HDFS 210 Exam 1 Actual Exam
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1. What are the three types of developmental influences? - ANSWER Age-
graded, history-graded, and non-normative influences.
2. What is classical conditioning? - ANSWER Learning through associations
between stimuli.
3. What is operant conditioning? - ANSWER Learning in which reinforcement
increases a behavior and punishment decreases a behavior.
4. What is the sociocultural theory? - ANSWER the approach that emphasizes
how cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions
between members of a culture
5. What is psychosexual development? - ANSWER according to Freud, a
series of stages that children pass through in which pleasure, or gratification,
is focused on a particular biological function and body part
6. What is the psychoanalytic theory? - ANSWER the theory proposed by
Freud that suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and
behavior
,7. What is correlational research? - ANSWER research that seeks to identify
whether an association or relationship between two factors exist
8. What is experimental research? - ANSWER research designed to discover
causal relationships between various factors
9. What is the evolutionary perspective? - ANSWER the theory that seeks to
identify behavior that is a result of our genetic inheritance from our
ancestors
10.What is classical conditioning? - ANSWER a type of learning in which one
learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events
11.What is operant conditioning? - ANSWER a type of learning in which
behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if
followed by a punisher
12.Who came up with the psychosocial theory? - ANSWER Erik Erikson
13.What are Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
14.What is a microsystem? - ANSWER immediate surroundings
15.What is Erik Erikson's task at the play age? - ANSWER develop a sense of
responsibility and ambition
16.What is Erik Erikson's task in adulthood? - ANSWER create something for
future generations
, 17.What's a zygote? - ANSWER fertilized egg cell
18.What's Klinefelter's syndrome? - ANSWER a disorder resulting from the
presence of an extra X chromosome that produces underdeveloped genitals,
extreme height, and enlarged breasts
19.What's fragile X syndrome? - ANSWER a disorder produced by injury to a
gene on the X chromosome, producing mild to moderate intellectual
disability
20.What is observational learning? - ANSWER Learning by watching others; it
is a major part of Bandura's social cognitive theory.
21.What is the difference between cross-sectional and longitudinal research? -
ANSWER Cross-sectional research compares different age groups at one
point in time, while longitudinal research follows the same individuals over
time.
22.What is canalization? - ANSWER The tendency for some behaviors to
develop in a relatively fixed, highly predictable way.
23.What is a teratogen? - ANSWER any environmental agent that causes
damage during prenatal development.
24.What does the ectoderm develop into? - ANSWER Nervous system,
sensory receptors, and skin.
25.What does the mesoderm develop into? - ANSWER Circulatory system,
muscles, skeleton, and excretory system.
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1. What are the three types of developmental influences? - ANSWER Age-
graded, history-graded, and non-normative influences.
2. What is classical conditioning? - ANSWER Learning through associations
between stimuli.
3. What is operant conditioning? - ANSWER Learning in which reinforcement
increases a behavior and punishment decreases a behavior.
4. What is the sociocultural theory? - ANSWER the approach that emphasizes
how cognitive development proceeds as a result of social interactions
between members of a culture
5. What is psychosexual development? - ANSWER according to Freud, a
series of stages that children pass through in which pleasure, or gratification,
is focused on a particular biological function and body part
6. What is the psychoanalytic theory? - ANSWER the theory proposed by
Freud that suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and
behavior
,7. What is correlational research? - ANSWER research that seeks to identify
whether an association or relationship between two factors exist
8. What is experimental research? - ANSWER research designed to discover
causal relationships between various factors
9. What is the evolutionary perspective? - ANSWER the theory that seeks to
identify behavior that is a result of our genetic inheritance from our
ancestors
10.What is classical conditioning? - ANSWER a type of learning in which one
learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events
11.What is operant conditioning? - ANSWER a type of learning in which
behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if
followed by a punisher
12.Who came up with the psychosocial theory? - ANSWER Erik Erikson
13.What are Piaget's 4 stages of cognitive development? - ANSWER
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
14.What is a microsystem? - ANSWER immediate surroundings
15.What is Erik Erikson's task at the play age? - ANSWER develop a sense of
responsibility and ambition
16.What is Erik Erikson's task in adulthood? - ANSWER create something for
future generations
, 17.What's a zygote? - ANSWER fertilized egg cell
18.What's Klinefelter's syndrome? - ANSWER a disorder resulting from the
presence of an extra X chromosome that produces underdeveloped genitals,
extreme height, and enlarged breasts
19.What's fragile X syndrome? - ANSWER a disorder produced by injury to a
gene on the X chromosome, producing mild to moderate intellectual
disability
20.What is observational learning? - ANSWER Learning by watching others; it
is a major part of Bandura's social cognitive theory.
21.What is the difference between cross-sectional and longitudinal research? -
ANSWER Cross-sectional research compares different age groups at one
point in time, while longitudinal research follows the same individuals over
time.
22.What is canalization? - ANSWER The tendency for some behaviors to
develop in a relatively fixed, highly predictable way.
23.What is a teratogen? - ANSWER any environmental agent that causes
damage during prenatal development.
24.What does the ectoderm develop into? - ANSWER Nervous system,
sensory receptors, and skin.
25.What does the mesoderm develop into? - ANSWER Circulatory system,
muscles, skeleton, and excretory system.
