Unit 3- Lifespan Development Exam Solved Correctly #7
Lesson 9: Cognitive, Moral, and Lifespan Development
Workbook 9.1 (3 questions) -
1. How is Carol Gilligan's theory of women's moral development different from
Kohlberg's theory of moral development? - correct answer - Kohlberg only tested male
subjects.
- Gilligan focused on the importance of empathy and caring.
2. What is cognitive development? - correct answer growth and change in thinking and
mental processes over time
3. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, people in which stage of
morality choose to follow rules in order to avoid punishment? - correct answer
preconventional
LESSON 10: Prenatal and infant development - correct answer
Workbook 10.1 (1 questions) - correct answer
1. What occurs during the fetal stage of development? - correct answer - The brain
almost doubles in size.
- The neural tube develops into the brain and spinal cord.
Workbook 10.2 (3 questions) - correct answer
1. Which factor is important to the development of perception in infants? - correct
answer exposure to new experiences
2. Infants and toddlers use _[blank]_ to learn about the world around them. - correct
answer senses and motor skills
3. What physical abilities do children acquire between the ages of 0 to 2 years? - correct
answer - They begin to develop hand-eye coordination, reaching purposefully for
objects.
- They develop and improve fine motor skills, like buttoning and unbuttoning.
- They develop and refine gross motor skills, like running and jumping.
Checkpoint: Prenatal and Infant Development (10 questions) - correct answer
1. What factors are important for the development of intelligence? - correct answer -
exposure to new experiences
- language stimulation
, 2. What is the definition of perception? - correct answer the way a person experiences
and understands the world through the senses
3. Maria believes the dress code policy at her son's school is unfair to the female
students at the school. She attends meetings and campaigns to try to get the policy
changed. - correct answer postconventional
4. What are some reflexes that babies are born with but grow out of? - correct answer -
when a baby's hand is stroked, the baby closes their fingers to grasp
- when startled by a loud noise, a baby throws back their head and pulls their arms and
legs back in
5. What occurs during the embryonic stage of development? - correct answer - The
neural tube develops.
- The midbrain, hindbrain, and forebrain areas form.
6. Which theory of lifespan development divides cognitive development into stages
called sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational? -
correct answer Piaget's theory of cognitive development
7. Which are preventable, potentially harmful influences during prenatal development? -
correct answer - exposure to chemicals, such as alcohol or tobacco
- infectious diseases, such as rubella or toxoplasmosis
8. What do psychologists believe can happen as the result of healthy attachment to a
caregiver? - correct answer PARTIAL .25 of 1
- increased chance of survival
- stronger sense of object permanence
9. Maria believes the dress code policy at her son's school is unfair to the female
students at the school.
If Maria is in the conventional stage of morality, what is she most likely to do? - correct
answer Maria will stay quiet in order to get along and fit in with the other parents at her
son's school.
10. Match each term with its definition. - correct answer social development = growth
and change in understanding of and relations with others over time
Cognitive development = growth and change in thinking and mental processes over
time
Moral development = growth and change in values of right and wrong over time
Unit 3 Session - correct answer Code: TMK1
1. _________ factors in prenatal development can include inherited diseases and
chromosomal disorders. - correct answer Nonpreventable
Lesson 9: Cognitive, Moral, and Lifespan Development
Workbook 9.1 (3 questions) -
1. How is Carol Gilligan's theory of women's moral development different from
Kohlberg's theory of moral development? - correct answer - Kohlberg only tested male
subjects.
- Gilligan focused on the importance of empathy and caring.
2. What is cognitive development? - correct answer growth and change in thinking and
mental processes over time
3. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, people in which stage of
morality choose to follow rules in order to avoid punishment? - correct answer
preconventional
LESSON 10: Prenatal and infant development - correct answer
Workbook 10.1 (1 questions) - correct answer
1. What occurs during the fetal stage of development? - correct answer - The brain
almost doubles in size.
- The neural tube develops into the brain and spinal cord.
Workbook 10.2 (3 questions) - correct answer
1. Which factor is important to the development of perception in infants? - correct
answer exposure to new experiences
2. Infants and toddlers use _[blank]_ to learn about the world around them. - correct
answer senses and motor skills
3. What physical abilities do children acquire between the ages of 0 to 2 years? - correct
answer - They begin to develop hand-eye coordination, reaching purposefully for
objects.
- They develop and improve fine motor skills, like buttoning and unbuttoning.
- They develop and refine gross motor skills, like running and jumping.
Checkpoint: Prenatal and Infant Development (10 questions) - correct answer
1. What factors are important for the development of intelligence? - correct answer -
exposure to new experiences
- language stimulation
, 2. What is the definition of perception? - correct answer the way a person experiences
and understands the world through the senses
3. Maria believes the dress code policy at her son's school is unfair to the female
students at the school. She attends meetings and campaigns to try to get the policy
changed. - correct answer postconventional
4. What are some reflexes that babies are born with but grow out of? - correct answer -
when a baby's hand is stroked, the baby closes their fingers to grasp
- when startled by a loud noise, a baby throws back their head and pulls their arms and
legs back in
5. What occurs during the embryonic stage of development? - correct answer - The
neural tube develops.
- The midbrain, hindbrain, and forebrain areas form.
6. Which theory of lifespan development divides cognitive development into stages
called sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational? -
correct answer Piaget's theory of cognitive development
7. Which are preventable, potentially harmful influences during prenatal development? -
correct answer - exposure to chemicals, such as alcohol or tobacco
- infectious diseases, such as rubella or toxoplasmosis
8. What do psychologists believe can happen as the result of healthy attachment to a
caregiver? - correct answer PARTIAL .25 of 1
- increased chance of survival
- stronger sense of object permanence
9. Maria believes the dress code policy at her son's school is unfair to the female
students at the school.
If Maria is in the conventional stage of morality, what is she most likely to do? - correct
answer Maria will stay quiet in order to get along and fit in with the other parents at her
son's school.
10. Match each term with its definition. - correct answer social development = growth
and change in understanding of and relations with others over time
Cognitive development = growth and change in thinking and mental processes over
time
Moral development = growth and change in values of right and wrong over time
Unit 3 Session - correct answer Code: TMK1
1. _________ factors in prenatal development can include inherited diseases and
chromosomal disorders. - correct answer Nonpreventable
