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Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Development - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to changes that occur over time
Psychological Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Social, cognitive and emotional
development as a collective
Emotional Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in how an individual
experiences feelings and how these are expressed
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in an individual's mental
abilities such as reasoning, problem solving and decision making
Social - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in an individual's relationships with others and
interaction skills
Heriditary - CORRECT ANSWER -involves the transmission of characteristics from
biological parents to their offspring via genes at the time of conception
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to all experiences, objects and events to
which we are exposed throughout our entire lifetime
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER -The influence of our inherited characteristics on our
personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER -The impact of the environment that you are exposed to
as you grow and develop
, Identical Twins (Monozygotic) - CORRECT ANSWER -twins who develop from a single
fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms
Fraternal Twins (Dizygotic) - CORRECT ANSWER -twins who develop from separate
fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal
environment.
Sensitive Periods - CORRECT ANSWER -A specific period of brain development when a
person is more responsive to certain environmental stimuli or experiences than at other times
Critical Periods - CORRECT ANSWER -A specific period of brain development when
exposure to specific stimuli is essential for normal development
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -an emotional tie with another person; shown in
young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation
The Strange Situation - CORRECT ANSWER -Ainsworth's method for assessing infant
attachment to the mother, based on a series of brief separations and reunions with the mother in a
playroom situation
Secure Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -a relationship in which an infant obtains both
comfort and confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver
Insecure-Resistant Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -classification of parent-child
attachment in which the child shows little exploratory behavior when the parent is present, great
distress when the parent leaves the room, and ambivalence upon the parent's return
Insecure-Avoidant Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -a pattern of attachment in which
an infant avoids connection with the caregiver, as when the infant seems not to care about the
caregiver's presence, departure, or return
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Development - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to changes that occur over time
Psychological Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Social, cognitive and emotional
development as a collective
Emotional Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in how an individual
experiences feelings and how these are expressed
Cognitive Development - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in an individual's mental
abilities such as reasoning, problem solving and decision making
Social - CORRECT ANSWER -Changes in an individual's relationships with others and
interaction skills
Heriditary - CORRECT ANSWER -involves the transmission of characteristics from
biological parents to their offspring via genes at the time of conception
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to all experiences, objects and events to
which we are exposed throughout our entire lifetime
Nature - CORRECT ANSWER -The influence of our inherited characteristics on our
personality, physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions
Nurture - CORRECT ANSWER -The impact of the environment that you are exposed to
as you grow and develop
, Identical Twins (Monozygotic) - CORRECT ANSWER -twins who develop from a single
fertilized egg that splits in two, creating two genetically identical organisms
Fraternal Twins (Dizygotic) - CORRECT ANSWER -twins who develop from separate
fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters, but they share a fetal
environment.
Sensitive Periods - CORRECT ANSWER -A specific period of brain development when a
person is more responsive to certain environmental stimuli or experiences than at other times
Critical Periods - CORRECT ANSWER -A specific period of brain development when
exposure to specific stimuli is essential for normal development
Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -an emotional tie with another person; shown in
young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation
The Strange Situation - CORRECT ANSWER -Ainsworth's method for assessing infant
attachment to the mother, based on a series of brief separations and reunions with the mother in a
playroom situation
Secure Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -a relationship in which an infant obtains both
comfort and confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver
Insecure-Resistant Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -classification of parent-child
attachment in which the child shows little exploratory behavior when the parent is present, great
distress when the parent leaves the room, and ambivalence upon the parent's return
Insecure-Avoidant Attachment - CORRECT ANSWER -a pattern of attachment in which
an infant avoids connection with the caregiver, as when the infant seems not to care about the
caregiver's presence, departure, or return
