Lifespan Flashcards
The notion that development is best described in terms of a series of abrupt shifts in behavior best fits with the _______ approach
- nurture
- continuity
- discontinuity
- nature
discontinuity
Sarah believes that memory processes develop the same way in all children. Sarah is most likely to support a ____________ position regarding human development
- universal
- discontinuous
- non-normative
- nurture
universal
Because Dr. Jefferson is interested in researching how people of different ages are affected by events, it would be most accurate to say that Dr. Jefferson is most interested in studying ____ forces
- sociocultural
- life-cycle
- psychological
- biological
life-cycle
Who is best associated with psychosocial theory?
- Erikson
- Watson
- Freud
- Bandura
Erikson
When would Erikson say is the stage of life where the biggest challenge involves committing to another in a loving relationship?
- old adulthood
- childhood
- young adulthood
- adolescence
young adulthood
In operant conditioning theory, reinforcement is to punishment as:
- good is to bad
- unwanted is to wanted
- giving is to taking
- increasing is to decreasing
increasing is to decreasing
Even though Brenda was never reinforced directly for doing so, she increased the frequency of her swearing after she saw her firend Elizabeth get a lot of attention after she swore. This is most likely an example of
- observational learning
- self-efficacy
- punishment
- operant conditioning
observational learning
Whose theory of development is best exemplified by the idea that children constuct their own knowledge and this constructed knowledge changes with age/experience?
- Bronfenbrenner
- Piaget
- Skinner
- Erikson
Piaget
What type of theorist would most likely describe human cognitive development using the anaolgy of “mental software?”
- an Eriksonian
- an operant conditioning theorist
- a social learning theorist
- an information processor
an information processor
According to ecological theory, developmentalists, the people closest to a developing child, represent their;
- macrosystem
- exosystem
- microsystem
microsystem
Professor Linwood always makes a point of learning the names of all the students in her class. She used to always be able to do this in her head but has recently found that she needs note cards to help her remember. This change in behavior is best described as:
- loss-based selection
- compensation
- the epigenetic principle
- elective selection
compensation
The notion of “balancing” work and home-life responsibilities is best associated with:
- the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones
- the impact of earlier life events on current conditions
- individual timing of life events in relation to external historical events
- history determining the outcome of life
the synchronization of individual transitions with collective familial ones
Carrie is most interested in studying adolescent behavior occurring at a high school prom. Which method is most likely to help her accomplish this goal?
- structured observation
- self-report
- experiment
- naturalistic observation
naturalistic observation
You read a research article that concludes that the higher a student’s self-esteem, the worse they performed in school. This sort of relationship would best be characterized as:
- a negative correlation
- no relationship
- positive relationship
- cause and effect
a negative correlation
In the Fujita Diener (2005) study, which variable was most likely to change over time?
- a body mass index
- life satisfaction
- weight
- peronsality traits
life satisfaction
A sperm cell contains a total of 22:
- genes
- chromosomes
- sex cells
- autosomes
autosomes
Genes provide the cell with a specfic set of _________ instructions
- hormonal
- biochemical
- in vitro
- bioelectric
biochemical
Which is an example of your genotype?
- your behaviors
- your personality
- your physical appearance
- your complete set of genes
your complete set of genes
If obesity is dominant and designated as “O” and thinness is recessive and designated as “t,” how many of the following individuals would likely be obese: Ginger who is “OO,” Mary who is “Ot,” Thurston who is ‘tO,” Gilligan who is “tt?”
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
3
“Tri-somy 21” (three 21st chromosomes) best describes:
- Down syndrome
- sickle-cell trait
- PKU
- Huntington’s disease
Down syndrome
As dizygotic twins, Jewel and Bjork
- share about half of their genes
- share all phenotypes
- are genetically identical
- must have come from the same fertilized egg
share about half of their genes
The concept of range of reactions involves the fact that
- recessive genes are more commonly expressed than dominant genes
- each genotype can produce a variety of phenotypes
- dizygotic twins are virtually genetic identical
- the environment has little impact on behavior
each genotype can produce a variety of phenotypes
A physician has just informed pregnant Moesha that the human organism developing inside of her has just begun to show differentiation of its cells. As a knowledgeable student you would know that such an organism is technically called a(n):
- zygote
- neonate
- embryo
- fetus
zygote
Muscle and bones develop during the embryonic period from cells contained in the _______ layer
- placenta
- endoderm
- ectoderm
- mesoderm
mesoderm