Quiz 1 Flashcards
Which is an example of the influence of nature?
Having the gene for epilepsy
What does the science of human development seek to understand?
Seeks to understand how and why people - all kinds of people, everywhere, of every age- change over time.
Dr. white ore
Scientific method to collect data and establish data
The term for all the environmental influences that effect development after conception is…
Nurture
Nature refers to ___ in development
Genetics - the genes you inherit
Dr. towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for our
Nature v nurture debate
Greg, who is 5 years old, is the tallest person in the class. When his teacher asked him how he got so tall he said “ because my mom and dad are tall and
Environment and heredity
What is epigenetics?
How the environment effects which genes are expressed
—- is the idea that people vary in how sensitive they are to particular experiences?
Differential susceptibility
The life span perspective takes into account development from ___
Birth to death
The human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception but can’t develop after or before that time.. this is?
Critical period
___ is the best example of sensitive period.
Child learning to speak a second language
High school classmates are part of the same
Cohort
A system of shared beliefs, conventions, norms, behaviors, expectations, and symbolic representations is the definition of ____.
Culture
Socioeconomic status refers to the ___.
Our social class in society
Plasticity refers to the ____.
Adaptability; you’re moldable but still durable
Every person begins life as a single cell, which is called a ___.
Zygote
Each human body cell contains
46 chromosomes/ 23 pairs
Am individuals genetic inheritance is called a ___
Genotype
An individuals phenotype is dependent on ___.
Individual genes and the environment
Couples can select the sex of a child by all of the following methods except
b
Juan and Noah are identical twins. They are a result of
One ovum is fertilized by one sperm and they split
Akira was born with genes that enabled muscle coordination, but his environmental experiences never supported the development of his potential athletic ability. This illustrates the concept of a trait being
Multi-factual
Brown eyed alma has a blue eyed mother and a brown eyed father. In this case, her brown eyes were determined by a ___ allele.
Dominant
