PSY100 UOFT LECTURE 8 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

PSY100 UOFT LECTURE 8 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Developmental Stages (3)
Answer:
1) Childhood (1 to 10)
2) Adolescence (11 to 17)
3) Adulthood (18+)

Question:
2. Adulthood Stages (3)
Answer:
1) Early (18 to 40)
2) Middle (40 to 65)
3) Late (65+)

Question:
3. Development (definition)
Answer:
- A change in traits over time

Question:
4. Developmental Trajectory (DT)
Answer:
- Similar DT's are seen in individuals of the same species
- trajectories can be modified by events (i.e. abuse) ex) Most humans develop self-awareness around 18
months

Question:
5. Early Developmental Events (3)
Answer:
1) Prenatal
2) Perinatal
3) Postnatal

Question:
6. Early Developmental Events (general bullet points)
Answer:
- events can be accidental/unplanned
- earlier and longer events tend to be longer lasting and harder to reverse

Question:
7. Prenatal Events (4)

, Answer:
1) Maternal Cortisol Levels (i.e. stress)
2) Maternal Immune Activation (i.e. illness)
3) Valproic Acid Use (i.e. drugs)
4) Teratogens (i.e. alchohol)

Question:
8. Maternal Cortisol Levels
Answer:
- altered cognition + emotion
- changes to amygdala + hippocampus structure

Question:
9. Maternal Immune Activation
Answer:
- Autism
- Schizophrenia

Question:
10. Valproic Acid Use
Answer:
- Autism

Question:
11. Self-Concept (definition)
Answer:
- awareness of oneself, desires, and traits

Question:
12. Self-Concept (2yrs old)
Answer:
- awareness of sex + gender

Question:
13. Self Concept (4yrs old)
Answer:
- awareness of physical features (i.e. weight or height)

Question:
14. Self-Concept (6yrs old)
Answer:
- start of social comparison
- identification to attributes (i.e. "i am fatter than him")
- not necessarily correct identifications

Question:
15. Childhood Amnesia (CA)