HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT-
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nature Vs. Nuture - Correct Answers -debate about whether development is primarily
influenced by nature or nurture. Nature refers to an organisms biological inheritance ,
nature to its enviormental expeirence.The "nature proponets" claim biological
inheritance is the most important influence on development; the "nuture proponets"
claim that enviormental expeirences are more important.
human growth and development - Correct Answers -the science of studying
growth,change, and stability from conception until death
physical development - Correct Answers -biological development physological growth,
change, and stability
*health *motor abilities *sensory skills
Congnitive development - Correct Answers -intellectual growth, change and stability
*Intelligence *language *memory *Learning *reasoning *thinking
psychosocial development - Correct Answers -socieomotional part of the development
social and psycho growth change and stability *relationships *social influence *inherit
personality
What are the three components? - Correct Answers -Physical, congititive, and
psychosocial development
Germinal Stage of Pregnancy - Correct Answers -two weeks long, zygote travels to
uterus, implants itself, grows by rapid cell division or mitosis.
embryonic stage of pregnancy - Correct Answers -2-8 weeks in length, umbilical cord
that feeds bbaby, provides oxygen and takes away waste as well as the placenta that
protects the baby develops
what are the eight major periods of study? - Correct Answers -prenatal, infancy and
toodlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle
adulthood, late adulthood
Prenatal period - Correct Answers -conception-birth
infancy and toddlerhood - Correct Answers -birth-two years
early childhood - Correct Answers -2-6 years
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Nature Vs. Nuture - Correct Answers -debate about whether development is primarily
influenced by nature or nurture. Nature refers to an organisms biological inheritance ,
nature to its enviormental expeirence.The "nature proponets" claim biological
inheritance is the most important influence on development; the "nuture proponets"
claim that enviormental expeirences are more important.
human growth and development - Correct Answers -the science of studying
growth,change, and stability from conception until death
physical development - Correct Answers -biological development physological growth,
change, and stability
*health *motor abilities *sensory skills
Congnitive development - Correct Answers -intellectual growth, change and stability
*Intelligence *language *memory *Learning *reasoning *thinking
psychosocial development - Correct Answers -socieomotional part of the development
social and psycho growth change and stability *relationships *social influence *inherit
personality
What are the three components? - Correct Answers -Physical, congititive, and
psychosocial development
Germinal Stage of Pregnancy - Correct Answers -two weeks long, zygote travels to
uterus, implants itself, grows by rapid cell division or mitosis.
embryonic stage of pregnancy - Correct Answers -2-8 weeks in length, umbilical cord
that feeds bbaby, provides oxygen and takes away waste as well as the placenta that
protects the baby develops
what are the eight major periods of study? - Correct Answers -prenatal, infancy and
toodlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle
adulthood, late adulthood
Prenatal period - Correct Answers -conception-birth
infancy and toddlerhood - Correct Answers -birth-two years
early childhood - Correct Answers -2-6 years
