EPPP Developmental Psychology Practice
Questions | Complete Study Guide |
2026/2027
Qualitative Change - correct answer-Development is discontinuous, periods of
little change alternate with periods of abrupt and rapid change
-stage theorists
Quantitative Change - correct answer-Development is continuous, with new
abilities, skills, and knowledge developing gradually and relatively uniformly over
time
Bronfenbrenner ecological approach - correct answer-Microsystem: Everyday
env. the individual encounters
Mesosystem: Interactions or links btw diff microsystems (ex: home nad school)
Exosystem: Relationship between two or more setting, one does not contain the
person but indirectly affects them
Macrosystem: Influences of culture, religion, the economy, and politics
Chronosystem: The role of passage of time on the person's life
-environment affects the early years more than later adulthood
Normative influences on development - correct answer-age-graded events (e.g.,
puberty); history-graded events (e.g., Vietnam war)
,Non-normative influences on development - correct answer-Events that are
irregular and unpredictable, only affect small #'s of people (ex. cancer, death of a
parent)
Critical period - correct answer-An optimal period shortly after birth when an
organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper
development
Sensitive period - correct answer-A limited phase in an animal's development that
is the only time when certain behaviors can be learned.
Genotype - correct answer-An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations.
Phenotype - correct answer-An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Twin studies - correct answer-A common method of investigating whether nature
or nurture affects behavior
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - correct answer-Underdeveloped sex organs, breast
development, large hands, and long arms and legs
Only affects men
Turner's Syndrome (Monosomy X) - correct answer-- Only an X chromosome
- Females (no Y)
- Nonfunctional ovaries (infertile)
, - Short in stature
Down Syndrome - correct answer-A condition of intellectual disability and
associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
PKU (phenylketonuria) - correct answer-A condition that makes it impossible for
babies to metabolize certain proteins (severe mental deficiency)
Hemophilia - correct answer-A hereditary disease where blood does not
coagulate to stop bleeding
-more in males
-need transfusion of blood with clotting factors
Sickle-cell anemia - correct answer-A genetic disorder that causes abnormal
hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
Germinal Period (prenatal period) - correct answer--From conception to two
weeks
-Zygote rapidly divides and implants self into uterus wall
Embryonic Period (prenatal period) - correct answer--From two weeks to 8-12
weeks
-Dev of organ systems
-All birth defects occur during first trimester
-Most vulnerable to teratogenic agents
Questions | Complete Study Guide |
2026/2027
Qualitative Change - correct answer-Development is discontinuous, periods of
little change alternate with periods of abrupt and rapid change
-stage theorists
Quantitative Change - correct answer-Development is continuous, with new
abilities, skills, and knowledge developing gradually and relatively uniformly over
time
Bronfenbrenner ecological approach - correct answer-Microsystem: Everyday
env. the individual encounters
Mesosystem: Interactions or links btw diff microsystems (ex: home nad school)
Exosystem: Relationship between two or more setting, one does not contain the
person but indirectly affects them
Macrosystem: Influences of culture, religion, the economy, and politics
Chronosystem: The role of passage of time on the person's life
-environment affects the early years more than later adulthood
Normative influences on development - correct answer-age-graded events (e.g.,
puberty); history-graded events (e.g., Vietnam war)
,Non-normative influences on development - correct answer-Events that are
irregular and unpredictable, only affect small #'s of people (ex. cancer, death of a
parent)
Critical period - correct answer-An optimal period shortly after birth when an
organism's exposure to certain stimuli or experiences produces proper
development
Sensitive period - correct answer-A limited phase in an animal's development that
is the only time when certain behaviors can be learned.
Genotype - correct answer-An organism's genetic makeup, or allele combinations.
Phenotype - correct answer-An organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
Twin studies - correct answer-A common method of investigating whether nature
or nurture affects behavior
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) - correct answer-Underdeveloped sex organs, breast
development, large hands, and long arms and legs
Only affects men
Turner's Syndrome (Monosomy X) - correct answer-- Only an X chromosome
- Females (no Y)
- Nonfunctional ovaries (infertile)
, - Short in stature
Down Syndrome - correct answer-A condition of intellectual disability and
associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21
PKU (phenylketonuria) - correct answer-A condition that makes it impossible for
babies to metabolize certain proteins (severe mental deficiency)
Hemophilia - correct answer-A hereditary disease where blood does not
coagulate to stop bleeding
-more in males
-need transfusion of blood with clotting factors
Sickle-cell anemia - correct answer-A genetic disorder that causes abnormal
hemoglobin, resulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
Germinal Period (prenatal period) - correct answer--From conception to two
weeks
-Zygote rapidly divides and implants self into uterus wall
Embryonic Period (prenatal period) - correct answer--From two weeks to 8-12
weeks
-Dev of organ systems
-All birth defects occur during first trimester
-Most vulnerable to teratogenic agents
