Final Pt.2

Question 1

Human Development

Answer 1

The study of how humans change and maintain some characteristics from conception through the lifespan

Question 2

Family Studies

Answer 2

The study of a variety of family forms and how families function

Question 3

Family Structure

Answer 3

The people that make up a family

Question 4

Family Function

Answer 4

The way a family operates

Question 5

Morrill Act of 1862

Answer 5

Established colleges built on federal land to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes

Question 6

Living Lab

Answer 6

A place where students can experience and apply the principles they learned in class

Question 7

Behaviorism

Answer 7

A theory that includes the belief that psychologists should be concerned with studying observable behaviors rather than internal mental processes

Question 8

Attachment Theory

Answer 8

A theory that suggests that humans have an innate need for protection, affection, and security.

Question 9

Pavlov

Answer 9

Theorist that is famous for his work with classic conditioning, conducting experiments using dogs, treats, and bells

Question 10

Zone of Proximal Development

Answer 10

The optimal area of learning, in which the material is not too difficult but also not too easy

Question 11

Bioecological Systems Theory

Answer 11

A theory that is represented with several concentric circles (each bigger than the last), in which the individual is in the middle

Question 12

Plagiarism

Answer 12

Misrepresenting someone else’s intellectual property as your own

Question 13

Codes of Conduct

Answer 13

List or compilation of ethical standards of a professional organization designed to guide behavior and decision-making

Question 14

Family of orientation

Answer 14

Families we are born into or raised by

Question 15

Families of procreation

Answer 15

Families we create ourselves

Question 16

Object permanence

Answer 16

Ability to recognize that objects continue to exist even when out of sight (peek-a-boo)

Question 17

Parental self-efficacy

Answer 17

Parents’ beliefs about their own ability to parent effectively influences the quality of parenting behavior

Question 18

Fine motor skills

Answer 18

Small muscle movement/control

Question 19

Gross motor skills

Answer 19

Large muscle movement

Question 20

Dyscalculia

Answer 20

Difficulty with math

Question 21

Social comparison

Answer 21

Assessing one’s own attributes by measuring them against those of other people, especially peers

Question 22

Executive functions

Answer 22

A set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself & one’s resources in order to achieve a goal

Question 23

Invincibility Fable

Answer 23

Belief that you are invincible and that bad things only happen to other people

Question 24

Limbic System

Answer 24

Part of the brain associated with basic emotions and drives.

Question 25

Identity assimilation

Answer 25

The process through which we incorporate new information into our existing identity

Question 26

Emerging adulthood

Answer 26

The time from end of adolescence before the adult responsibilities of a stable job, marriage and parenthood.

Question 27

Bereavement

Answer 27

The experience of the death of one’s spouse and other significant others, such as siblings and good friends.

Question 28

Senescence

Answer 28

The experience of declines associated with aging

Question 29

Working memory

Answer 29

Memory involved with the momentary holding of information until evaluation occurs

Question 30

Implicit memory

Answer 30

The memory of how to do something that has been learned

Question 31

Explicit memory

Answer 31

The memory involved with recalling facts