lifespan growth & development final
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The psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male refer to an individual's:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSgender
The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change. According to
the life-span perspective, when do developmental changes occur?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSduring childhood and adulthood
Culture is based on the:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSbehaviors, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people.
Which of the following is an example of a social policy?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSa government lowering the amount of money spend on school lunches
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the __________ variable and measures its effects on the
__________ variable.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSindependent; dependent
As defined by Erik Erikson, a __________ is not a catastrophe but a turning point of increased
vulnerability and potential.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERScrisis
Whereas Jean Piaget emphasized the biological processes of cognitive development, Lev Vygotsky
emphasized the effects of __________ on development.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSsocial interaction and culture
Meiosis is the process by which a cell divides and then divides again, leaving:
, (knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSfour cells with 23 unpaired chromosomes.
When we are talking about _____, we are talking about a change in the expression of a gene without a
change to the DNA itself.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSepigenetics
A/An ____ response is when there is a change in the gene expression passed on from one generation to
the next.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERStransgenerational
The second stage of childbirth begins with the _______ and ends with the _______.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSmovement of the child's head through the cervix; emergence of the
child out of the mother
All of the following are benefits of breast-feeding, EXCEPT:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSprevention of circulatory problems
Jean Piaget's concept of grouping isolated behaviors into a higher-order system is called:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSorganization
Jean Piaget believed that children:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSactively construct their own cognitive as different cognitive abilities
develop.
What is thought to influence the overproduction and pruning of synapses in the brain?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSheredity and environment
A nerve cell in the brain is also called
(knowledge check 1) – ANSWERSneuron
Exam 100% Accurate!!
The psychological and sociocultural dimensions of being female or male refer to an individual's:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSgender
The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change. According to
the life-span perspective, when do developmental changes occur?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSduring childhood and adulthood
Culture is based on the:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSbehaviors, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people.
Which of the following is an example of a social policy?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSa government lowering the amount of money spend on school lunches
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the __________ variable and measures its effects on the
__________ variable.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSindependent; dependent
As defined by Erik Erikson, a __________ is not a catastrophe but a turning point of increased
vulnerability and potential.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERScrisis
Whereas Jean Piaget emphasized the biological processes of cognitive development, Lev Vygotsky
emphasized the effects of __________ on development.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSsocial interaction and culture
Meiosis is the process by which a cell divides and then divides again, leaving:
, (knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSfour cells with 23 unpaired chromosomes.
When we are talking about _____, we are talking about a change in the expression of a gene without a
change to the DNA itself.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSepigenetics
A/An ____ response is when there is a change in the gene expression passed on from one generation to
the next.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERStransgenerational
The second stage of childbirth begins with the _______ and ends with the _______.
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSmovement of the child's head through the cervix; emergence of the
child out of the mother
All of the following are benefits of breast-feeding, EXCEPT:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSprevention of circulatory problems
Jean Piaget's concept of grouping isolated behaviors into a higher-order system is called:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSorganization
Jean Piaget believed that children:
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSactively construct their own cognitive as different cognitive abilities
develop.
What is thought to influence the overproduction and pruning of synapses in the brain?
(knowledge check 1) - ANSWERSheredity and environment
A nerve cell in the brain is also called
(knowledge check 1) – ANSWERSneuron
