HSCO 502-D06 Human Growth and
Development Questions and Answers
stages - ✅✅qualitative changes in thinking, feeling, and behaving that characterize specific periods of
development
3 personalities - ✅✅id, ego, superego
- id (biological self, fulfillment of physical needs)
- ego (seeks to meet bodily needs)
- superego (feeling of doing things)
Neuroplasticity - ✅✅changes in the brain that occur as a result of some practice or experience
prevention science - ✅✅designing and testing prevention/intervention techniques for promoting
healthy development
major structures of the brain - ✅✅hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
Teratogens - ✅✅environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus
- ex: alchold, tobacco
Piaget's Constructivist Theory - ✅✅theory in which cognitive development results from children's
active construction of reality, based on their experiences with the world (new stimulus and info)
assimilation - ✅✅children interpret new stimuli in ways that fit what they already know
accommodation - ✅✅existing knowledge is modified, providing a better fit
Development Questions and Answers
stages - ✅✅qualitative changes in thinking, feeling, and behaving that characterize specific periods of
development
3 personalities - ✅✅id, ego, superego
- id (biological self, fulfillment of physical needs)
- ego (seeks to meet bodily needs)
- superego (feeling of doing things)
Neuroplasticity - ✅✅changes in the brain that occur as a result of some practice or experience
prevention science - ✅✅designing and testing prevention/intervention techniques for promoting
healthy development
major structures of the brain - ✅✅hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
Teratogens - ✅✅environmental agents that harm the embryo or fetus
- ex: alchold, tobacco
Piaget's Constructivist Theory - ✅✅theory in which cognitive development results from children's
active construction of reality, based on their experiences with the world (new stimulus and info)
assimilation - ✅✅children interpret new stimuli in ways that fit what they already know
accommodation - ✅✅existing knowledge is modified, providing a better fit
