Concepts of Lifespan Development:
Data Collection Methods and Research design:
Theories and Theorists of Lifespan Development:
Prenatal Development:
Labor & Delivery and assessment of Neonate:
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A: Nurture
Q: Nature refers to hereditary and ___refers to the environment.
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A-variables
Characteristics that vary from person to person are called: a. Variables b. Theories c. Influences
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Modeling
Learning by watching others is defined as ___?
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B- Three stages/ trimesters
How many stages of labor occur? a. One b. Three c. Five
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A-Hospitals
Where are the majority of babies born in the U.S.? a. Hospitals b. In homes
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Growth
Small changes that account for development is called ___.
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No relationship between the variables.
What relationship does zero correlation represent between variables?
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Reinforcement encourages a behavior whereas punishment discourages a behavior.
How does reinforcement differ from punishment?
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A- dominant/ recessive
What are the two types of genes? a. Dominant/ recessive b. Genotype/ phenotype c. Homozygous/ heterozygous
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Neonate
During a baby’s first month of life, the baby is referred to as a___?
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Critical and Sensitive Period
What are the two periods in the timing of development?
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The experimental group receives treatment whereas the control group receives no/neutral treatment.
What is the difference between an experimental group and a control group?
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C- Stable
Which of the following is NOT a stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory? a. Formal b. Concrete c. Stable
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Genotype.
The___characterizes the new individual.
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Below 5.5 pounds
What is considered a low birth weight in a newborn?
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C- personality
Which of the following is an example of a non-normative change a. Puberty b. Generational effects c. Personality
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Laboratory
___ observation is used when the researcher exerts some degree of control over the environment?
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Microsystem: direct contact Mesosystem: indirect contact Exosystem: formal organization that affects the child Macrosystem: cultural values/ dominant beliefs
What are the 4 layers of the bioecological theory? Briefly explain each.
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Anoxia, breech, or brain damage.
Name two birth complications that can occur with oxygen deprivation.
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Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
What is the name of the scale used by Health professionals to track a baby’s development over the first two weeks?
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Cross-sectional: different groups of people of different ages Longitudinal: same people over a period of time Sequential: combine cross-sectional and longitudinal is some fashion.
What are the three general strategies when designing age related changes? Briefly explain each.
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Look into how the participants in the survey were sampled/ recruited as well as the wording of the questions. If the participants are not chosen at random or the wording is biased, the result of the survey is likely to be biased.
What is a logical way to tell if a survey is valid?
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Strength-useful in explaining how emotional responses are learned. Weakness-explanation of behavior change is too limited to serve as a comprehensive theory of human development.
Name one strength and one weakness of Pavlov’s classical conditioning.
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(Possible answers) First trimester: missed period, breast enlargement, abdominal thickening Second: Weight gain, showing, fetal movements felt, increased appetite Third: Weight gain, breast discharge
Name two events that happen in each trimester of labor.
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Early/ latent phase, active phase, and the transition phase.
What are the phases in stage one of labor?