PSYC 359 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which term refers to a slower progression of developmental milestones compared to the
expected timeline?
a) Delay
b) Deficit
c) Regression
d) Digression - ANSWER Delay
What does regression involve?
a) Slowing of development
b) Loss of previously acquired skills
c) Presence of abnormal behaviors
d) Positive deviation from the normative pathway - ANSWER Loss of previously acquired
skills
Which term describes atypical actions or responses that deviate from what is
considered typical or socially accepted?
a) Delay
b) Digression
c) Deficit
d) Abnormal behaviors - ANSWER Abnormal behaviors
What contributes to digressions from the normative pathway?
a) Trauma, drugs, and peer influences
b) Birth of a sibling and new fears
c) Slowing of development and delays
, d) Loss of previously acquired skills - ANSWER Trauma, drugs, and peer influences
The developmental psychopathology approach to intellectual disability (ID) refers to • •
A) studying how the genotype of children with ID changes over time •
B) studying the various deficits that children with ID exhibit •
C) studying how prenatal environment affects developmental outcome
D) studying how typical developmental principles apply to children with ID
E) studying how the phenotype of children with ID changes over time - ANSWER
studying how typical developmental principles apply to children with ID
The quote, "You can learn more about typical functioning by studying its pathology, and
more about its pathology by studying its typical state" implies that... • •
A) typical and atypical development are mutually informative •
B) we need to study the pathology and functioning of children with intellectual disability
•
C) delays in development are typical, whereas deficits are pathological
D) even typically developing children have some pathology
E) even children with developmental disabilities have strengths - ANSWER typical and
atypical development are mutually informative
Which factor should be considered when assessing how certain groups (family, peers)
or environments have an effect on ones atypical behaviour ?
a) Gender norms
b) Developmental norms
c) Situational norms
d) Changes over time - ANSWER Developmental
Which factor involves evaluating whether the behavior occurs in specific circumstances
and not in others?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which term refers to a slower progression of developmental milestones compared to the
expected timeline?
a) Delay
b) Deficit
c) Regression
d) Digression - ANSWER Delay
What does regression involve?
a) Slowing of development
b) Loss of previously acquired skills
c) Presence of abnormal behaviors
d) Positive deviation from the normative pathway - ANSWER Loss of previously acquired
skills
Which term describes atypical actions or responses that deviate from what is
considered typical or socially accepted?
a) Delay
b) Digression
c) Deficit
d) Abnormal behaviors - ANSWER Abnormal behaviors
What contributes to digressions from the normative pathway?
a) Trauma, drugs, and peer influences
b) Birth of a sibling and new fears
c) Slowing of development and delays
, d) Loss of previously acquired skills - ANSWER Trauma, drugs, and peer influences
The developmental psychopathology approach to intellectual disability (ID) refers to • •
A) studying how the genotype of children with ID changes over time •
B) studying the various deficits that children with ID exhibit •
C) studying how prenatal environment affects developmental outcome
D) studying how typical developmental principles apply to children with ID
E) studying how the phenotype of children with ID changes over time - ANSWER
studying how typical developmental principles apply to children with ID
The quote, "You can learn more about typical functioning by studying its pathology, and
more about its pathology by studying its typical state" implies that... • •
A) typical and atypical development are mutually informative •
B) we need to study the pathology and functioning of children with intellectual disability
•
C) delays in development are typical, whereas deficits are pathological
D) even typically developing children have some pathology
E) even children with developmental disabilities have strengths - ANSWER typical and
atypical development are mutually informative
Which factor should be considered when assessing how certain groups (family, peers)
or environments have an effect on ones atypical behaviour ?
a) Gender norms
b) Developmental norms
c) Situational norms
d) Changes over time - ANSWER Developmental
Which factor involves evaluating whether the behavior occurs in specific circumstances
and not in others?
