer: To what extent do certain traits persist through the life
span?
◉ What is the prenatal development sequence?
Answer: Zygote, embryo, fetus
