Portage Learning General Psychology
Module 7 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
development - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to organisms progressively changing
nature - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to the genetic and biological disposition of an
individual
nurture - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to the environmental influences that shape
behavior; family, culture, or friends
cross-sectional design - CORRECT ANSWER -take a group of people at one period of
time for research
longitudial studies - CORRECT ANSWER -examine people over a period of time
growth - CORRECT ANSWER -physical process of development
Maturation - CORRECT ANSWER -physical, emotional, and or cognitive becoming more
development and more advanced
aging - CORRECT ANSWER -a process of growing older
1. germinal
2. embryonic
3. fetal - CORRECT ANSWER -What are the 3 periods of prenatal development?
, Teratogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Agents that damage the process of development, such
as drugs, meds, alcohol, x rays, and malnutrition
ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -soundwaves to create an image of the baby
amniocentesis - CORRECT ANSWER -needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw
amniotic fluid for analysis
chorionic villus sampling - CORRECT ANSWER -involves taking a sample of chorionic
villi, on the placenta
cephalocaudal development - CORRECT ANSWER -Development that occurs from the
top of the head down to the extremities.
proximodistal development - CORRECT ANSWER -Pattern of development that occurs
from the body core to the extremities.
Pruning - CORRECT ANSWER -the used connections are strengthened and stay while the
unneeded ones are lost
critical period - CORRECT ANSWER -first years (before 5) for language and speech
gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER -involve coordinating and controlling large
muscles for walking and running abilities
fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER -involve coordination and control of small
muscles for picking up objects
GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) - CORRECT ANSWER -produced in
hypothalamus beginning in middle childhood
Module 7 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
development - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to organisms progressively changing
nature - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to the genetic and biological disposition of an
individual
nurture - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to the environmental influences that shape
behavior; family, culture, or friends
cross-sectional design - CORRECT ANSWER -take a group of people at one period of
time for research
longitudial studies - CORRECT ANSWER -examine people over a period of time
growth - CORRECT ANSWER -physical process of development
Maturation - CORRECT ANSWER -physical, emotional, and or cognitive becoming more
development and more advanced
aging - CORRECT ANSWER -a process of growing older
1. germinal
2. embryonic
3. fetal - CORRECT ANSWER -What are the 3 periods of prenatal development?
, Teratogens - CORRECT ANSWER -Agents that damage the process of development, such
as drugs, meds, alcohol, x rays, and malnutrition
ultrasound - CORRECT ANSWER -soundwaves to create an image of the baby
amniocentesis - CORRECT ANSWER -needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw
amniotic fluid for analysis
chorionic villus sampling - CORRECT ANSWER -involves taking a sample of chorionic
villi, on the placenta
cephalocaudal development - CORRECT ANSWER -Development that occurs from the
top of the head down to the extremities.
proximodistal development - CORRECT ANSWER -Pattern of development that occurs
from the body core to the extremities.
Pruning - CORRECT ANSWER -the used connections are strengthened and stay while the
unneeded ones are lost
critical period - CORRECT ANSWER -first years (before 5) for language and speech
gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER -involve coordinating and controlling large
muscles for walking and running abilities
fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER -involve coordination and control of small
muscles for picking up objects
GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) - CORRECT ANSWER -produced in
hypothalamus beginning in middle childhood
