HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lifespan Development - Correct Answers -the study of how we grow, change, and
develop over time.
Discontinuous change - Correct Answers -A discontinuous changeover time when each
stage is *different* than the stage before
Continuous change - Correct Answers -Continuous change over time when things
*gradually develop
nature - Correct Answers -genetics and biologies influence on us
Nurture - Correct Answers -Who had raised us and our environment growing up
Theory - Correct Answers -An explanation of behavior
Punishment - Correct Answers -Consequences that decrease the possibility for the
behavior to return
continues throughout life - Correct Answers -Erikson believed that that development
______ throughout the lifespan.
naturalistic observation - Correct Answers -Watching people and recording information
in their natural setting
Longitudinal research - Correct Answers -Measure of a persons actions over time
Informed consent - Correct Answers -an ethical principle that research participants be
told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
Dominant gene - Correct Answers -The trait that is expressed when two competing
traits are present
Recessive gene - Correct Answers -The trait that is "not picked" when two competing
traits are present
Down syndrome - Correct Answers -Which disorder has an extra chromosome on the
21st pair?
, Age - Correct Answers -Down syndrome rates are higher as the mothers ______ goes
up
Fetus - Correct Answers -Which stage of prenatal development is the longest (week 9-
birth)
age of viability - Correct Answers -Weeks 22-28, the age of when a fetus can survive
outside of a mothers womb
ultrasound sonography - Correct Answers -Sound waves used to generate a picture of a
fetus ( determines # of babies, or gender, etc...)
amniocentesis - Correct Answers -Using a needle to remove fluid and examine fetal
cells for abnormalities
Infant mortality - Correct Answers -Percentage of babies who die before their first
birthday
Breast feeding - Correct Answers -Post partum depression can be helped by
_________
Going into labor (stage 1) - Correct Answers -Last 12-24 hours, contractions and
enlarging cervix to 10cm dilated. *longest stage*
Labor begins - Correct Answers -Pushing bay out of mothers body, about 90 min long
afterbirth - Correct Answers -Quickest stage, birth of placenta
Reflexes - Correct Answers -Unlearned responses triggered by stimulation
APGAR scale points - Correct Answers -7-10 good health, 4-6 special attention needed,
2-0 life threatening
REM - Correct Answers -Babies spend 50% of their sleep time in ______ sleep
Put baby on back - Correct Answers -How should you lay a baby to sleep in order to
reduce SIDS
Year of life - Correct Answers -Breastfeeding is recommended for babies in their first
_______ of life
Has all the nutrients a baby needs, provides immunities to diseases, and easily digested
- Correct Answers -The benefits of breastfeeding for babies
Malnutrition - Correct Answers -Condition of having improper amount and balance of
nutrients
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lifespan Development - Correct Answers -the study of how we grow, change, and
develop over time.
Discontinuous change - Correct Answers -A discontinuous changeover time when each
stage is *different* than the stage before
Continuous change - Correct Answers -Continuous change over time when things
*gradually develop
nature - Correct Answers -genetics and biologies influence on us
Nurture - Correct Answers -Who had raised us and our environment growing up
Theory - Correct Answers -An explanation of behavior
Punishment - Correct Answers -Consequences that decrease the possibility for the
behavior to return
continues throughout life - Correct Answers -Erikson believed that that development
______ throughout the lifespan.
naturalistic observation - Correct Answers -Watching people and recording information
in their natural setting
Longitudinal research - Correct Answers -Measure of a persons actions over time
Informed consent - Correct Answers -an ethical principle that research participants be
told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate
Dominant gene - Correct Answers -The trait that is expressed when two competing
traits are present
Recessive gene - Correct Answers -The trait that is "not picked" when two competing
traits are present
Down syndrome - Correct Answers -Which disorder has an extra chromosome on the
21st pair?
, Age - Correct Answers -Down syndrome rates are higher as the mothers ______ goes
up
Fetus - Correct Answers -Which stage of prenatal development is the longest (week 9-
birth)
age of viability - Correct Answers -Weeks 22-28, the age of when a fetus can survive
outside of a mothers womb
ultrasound sonography - Correct Answers -Sound waves used to generate a picture of a
fetus ( determines # of babies, or gender, etc...)
amniocentesis - Correct Answers -Using a needle to remove fluid and examine fetal
cells for abnormalities
Infant mortality - Correct Answers -Percentage of babies who die before their first
birthday
Breast feeding - Correct Answers -Post partum depression can be helped by
_________
Going into labor (stage 1) - Correct Answers -Last 12-24 hours, contractions and
enlarging cervix to 10cm dilated. *longest stage*
Labor begins - Correct Answers -Pushing bay out of mothers body, about 90 min long
afterbirth - Correct Answers -Quickest stage, birth of placenta
Reflexes - Correct Answers -Unlearned responses triggered by stimulation
APGAR scale points - Correct Answers -7-10 good health, 4-6 special attention needed,
2-0 life threatening
REM - Correct Answers -Babies spend 50% of their sleep time in ______ sleep
Put baby on back - Correct Answers -How should you lay a baby to sleep in order to
reduce SIDS
Year of life - Correct Answers -Breastfeeding is recommended for babies in their first
_______ of life
Has all the nutrients a baby needs, provides immunities to diseases, and easily digested
- Correct Answers -The benefits of breastfeeding for babies
Malnutrition - Correct Answers -Condition of having improper amount and balance of
nutrients
