HDFS 2400- Lifespan Human Development
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Freud's _____ stage centers on sucking and feeding. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- oral
Ingrid has a dog at home, so she knows about dogs. As she walks down the street, she sees an
animal coming toward her. The animal has four legs, fur, and a tail. Ingrid knows that these
are characteristics of dogs, but this animal is meowing, not barking. Sally's mom tells her that
it's a cat. Now when Sally sees an animal with four legs, a tail, and fur, she will conclude it is
a dog if it barks and a cat if it meows, illustrating Piaget's concept of _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- accommodation
Which psychoanalytic theorist identified unique stages of development from birth through
late adulthood? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Erik Erikson
What is plasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the idea that human traits may change or stay
the same over time
The concept of multi-directional development suggests that when change is gradual, as when
water carves stone to form a canyon, it is an example of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
continuity
The idea that human development is an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the body,
mind, and psychosocial influences is known as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the
dynamic-systems approach
The idea that human development is an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the body,
mind, and psychosocial influences is known as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cognitive
equilibrum
Which is the correct order of the stages of Freud's psychosexual theory, beginning with
infancy and ending with the preschool years? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- oral, anal, phallic
, The people in which group are DEFINITELY members of the same cohort? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- current middle school students
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a teenager
who spends a summer in Chile and learns to speak Spanish
_____ are the foundation of psychoanalytic theory. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inner drives
and motives
If a researcher finds a positive correlation between school grades and school attendance, one
can conclude that _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- high attendance and high grades occur
together
IRB stands for _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Institutional Review Board
The term for all the environmental influences that affect development after conception is
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- nurture
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- how and why people change over time
The first step in the scientific method involves _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- posing a
question
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the _____ refers to the interactions
between and among systems. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mesosystem
According to Maslow, self-actualization is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fulfilling
one's unique potential
The teacher praised the students for their good work on the spelling test. The teacher hopes
that the praise will encourage the students to study hard for the next spelling test. In this
example, praise is operating as a _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- reinforcement
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Freud's _____ stage centers on sucking and feeding. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- oral
Ingrid has a dog at home, so she knows about dogs. As she walks down the street, she sees an
animal coming toward her. The animal has four legs, fur, and a tail. Ingrid knows that these
are characteristics of dogs, but this animal is meowing, not barking. Sally's mom tells her that
it's a cat. Now when Sally sees an animal with four legs, a tail, and fur, she will conclude it is
a dog if it barks and a cat if it meows, illustrating Piaget's concept of _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- accommodation
Which psychoanalytic theorist identified unique stages of development from birth through
late adulthood? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Erik Erikson
What is plasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the idea that human traits may change or stay
the same over time
The concept of multi-directional development suggests that when change is gradual, as when
water carves stone to form a canyon, it is an example of _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
continuity
The idea that human development is an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the body,
mind, and psychosocial influences is known as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the
dynamic-systems approach
The idea that human development is an ongoing, ever-changing interaction between the body,
mind, and psychosocial influences is known as _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cognitive
equilibrum
Which is the correct order of the stages of Freud's psychosexual theory, beginning with
infancy and ending with the preschool years? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- oral, anal, phallic
, The people in which group are DEFINITELY members of the same cohort? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- current middle school students
Which of these is the BEST example of plasticity? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a teenager
who spends a summer in Chile and learns to speak Spanish
_____ are the foundation of psychoanalytic theory. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- inner drives
and motives
If a researcher finds a positive correlation between school grades and school attendance, one
can conclude that _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- high attendance and high grades occur
together
IRB stands for _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Institutional Review Board
The term for all the environmental influences that affect development after conception is
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- nurture
What does the science of human development seek to understand? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- how and why people change over time
The first step in the scientific method involves _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- posing a
question
In Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach, the _____ refers to the interactions
between and among systems. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mesosystem
According to Maslow, self-actualization is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fulfilling
one's unique potential
The teacher praised the students for their good work on the spelling test. The teacher hopes
that the praise will encourage the students to study hard for the next spelling test. In this
example, praise is operating as a _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- reinforcement
