Chapter 1:
Lifespan Development
Lifespan Development
The field of study that focuses on growth, change, and stability throughout the whole lifespan
Lifespan Development
Kevin Hart, a man who is seen as short, has a tall baby. What can this be an example of?
Multifactoral Transmission
The Apgar Scale is a standard measurement system that assesses various indicators of good health. What are the qualities that the Apgar scale directs its attention to?
Appearance (color)
Pulse (heart rate)
Grimace (reflex irritability)
Activity (muscle tone)
Respiration (respiratory effort)
A group of people born at the same time and place
What is a Cohort?
True or False: Is it possible for a father and his biological daughter to have a correspondence between their IQ scores if they are closely linked genetically?
TRUE, the closer the genetic link between two individuals, the greater the correspondence between their IQ scores.
What's the difference between Obstetricians, Midwives, and Doulas?
Obstetricians: Specialize in delivering babies and are typically the attendants of choice
Midwives: Most often nurses: they help deliver 80 percent of babies in other parts of the world, as opposed to 10 percent of babies in the US
Doulas: Provide emotional, psychological, and educational support
Explain the difference between continuous and discontinuous change
Continuous Change: Involves gradual development in which achievements at one level build upon previous levels
Discontinuous Change: Development that occurs in distinct steps, with each stage bringing about behavior that is qualitatively different from behavior compared to earlier stages
Name the contents of a single human cell, which chromosome determines the gender, and name the combination that makes a FEMALE and MALE
There are 25,000 genes, 46 Chromosomes, and 23 Chromosome Pairs that make up a single human cell.
The 23rd chromosome determines the gender
XX = Female XY = Male
Name at LEAST TWO major perspectives on Lifespan Development that were presented during lecture and define them
Psychodynamic: Behavior throughout life is motivated by inner, unconscious forces, stemming from childhood, which we have little control over
Behavioral: Development can be understood through studying observable behavior and environmental stimuli
Cognitive: Emphasis on growth in how changes or growth in the ways people know, understand, and think about the world affect behavior
Evolutionary: The result of genetic inheritance from our ancestors
Define and explain the difference between NEUROTICISM and EXTROVERSION
Neuroticism: The degree of emotional stability an individual characteristically displays
Extroversion: The degree to which a person seeks to be with others, to behave in an outgoing manner, and generally to be sociable
Define CRITICAL or SENSITIVE period and provide an example
Critical Period: A specific time during development when a particular event has its greatest consequences, and the presence of certain kinds of environmental stimuli is necessary for development
Sensitive period: A point in development when individuals are particularly susceptible to certain kinds of stimuli in their environments, but the absence of those stimuli does not always produce irreversible consequences
Define both DOMINANT and RECESSIVE traits or GENOTYPE and PHENOTYPE and provide an example.
Dominant Trait: The trait that is expressed when two compelling traits are present
Recessive Trait: A trait that is present in the organism but not expressed
Genotype: The underlying combination of genetic material present in an organism
Phenotype: An observable trait