9: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Developmental Psychology - ANSWER the study of changes, over the life span, in physiology, cognition,
emotion, and social behavior
Biological and Environment - ANSWER two types of forces that combine to shape the path of human
development
Prenatal Period - ANSWER human growth period beginning with conception and ending with birth
Infancy - ANSWER human growth period beginning at birth and lasting between 18 and 24 months
Childhood - ANSWER human maturation period beginning at the end of infancy and lasting until
somewhere between ages 11 and 14
Adolescence - ANSWER human maturation period beginning with puberty at the end of childhood and
lasts until somewhere between 18 and 21 years
Zygote - ANSWER formed when a sperm unites with an egg to make the first cell of a new life
2 Weeks After Fertilization - ANSWER human development period in the womb when the zygote
becomes firmly implanted in the uterine wall
2 Weeks to 2 Months After Fertilization - ANSWER developmental period in the womb when the human
becomes an embryo where the organs and internal systems begin to form
2 Months After Fertilization - ANSWER developmental period when the growing human is called a fetus
where no new structures emerge and the fetus simply grows larger, stronger, and fatter, as the body
organs mature
Emotional State and Hormones - ANSWER two factors determined by the mother that can highly
influence the human development in utero
Teratogens - ANSWER environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus such as drugs, alcohol,
bacteria, viruses, and chemicals. the extent of damage depends on when the fetus is exposed as well as
the length and amount of exposure
Dynamic Systems Theory - ANSWER the theory that development is a self-organizing process, where new
forms of behavior emerge through consistent interaction between a biological being and his or her
cultural and environmental contexts
Conditions for Developmental Avances - ANSWER conditions provided by both the person's active
exploration of an environment and the constant feedback that the environment provides
Grasping Reflex - ANSWER a survival mechanism seen in newborns that persisted from our primate
ancestors
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Developmental Psychology - ANSWER the study of changes, over the life span, in physiology, cognition,
emotion, and social behavior
Biological and Environment - ANSWER two types of forces that combine to shape the path of human
development
Prenatal Period - ANSWER human growth period beginning with conception and ending with birth
Infancy - ANSWER human growth period beginning at birth and lasting between 18 and 24 months
Childhood - ANSWER human maturation period beginning at the end of infancy and lasting until
somewhere between ages 11 and 14
Adolescence - ANSWER human maturation period beginning with puberty at the end of childhood and
lasts until somewhere between 18 and 21 years
Zygote - ANSWER formed when a sperm unites with an egg to make the first cell of a new life
2 Weeks After Fertilization - ANSWER human development period in the womb when the zygote
becomes firmly implanted in the uterine wall
2 Weeks to 2 Months After Fertilization - ANSWER developmental period in the womb when the human
becomes an embryo where the organs and internal systems begin to form
2 Months After Fertilization - ANSWER developmental period when the growing human is called a fetus
where no new structures emerge and the fetus simply grows larger, stronger, and fatter, as the body
organs mature
Emotional State and Hormones - ANSWER two factors determined by the mother that can highly
influence the human development in utero
Teratogens - ANSWER environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus such as drugs, alcohol,
bacteria, viruses, and chemicals. the extent of damage depends on when the fetus is exposed as well as
the length and amount of exposure
Dynamic Systems Theory - ANSWER the theory that development is a self-organizing process, where new
forms of behavior emerge through consistent interaction between a biological being and his or her
cultural and environmental contexts
Conditions for Developmental Avances - ANSWER conditions provided by both the person's active
exploration of an environment and the constant feedback that the environment provides
Grasping Reflex - ANSWER a survival mechanism seen in newborns that persisted from our primate
ancestors
