Exam I

Question 1

What is Human Development?

Answer 1

Study of changes across the lifespan.

Question 2

What is Culture?

Answer 2

Shared beliefs and practices of a group.

Question 3

What is a Hypothesis?

Answer 3

Testable prediction in research.

Question 4

What is an Independent Variable?

Answer 4

Manipulated factor in an experiment.

Question 5

What is a Dependent Variable?

Answer 5

Measured outcome in an experiment.

Question 6

What is a Cross-sectional Study?

Answer 6

Research comparing different age groups.

Question 7

What is Longitudinal-sequential Design?

Answer 7

Study following subjects over time.

Question 8

What are Nature/Nurture Interactions?

Answer 8

Influence of genetics and environment on development.

Question 9

What is Klinefelter Syndrome?

Answer 9

Genetic condition in males with extra X chromosome.

Question 10

What is Trisomy 21?

Answer 10

Genetic disorder also known as Down syndrome.

Question 11

What is the APGAR Score?

Answer 11

Assessment of newborn’s health at birth.

Question 12

What is the Embryonic Disk?

Answer 12

Structure that develops into the embryo.

Question 13

What is Vernix?

Answer 13

Protective coating on a newborn’s skin.

Question 14

What are Id, Ego, and Superego?

Answer 14

Freudian components of personality.

Question 15

What are Monozygotic Twins?

Answer 15

Identical twins from one fertilized egg.

Question 16

What is Colostrum?

Answer 16

First milk produced after childbirth.

Question 17

What is the Rooting Reflex?

Answer 17

Infant’s instinctive turning toward touch.

Question 18

What is the Moro Reflex?

Answer 18

Startle reflex in infants when startled.

Question 19

What is Infertility in Males?

Answer 19

Inability to conceive due to male factors.

Question 20

What is a Teratogen?

Answer 20

Substance causing developmental abnormalities.

Question 21

What is Good Prenatal Care?

Answer 21

Includes regular check-ups and healthy lifestyle.

Question 22

What are Ethical considerations in research?

Answer 22

• safety
• informed consent
• privacy
• confidentiality

Question 23

What is the Upper Paleolithic Period?

Answer 23

Exhibiting a greater variety of better-made tools and implements, the wearing of clothing, a highly organized group life, and blossoming skills in art.

Question 24

What is the Neolithic Period?

Answer 24

Era of human history from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago, when animals and plants were first domesticated.

Question 25

What is Psychosocial Theory?

Answer 25

Erikson's proposal that personality development is determined by the interaction of an internal maturational plan and external societal demands.

Question 26

What is Ecological Theory?

Answer 26

Theory based on idea that human development is inseparable from the environmental contexts in which a person develops.

Question 27

What are Genotype and Phenotype?

Answer 27

Genotype- the genetic make-up of an individual for a trait. Phenotype- the expression of the genes.

Question 28

What are Mitosis and Meiosis?

Answer 28

Body cell reproduction and sex cell reproduction.

Question 29

What is Darwin's Evolutionary Theory?

Answer 29

- biological 'survival of the fittest' theory applied to human culture - origin of families will tell us where families are going - all go through stages/ concept of uni-linear development - natural selection leads to best genes being passed down through families over time.

Question 30

What are the periods of prenatal development?

Answer 30

Germinal period (zygote), embryonic period, fetal period.

Question 31

What are the 3 stages of childbirth?

Answer 31

Dilation, expulsion, placental.

Question 32

What does ultrasound indicate?

Answer 32

Aneurysm, organs, pregnancy.

Question 33

What is the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)?

Answer 33

Baby's response to its environment after birth.

Question 34

What are chromosomes?

Answer 34

Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes.

Question 35

What are Dizygotic Twins?

Answer 35

Fraternal twins.

Question 36

What is Kangaroo Care?

Answer 36

Treatment for preterm infants that involves skin-to-skin contact.

Question 37

How many hours in a day does a newborn sleep?

Answer 37

14-17 hours.

Question 38

What is Jaundice?

Answer 38

Yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood.

Question 39

What are the rules of three in an infant with colic?

Answer 39

Crying 3 hours a day, 3 days a week, for 3 or more weeks.