PSY 244 Exam MSU Questions and
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What is the basic task of developmental psychology - ANSWER--To
identify/describe physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes and their
psychological consequences
Ex: motor development and social awareness
-To uncover the processes underlying the changes (neurological or environmental)
these changes can be discovered through studies or research
-To explain why these changes occur at certain times or in certain sequences
What time period is covered by developmental psychology - ANSWER--Early
childhood (infant)
In his treatise, Gynecology, the Greek physician Soranus gave instructions for how
infants should be swaddled: in soft cloths and strips of fabric from head "to the
very tip of the toes." What was his main reason for recommending this practice -
ANSWER-To keep the infant's body from malformation and to prevent self-injury
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, People in the Middle Ages were interested in and concerned for the physical health
and well-being of infants and children. Were they interested to the same degree in
their psychological development? For example, did they understand that children
are cognitively and emotionally different from adults? If yes, how did they show
this? if not, how did they show this? Explain your answer. - ANSWER-People in
the Middle Ages were predominantly interested in scientific studies of they physical
development i.e. Depictions of children's bodies in both prenatal and postnatal
development started to appear more commonly during this time period
One of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", is called
The Seven Ages of Man. What do you think Shakespeare was trying to say about
psychological development - ANSWER-
Debates about relative roles of "nature" and "nurture" in human development date
from ancient times but were especially prominent during the Renaissance. What do
the terms 'nature' and 'nurture' mean? What are the basic positions of those on
each side of the debate ? Why is the debate today seen as based on a false
dichotomy, so that instead of nature vs. nurture, we prefer the term "nature-
nurture or gene-environment interaction? - ANSWER--Nature: posits certain
inborn structures of mind (biology and hereditary are paramount)
-Nurture: emphasizes effects of experience on a passive mind; likens mind to
"empty state"; knowledge is based on experiences; no innate ideas
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Answers 100% Pass
What is the basic task of developmental psychology - ANSWER--To
identify/describe physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes and their
psychological consequences
Ex: motor development and social awareness
-To uncover the processes underlying the changes (neurological or environmental)
these changes can be discovered through studies or research
-To explain why these changes occur at certain times or in certain sequences
What time period is covered by developmental psychology - ANSWER--Early
childhood (infant)
In his treatise, Gynecology, the Greek physician Soranus gave instructions for how
infants should be swaddled: in soft cloths and strips of fabric from head "to the
very tip of the toes." What was his main reason for recommending this practice -
ANSWER-To keep the infant's body from malformation and to prevent self-injury
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, People in the Middle Ages were interested in and concerned for the physical health
and well-being of infants and children. Were they interested to the same degree in
their psychological development? For example, did they understand that children
are cognitively and emotionally different from adults? If yes, how did they show
this? if not, how did they show this? Explain your answer. - ANSWER-People in
the Middle Ages were predominantly interested in scientific studies of they physical
development i.e. Depictions of children's bodies in both prenatal and postnatal
development started to appear more commonly during this time period
One of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare's play, "As You Like It", is called
The Seven Ages of Man. What do you think Shakespeare was trying to say about
psychological development - ANSWER-
Debates about relative roles of "nature" and "nurture" in human development date
from ancient times but were especially prominent during the Renaissance. What do
the terms 'nature' and 'nurture' mean? What are the basic positions of those on
each side of the debate ? Why is the debate today seen as based on a false
dichotomy, so that instead of nature vs. nurture, we prefer the term "nature-
nurture or gene-environment interaction? - ANSWER--Nature: posits certain
inborn structures of mind (biology and hereditary are paramount)
-Nurture: emphasizes effects of experience on a passive mind; likens mind to
"empty state"; knowledge is based on experiences; no innate ideas
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